From: Salk Pugh-Pitt <salk.pughpitt@...>
Date: 2011-06-18T07:37:52+09:00
Subject: Re: RFC - One word alias for require_relative

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On Fri, Jun 17, 2011 at 4:32 PM, A. Stroh Turph <astroh.turph@gmail.com>wrote:

> While I can't defend what Ilias is doing here, I think you may have
> misjudged him in this one particular instance. I don't think Ilias meant to
> use the word "gay" offensively, but is using it in a valid context, which
> is
> to indicate that something is homosexual, i.e. sexually attracted to
> members
> of the same gender, or loved by those who do.
>
> For example, rainbows are often used as a symbol of gay pride. Rainbow
> imagery is also highly correlated with unicorns. I don't think what Ilias
> is
> saying is too much of a stretch.
>
> Just my two cents.
>

Is this really worth defending Ilias over? And especially when so many
people are celebrating gay pride this weekend, I think this is in extremely
bad taste.

Also I don't buy what you are saying. There's nothing inherently homosexual
about unicorns and while your point is valid that the rainbow is a symbol of
gay pride, unicorns are not.

- Salk

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