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To: Lane3 who wrote (71397)	8/3/2003 8:53:09 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) of 82486

I don't consider Roget an authority on usage, but rather a mish-mash collection of as many words as can possibly be associated with a word. According to the Random House Webster's College Dictionary, which is on my shelf becasue it is a dictionary often cited as authority by our State Supreme court, deviant simply means "adj. 1. deviating or departing from the norm; characterized by deviation. n. 2. a person or thing that deviates or departs markedly from the accepted norm." By that definition, homosexual acts are clearly deviant acts, and it is perfectly proper of Neo to use that accurate term. It goes along with his use of "normalize," which is also perfectly accurate, because homosexual acts are certainly not normal, whatever you think of them physically or morally. Let's not be afraid of the accurate use of langauge, okay?

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