Comments on: Washington Times Ends Gay ‘Marriage’ Scare Quotes http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Fri, 27 Nov 2009 02:17:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: floyd http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-289489 floyd Tue, 26 Feb 2008 19:29:10 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/02/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/#comment-289489 ""Sounds reasonable enough. I grew up with “illegal aliens” but it’s no longer a politically neutral term."" """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" True , but "illegal immigrant" never has been! ""Sounds reasonable enough. I grew up with “illegal aliens” but it’s no longer a politically neutral term.""
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True , but "illegal immigrant" never has been!

]]> By: McGehee http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-289430 McGehee Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:52:55 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/02/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/#comment-289430 "Gay" marriage is a misnomer anyway -- it should be "same-sex" marriage (as my own blog's unwritten stylebook prescribes) since if legalized there won't be any police to make sure two persons of the same sex seeking to marry, are in fact gay. "Gay" marriage is a misnomer anyway -- it should be "same-sex" marriage (as my own blog's unwritten stylebook prescribes) since if legalized there won't be any police to make sure two persons of the same sex seeking to marry, are in fact gay.

]]> By: rich cucolo http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-289421 rich cucolo Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:37:01 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/02/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/#comment-289421 Many resident aliens (green card holders) do not ever intend to become immigrants. For example, an Englishman assigned by his company for a year to its New York office. So too, many illegal aliens have no intention of becoming immigrants. An immigrant is one who adopts his new country and leaves the old one behind. Alien is the Latin word for foreigner which itself comes from the Latin word for "other". Since Roman times the word alien denotes a foreigner. The French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese words for foreigners mean "stranger" Will they be changing as well? Calling them "immigrants" does nothing to change their legal status as "unauthorized aliens" under Title 8 of the United States Code. (8USCA1324) This change is simply a cave-in to political correctness. Many resident aliens (green card holders) do not ever intend to become immigrants. For example, an Englishman assigned by his company for a year to its New York office. So too, many illegal aliens
have no intention of becoming immigrants. An immigrant is one who adopts his new country and leaves the old one behind.
Alien is the Latin word for foreigner which itself comes from the Latin word for "other". Since Roman times the word alien denotes a foreigner. The French, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese words for foreigners mean "stranger" Will they be changing as well?
Calling them "immigrants" does nothing to change their legal status as "unauthorized aliens" under
Title 8 of the United States Code. (8USCA1324)
This change is simply a cave-in to political correctness.

]]> By: James Joyner http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-289284 James Joyner Tue, 26 Feb 2008 14:02:03 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/02/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/#comment-289284 <blockquote>Since 'gay' refers obliquely to sexual activity, how does this make any sense?</blockquote> I think he's saying TWT would use "gay marriage" but "homosexual sodomy" or the like. Or, basically, to use "homosexual" only in cases where the paper would use "heterosexual" in the same context.

Since 'gay' refers obliquely to sexual activity, how does this make any sense?

I think he's saying TWT would use "gay marriage" but "homosexual sodomy" or the like. Or, basically, to use "homosexual" only in cases where the paper would use "heterosexual" in the same context.

]]> By: Patrick T. McGuire http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-289271 Patrick T. McGuire Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:41:54 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/02/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/#comment-289271 <blockquote>2) Gay is approved for copy and preferred over homosexual, except in clinical references or references to sexual activity.</blockquote> Since 'gay' refers obliquely to sexual activity, how does this make any sense?

2) Gay is approved for copy and preferred over homosexual, except in clinical references or references to sexual activity.

Since 'gay' refers obliquely to sexual activity, how does this make any sense?

]]> By: rodney dill http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/comment-page-1/#comment-289229 rodney dill Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:37:00 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/02/washington_times_ends_scare_quotes/#comment-289229 Just so they don't go back to terms like 'Extremist Conservative' that came into more common use during Clinton 42's term. Just so they don't go back to terms like 'Extremist Conservative' that came into more common use during Clinton 42's term.

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