Sexual Orientation: Spectral

[elfs]

Ooh, here's one I haven't heard before. I was reading an article the other day about wild courses taught on college campuses and came across this one: "What are the political ramifications of identifying as gay, lesbian, straight, bi, queer, asexual, spectral, or something else?"

And what the heck is a "spectral sexual orientation?" It is the orientation one chooses when one wishes to be intimidating to straight society, a "threatening spectre feared by the heterosexual mainstream."

I don't know many spectrals anymore-- I'm probably too old-- but it's still a fun label.

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[elfs.livejournal.com]

Well, the article came from "Family Security Matters," (tag: "The National Security Resource for America's Families!") which described the phrase as "extremist politically correct language on sexuality."

Oh, what the heck. The whole article is a giggle. (http://www.familysecuritymatters.org/challenges.php?id=1385918)

[mouser.livejournal.com]

OH! It's a "Scare 'em for their vote" site! Gotcha!

(Still looking for *any* reference to "spectral" and sex, though.)

[lisakit.livejournal.com]

Funny? I actually found the article rather offensive and a little scary. Very hostile towards left-wing ideas. But then I should have known better than to read past the opening paragraph:

It’s been two years since I’ve begun investigating insipid, scary and yes, downright dangerous college courses – sometimes funded by tax dollars – and unfortunately, little has changed. Arrogant professors, protected by tenure and faint-hearted administrators, use their classrooms to spread their twisted views of America and its allies. Sometimes, entire courses are focused on anti-American views; other times, professors take time from non-political classes, such as math or Kinesiology, to complain about George Bush, the war on terrorism, social justice, and whatever it is that happens to bother them at the time of their rants. Consequently, students are not being taught properly and universities and colleges are robbing their students of the well-rounded educations they are paying for and deserve.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Maybe so, but I can't help but giggle at such a straightforward, straight-from-the-fatherland web page which shares a common acronym with the Flying Spaghetti Monster.