Thursday, June 12, 2008
Lesbian outrage on Lesbos
Campaigners on the Greek island of Lesbos are going to court to try to stop a gay rights organisation from using the word "lesbian."
The man at the centre of the dispute claims the sexual connotation of the word brings disgrace to islanders.
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It is, of course, futile to try to legislate language. But, that said, how about "Sapphite" (which wouldn't be referentially precise either)?
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