[Foundation-l] Concern for the safety of Wikimanians inAlexandria

Philippe Beaudette philippebeaudette at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 02:16:34 UTC 2008


Well, as long as they're white cotton and worn in Egypt...


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From: "Dan Rosenthal" <swatjester at gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2008 7:52 PM
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Subject: Re: [Foundation-l] Concern for the safety of Wikimanians 
inAlexandria

> 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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