ext_377249 ([identity profile] dawdle.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] profundis 2005-10-27 10:41 pm (UTC)

I'm not arguing that what the guy is doing isn't pretty tasteless, I guess my issue is specifically with the word homewrecker. It's a term that has a long pejorative history of misogyny and homophobia, taking the blame for the failure of a marriage away from the person who actually made the vows and placing it on "the other woman" or the "evil fag," seducing otherwise moral men into actions beyond their control. That doesn't seem to be the case here - these guys would just move onto the next hard dick or wet hole - so I still think it's not really a fair term. It's possible these marriages could be repaired, and he's certainly not helping matters, but I wouldn't call him much more than a slutty jerk - using the word homewrecker gives him *way* too much power in this situation.

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