[Foundation-l] Concern for the safety of Wikimanians in Alexandria

Dan Rosenthal swatjester at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 01:52:40 UTC 2008


I saw on some news site the other day (can't remember which, but it  
was reputable) an in-depth discussion of  whether Barack Obama wears  
boxers or briefs.

-Dan
On Mar 6, 2008, at 4:48 PM, Mark Williamson wrote:

> I think that many practices considered stereotypically gay in American
> culture would go without notice in Egyptian culture, and vice-versa.
> Since when did Americans care if somebody was wearing cotton
> underwear?
>
> Mark
>
> On 06/03/2008, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 06/03/2008, Mark Williamson <node.ue at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Please look up "flaunting" in the dictionary. Your post is the first
>>> time I have encountered a gay man seriously suggest that other gay  
>>> men
>>> "flaunt their sexuality", and I am surprised. Such phraseology is
>>> encountered almost exclusively in anti-gay parts of society.
>>
>>
>> Could "flaunting their sexuality" refer to "acting 'camp'"?
>> Admittedly, something generally seen on US Sitcoms, rather than in
>> real life, but probably something to avoid in Egypt.
>>
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