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[quote author=GoodGrief link=topic=10353.msg94254#msg94254 date=1407991887]
Everybody remembers Jackie Robinson. Some remember Larry Doby. Heck if anybody knows who was third.

Only observation I would make is that racial attacks are pretty much self-policed on the web, even on college football boards.  I can't say we've reached that level of awareness in terms of anti-gay remarks and put downs.

Comparisons can be kind of counterproductive.
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We can only hope that 60 years from now, homophobic attacks are pretty much self-policed on the web.  I'd like to think that is starting to happen already and that it won't take quite as long for gay slurs to receive the same sort of reaction as racial slurs are now.

BC

[BostonCard]

[quote author=GoodGrief link=topic=10353.msg94254#msg94254 date=1407991887]
Everybody remembers Jackie Robinson. Some remember Larry Doby. Heck if anybody knows who was third.

Only observation I would make is that racial attacks are pretty much self-policed on the web, even on college football boards.  I can't say we've reached that level of awareness in terms of anti-gay remarks and put downs.

Comparisons can be kind of counterproductive.
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We can only hope that 60 years from now, homophobic attacks are pretty much self-policed on the web.  I'd like to think that is starting to happen already and that it won't take quite as long for gay slurs to receive the same sort of reaction as racial slurs are now.

BC

[yvonne]

Let's hope there's more than self-policing of word use. Let's hope that sentiment itself changes.

[yvonne]

Let's hope there's more than self-policing of word use. Let's hope that sentiment itself changes.