Slurs, intended and otherwise

[Terrance]

Malignd wrote:
> 
> <<As I stated the last time you used this ploy,  there
> is no shame in being gay and I'm not offended by the
> suggestion that I am or might be.>>
> 
> I quite agree, although I don't know what ploy you
> believe me to be using or to what purpose.

I see no reason to continue this discussion. 
If you want to  speculate about my sexual orientation I really don't
mind but I don't want to encourage this kind of thing here. As far as I
can tell you are not one to overturn the chess board because you hold a
grudge or feel you need to settle a score, but the last time you
speculated about my sexual orientation we were in the middle of a
discussion about English grammar and now that we have returned to the
subject you bring up my sexual orientation again. I'm not sure why it
was an issue the first time you brought it up and I don't know why you
have brought it up this time. I'm not going to ask you not to do it. I
didn't object to your supposition then and I never accused you of
attempting to slur me, but I think it is reasonable for me to assume
that your speculating about my sexual orientation is some kind of ploy.
I can't know for certain what your purpose is. I hope, and till recently
I've always felt, that you are not one to speculate about these very
personal matters to gains some sort of advantage. This is a ploy used by
your detractors and mine.  While we have handled this problem very
differently, I hope you will respect the fact that my method (while a
bit odd) is the one that works for me.