Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Greeks From Isle of Lesbos Sue Gay Rights Group to Defend Lesbian Identity

Wow!! Usually when I hear of some crazy news story I will say something like "only in America", but in this case I am forced to say "only in Greece". Apparently 3 islanders from Lesbos have asked the courts of Greece to draw the line between gay women and the natives of the island. These islanders have taken a gay rights group to court over the use of the word Lesbian. "My sister can't say she is a Lesbian" says Dimitris Lambrou when speaking of the case. He and others are angry because a particular group of women have usurped the word. He says that the word lesbian just began to be used in the last few decades to describe women who love women but I suppose he hasn't bothered to research what he speaks of. The poet Sappho (the muse for the word) was around in 600 B.C. and there is documentation proving the use of the term Lesbian to describe women who love women as far back as the 1800's (more than a few decades). I would say it is a bit too late for fighting the case. I would say that there is likely a statute of limitations on various offenses and because the majority of the world has been using the word for the entire length of my life (33years) and beyond I would say that the statute of limitations has run out on that complaint. What is next? Oklahomans will sue for the use of the term Okie Dokie and receive residual payments from Ned Flanders, People with the last name Murphy will sue for the reference to Murphy's law saying they have nothing to do with the making of the law. Wildlife advocates can sue people who call each other dodo birds. Farmers can sue for the express use of the word JackAss. British cigarette manufacturers can sue for the use of the word fag. The list of lawsuits pending will go on and on if they are allowed to set a precedence. For that matter if anyone who was born in the 1920's is offended they can sue for the use of the term Gay. Oh My!! Perhaps the Greeks should sue the remaining family members of the poet Sappho who was somewhat of an advocate of women loving women and who was responsible for the reference to the word in the first place.

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Sunday, April 20, 2008

I Love The Whole World