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user-inactivated  ·  3735 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: 7th Bi-Monthly Give Me A Quote From Something You've Been Reading Lately

"Jeff, a slight white sophomore, explained to me that boys cal each other fag because "gay people aren't really liked over here and stuff." Jeremy, a Latino junior, told me that this insult literally reduced a boy to nothing, "To call someone gay or fag is like the lowest thing you can call someone. Because that's like saying that you're nothing.""

-Dude, You're a Fag: Masculinity and Sexuality in High School, C. J. Pascoe