Wednesday, February 16, 2005

A Puzzled Scientist Confronts Il Ducetto's Fascist State

Request to Edit Title of Talk On Gays, Suicide Stirs Ire (washingtonpost.com): "But Kenneth D. Stark, director of Washington state's division of alcohol and substance abuse and a member of SAMHSA's advisory committee, said he was surprised by the agency's stance and is unswayed by the 'inclusiveness' rationale. 'You have to ask: What's the problem?' he said. 'I mean, other than something political, what is the problem with these words?'"


Dr. Stark, once you wrap your mind around the idea that it's the people whom the words identify that they wish to remove from mainstream culture, then you will understand that it really isn't about the words at all.