When I was growing up and into my teens, it was common for homosexuals to be pointed out and for me to be told or hear, 'See him, he's a poof. He touches little boys.'
Interestingly, it was an absolute. All gays 'touched little boys,' but no-one ever said anything more than that. It wasn't meant in a nasty way, it was just a 'fact' spouted by the ignorant.
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Date: 2006-11-03 02:59 am (UTC)Interestingly, it was an absolute. All gays 'touched little boys,' but no-one ever said anything more than that. It wasn't meant in a nasty way, it was just a 'fact' spouted by the ignorant.
It's easier to make things black and white.