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You misunderstand. For one thing, I was only throwing out a question about words, which have power and utility to the extent that they mean specific things. Personally, I don't care if people start setting up housekeeping with animals. I love the English language because more than any other, it has a word for everything and if it doesn't, it'll make one up. Of course gay couples should have all the legal rights that accrue to marriage. But why hijack a word with such a long history of specific usage? If you think the importance of words is purely for dictionary freaks...fuck. I don't know what to tell you, we're just on different planets. And your insertion of the word "nigger" into the argument was uncalled for and completely unenlightening. I've spent all the time on this I'm going to. Cheers.
