Startling new developments in etymology from Charles G. Hill:

"Boycotts," some girl once said, "are etymologically sexist."

they will boycott anyone at any level for anything they don't like. Certainly they have a right to do so, but I'm getting to the point where I'd actually support things they can't stand, just because they can't stand them.

What's often forgotten by groups like the AFA is that just because your ordinary American isn't gay, that does not mean he automatically hates homos! For Charles, the AFA's targeting of Kraft Foods for the offense of "providing some sponsorship money for the seventh Gay Games, to be held in Chicago in 2006" fell flat.

"Pass the Cheez Whiz." concludes Charles.

It took a little bit of researching for me to learn precisely what the problem was with the Gay Games (which I never thought of as bastion of radical gay activism). But I learned that it has something to do with public displays of (gasp!) corporate logos:

By allowing their corporate logos to be used to promote the "Gay Games," Kraft, Harris Bank and other sponsoring companies are celebrating wrong and destructive behaviors, and showing their disdain for the majority of Americans who favor traditional morality and marriage.

Where, then, is the evidence that the corporations are "celebrating wrong and destructive behaviors"? Obviously, the AFA thinks homosexuals are wrong and self destructive. While I know there are plenty of people who agree with them, I don't think that hysterical condemnation of homosexuals who engage in healthy athletic activities is the best way to raise funds.

Aren't there still events devoted to things like S&M and piercing?