Then there are the random labelers. "Lesbians!" I've always thought of responding "Very good! Trees! Cars! I can play too! Stop sign! Garbage cans!" but I usually just say "This is New York. Go back to Idaho. You don't belong here." A good answer that leaves them speechless is, "That's right! Can you handle that, or do you need someone to talk to about it?" Another one I've thought of is "Ohhh, no, not 'lesbians--' muffdivers, perverts, bulldaggers, butch dykes, rugmunchers, queers, twisted manhating sicko freaks, cuntlickers! and how 'bout all you queens! cocksuckers! buttfuckers! fairy-ass faggots!" etc., by this time shouting and thereby attracting the attention of any passing dykes and fags who might want to join in. This is called co-opting, and used right, it can embarrass people.![]()
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