A Voice from the Flames

[tectak]

Thank you for your feedback tectak Do you think the use of "faggotry" in this poem is unneeded?

Hi hes,
Only insofar as I would question whether it is ever needed. It is still considered slang even amonst heterosexual all-american males and purely because it is obscure in its etymological roots I would always look for a more succinct, rather than inflammatory, word. Slang expressions in serious endeavours only work to limit the acceptance to those to whom the word has connotations which they hold to be relevant......the faggotry of men will only ring true to faggots and their persecutors, and that, I believe, was not your intent.
It is a little bit like using dyke (or dike) in a poem about gender sensitive women when in truth you are only describing an understood actuality. The use then puts you in to a camp (no pun intended) in which you wish to opine but do not feel comfortable in, but by then you have blown your cover.
That is all.
Best,
tectak