It's time to crackdown on Lesbian impostors

Thanks to my opponent for his cordial welcome, for someone who is somehow both a cockney and a mackem he is surprisingly well-mannered. (I'm joking of course, I don't believe in stereotyping by city or nationality, us brummies being perhaps one of the most stereotyped groups in the UK!) If points were to be awarded for comedy value I'm sure that I wouldn't stand a chance, but hopefully voters will judge this debate for the strength of the arguments. I am pleased to observe my opponents recognition of the accuracy of my points in the first round, I think we can agree that I totally negated his opening comments. A couple of his points from round two: 'if someone offered to sell you a shipment of "Lesbian tea", you might refuse assuming that it would be made out of sustainably-sourced, decaffeinated, organic nettles' The island of Lesbos does not produce tea so such an offer could never be made. (For a list of agricultural products they do produce see: http://en.wikipedia.org... ) 'sandals that fasten without laces' All sandals fasten without laces. Concise Oxford English Dictionary: 'sandal: a light shoe with an openwork upper or straps attaching the sole to the foot.' 'gay men don't have a separate word to describe their sexuality and nobody thinks there's anything queer about that, so why should gay women have to have their own term?' Interesting bit of anti-sexism there. There are in fact many terms for gender-specific homosexuals both male and female. As most are usually seen as derogatory I won't print them in full on a site with rules against profanity but the most obvious ones are 'f#ggot' for men and 'd#ke' for women. In fact I would argue that that there are significantly more of these terms for men than for women; b#tty bwai, sh#t stabber, p##fter etc. I think that I have proved here that my opponents examples (while admittedly lmfao material) are deeply flawed. I will now turn to his general argument. Gay women have been described as lesbians since the 1800s (source:COED.) The origin, as my opponent is presumably aware, comes from the poet Sappho (the original Lesbian lesbian) who described her affection for women in verse, (some historians now believe she was actually bisexual.) Although a few homophobic Greeks (I'm sure there's some irony there, as the ancients and even some of the Greek gods are generally believed to have been a bunch of shirt (or toga) lifters) want lesbians to stop describing themselves by this commonly ascribed term, the people of Lesbos are actually proud of their history and contrary to my opponents assertion it has benefited their trade rather than damaged it. Lesbos is more authentically titled and pronounced as Lesvos [see: http://www.greeknet.com... ] and the Greek government once tried to change it's name to that of the Island's capitol Mytilini [see: http://news.bbc.co.uk... ] yet despite this the inhabitants still call it Lesbos mostly due to the huge lesbian tourist trade which apart from olive oil is the strongest contributor to the Lesbos economy. Here are just a few of the many sites offering 'women-only' holidays to Lesbos: www.lesvos.co.uk www.sapphotravel.com/sappho/womenonly.php www.mantrav.co.uk/women-holidays-lesvos.php?section=lesvos&expt1=11 'Our tour is for women only because women need and cherish time to themselves away ...' www.cyclegreece.gr/pages/Unique_tour_Cycle_Lesvos.htm www.mykonos-accommodation.com/lesbos.htm There is even an annual 'womens festival' held every year in Errossos (the birthplace of Sappho) [see: www.womensfestival.eu/accomweb/accomdetail.php?accomid=6 ] Think about it, there are so many other Greek islands to compete with; Santorini, Crete, Mykonos, Naxos, Paros, Corfu, Lefkada, Zakynthos, Kefalonia, Alonissos, Skiathos, Rhodes and many more, most with better weather, beaches, accommodation, nightlife etc. yet 'Loyal fans make the big island of Lesbos one of the most popular islands for repeat visitors. ...' [see: gogreece.about.com/od/greekislands/Greek_Islands_Visiting_the_Islands_of_Greece_.htm - ] this is down to lesbian tourists. Also, no one is complaining about terms like French kiss, Glasgow kiss or Chelsea smile (although you probably would complain if someone came up to you, stuck their tongue down your throat, head butted you and then sliced both your cheeks from lip to ear with a razorblade) the term lesbian is no more damaging to Lesbians than these terms are to people who come from these places. Lastly at the risk of being dull and pedantic, allow me to turn to my trusty COED again and examine a term my opponent used in the headline of this debate: Impostor: (also imposter) [I won't make a big point of the fact that this site has clearly Americanised my opponent, a fellow Englishman, to the extent that he no longer uses the traditional English spelling!] n. a person who assumes a false identity in order to deceive or defraud. Lesbians [I mean lesbians by the way and am capitalising it here as it begins this sentence] are clearly not trying to deceive or defraud anyone when they label themselves as such, and in no way are they assuming the identity of any Greek islander, therefore my opponent's central premise is clearly as false as a strap-on d#ldo. Unfortunately the only lesbian impostors I have ever met were straight women looking for an excuse not to sleep with me. Vote Con. Thankyou.