Words to use carefully, a PSA Bitch. Cripple. Dyke.* Only some people can get away with using these words—and only sometimes, and in certain circumstances. The rules are… Read more Posted on December 2, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
Lame is so gay — a rant Using lame as a derogatory term is as dangerous and ill-considered as using the term gay in the same context. I know. I’m both: I’m a dyke and I have MS. I walk with elbow crutches. I am, literally, lame. Read more Posted on July 11, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
origins and insults From: Sly An excerpt (from And Now We Are Going to Have a Party): “I imagined the officer nodding self-importantly and reporting… Read more Posted on July 24, 2008 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized