Sun, 22 May 2005
Howard Chang and Dave Shepherd discuss 'gay' as a pejorative and as a cultural identifier. (1:41)
Song: 'Bring the Devil,' by The Jane Doe's (14:25) Rude word of the week: 'faggot' (17:57) Song: 'I'm Over It,' by Suzanne Smith (21:57) The homophobic penumbra: the re-purposing of neutral words as homosexual labels (25:41)
Time: 31:17 Rating: R (This week's show talks about hurtful speech, and cites a couple of obscene epithets as examples.) |