From: nasiatka@anhep3.anl.gov.bitnet (Jim Wylde)
Subject: Re: Gay-bashing (Snappy comebacks to assholes)  
Organization: Argonne National Laboratory 
Date: Thu, 7 Jan 1993 19:27:41 GMT

In article <76194@apple.apple.COM> brad@Apple.COM (Brad Zaller) writes:

>I was walking through the Castro last weekend, and walked past a Muni
>bus stopped at a red light (at Market street).  Several young (read:
>juvenile) black kids were hanging their heads out of the back window
>of the bus and screaming "faggot", "queer" and other hateful diatribe
>at passers-by, myself included.  They were making quite a scene, and I
>simply tried to ignore them as I turned the corner, though I must admit
>I was more than a bit incensed that we had to put up with this shit in our
>own neighborhood.
>
>Although I did nothing to retaliate, a friend that I later retold this story to
>suggested that maybe I should have yelled back "nigger", in an attempt to
>remind them of the hatefulness present in directed slurs like that.  Of course,
>this would probably have had to been followed by the quickest quarter-mile
>sprint that I've ever managed (in pumps, anyway)...
>
>I was really uncomfortable with this idea, as I really am not one to
>eagerly perpetuate hate or hateful messages.  But, at the same time, I was
>pretty pissed that these young kids, who would ostensibly have had some
>personal experience about what it's like to be oppressed, would so eagerly
>and vehemently attack another class of people with such glee.  It boggles
>my mind...
>
>So, my question is, what would *you* have done in this situatation?

Wellll..... I'm glad you asked.  When I was back in college, I was faced with
a similar situation (at least as far as the name calling goes) - We were having
a bit of a war over gay rights on the UIC campus, and I found myself surounded 
by about 30 - 40 negative to hostile assholed doing similar stuff.  I faced 
them down (believe it or not) with no provocations on myself.  What I found was:

1)  Don't loose your cool.

2) Get in thier face, and make them think.  Those things really fuck with thier 
   reality.  Single out the 'leader' and nail him verbally.

some snappy comebacks are:

"faggot!"
'That's MS. FAGGOT to you'
(I have copyright on this one kiddies!)

"cock-sucker!"
'Yeah, and the best there is!'

'Bitch!  Your just pissed 'cause I wouldn't trick with you last night!'

You get the idea.  If things get 1-1 then stuff like 'why do you hate
me so much?' and the like really screw with them.

Oh yeah.  A nice rock to pitch through windshields works well if you
**REALLY** want to loose your temper.  Daddy would just LOVE to hear
why the car window got broken when junior had it out last night.

Jim

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