tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post5692823992356478653..comments2023-10-22T10:53:07.976-04:00Comments on 14th & You: TBD Reports on Hate Crimes Along 1400 Block of R Street14th & Youhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10401615764637283832noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-42558626601763951142010-11-21T19:24:15.341-05:002010-11-21T19:24:15.341-05:00No confusion on my end anon, just made a change to...No confusion on my end anon, just made a change to reflect the issues raised by other commenters. If you're offended/confused by this, there are plenty of other blogs you can peruse.Mr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-48039825220230693142010-11-21T17:52:44.924-05:002010-11-21T17:52:44.924-05:00The comments had been read before I posted. Still ...The comments had been read before I posted. Still doesn't explain why you felt the need to be undecided on which term to use. <br />Perhaps you should simply focus on Hank's Oyster Bar and leave the gay bashing reporting to Borderstan. They don't seem to be confused about which term to use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-51158790531089750882010-11-21T16:19:17.870-05:002010-11-21T16:19:17.870-05:00Read the comments, anon.Read the comments, anon.Mr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-81145272909592075672010-11-21T09:28:45.077-05:002010-11-21T09:28:45.077-05:00It's unfortunate that the just of your report ...It's unfortunate that the just of your report Mr. 14th and You was lost by me not once but twice simply because I spent the entire time attempting to figure out your homosexual/gay confusion. <br /><br />It all seemed pointless.<br />Care to explain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-603863305311455732010-11-18T11:15:33.298-05:002010-11-18T11:15:33.298-05:00This is an easy one, people: someone move an oyste...This is an easy one, people: someone move an oyster bar into the building. Only then will community activists train their eagle eyes on every move around the property, expending countless hours to monitor the "quality of life" issues on the 1400 block of R Street. Until then, sorry, but their dogged mega-time-sink attention is obviously warranted elsewhere.Joelhttp://www.twitter.com/joellawsondcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-14411784707765207202010-11-17T13:41:18.795-05:002010-11-17T13:41:18.795-05:00"Wouldn't some of the current residents b..."Wouldn't some of the current residents be better served with less crime and better schools if they had apartments in Dupont, Georgetown, Friendship Heights, etc."<br /><br />I can't afford to live in any of those areas and will be damned if I let my tax money be used so that others can without paying.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-74769266676636080172010-11-17T11:36:20.752-05:002010-11-17T11:36:20.752-05:00Got it - thanks for the clarification. I honestly...Got it - thanks for the clarification. I honestly didn't mean anything negative by it, so...now I know.Mr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-44630105512597503012010-11-17T11:30:59.322-05:002010-11-17T11:30:59.322-05:00I was horrified reading the story on TBD. I worko...I was horrified reading the story on TBD. I workout at Bodysmith personal training and car break-ins out back are frequent. I've walked down that block on the south side many times and even the small children from those buildings are rude. They puruposely block the sidewalk as if they are trying to start a fight. All I can say is if some of them start anything up with me and I have the ability to over-power them, there's going to be a few of them living dis-figured for life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-41549828308164561242010-11-17T10:49:42.550-05:002010-11-17T10:49:42.550-05:00The "right wing" uses the term homosexua...The "right wing" uses the term homosexual, as a throwback to a time when being gay was considered an illness.<br /><br /><br />The American Psychological Association style guide suggest not using the word "homosexual"<br /><br />http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/language.aspx<br /><br />Lesbian and gay male are preferred to the word homosexual when used as an adjective referring to specific persons or groups, and the terms lesbians and gay men are preferred to homosexuals used as nouns when referring to specific persons or groups. The word homosexual has several problems of designation. First, it may perpetuate negative stereotypes because of its historical associations with pathology and criminal behavior. Second, it is ambiguous in referenceconvexhullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-42452331113178060012010-11-17T10:20:55.103-05:002010-11-17T10:20:55.103-05:00@convexhull. Hahahaha. It's funny because it...@convexhull. Hahahaha. It's funny because it's true...although that also makes it kind of not funny...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-37130266726765332002010-11-17T09:15:53.122-05:002010-11-17T09:15:53.122-05:00I didn't realize that had become a perjorative...I didn't realize that had become a perjorative term.Mr. Other Upper NWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12536367497290075887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-83100240430253492682010-11-17T05:31:01.355-05:002010-11-17T05:31:01.355-05:00Homosexual? Are you guys reporters for the "...Homosexual? Are you guys reporters for the "Washington Times?" Try "gay" next time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-45334157460496211742010-11-16T14:36:54.444-05:002010-11-16T14:36:54.444-05:00Mr Grey, tear down that wall [housing project]. th...Mr Grey, tear down that wall [housing project]. this just goes to show the futility of trying to incorporate affordable housing in a development. Why anyone would knowingly choose to live on that block is beyond me. The neighborhood should protest these vicious attacks. Instead we'll attend more sanity rallies and make pretentious jokes about Sarah Palin.convexhullnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-20918565151060245612010-11-16T08:53:21.148-05:002010-11-16T08:53:21.148-05:00Yup that is an absolutely terrible block. Public h...Yup that is an absolutely terrible block. Public housing at it's best!<br /><br />I agree time to tear that place down. It is a cancer on the neighborhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-79350497736322394722010-11-15T16:57:14.641-05:002010-11-15T16:57:14.641-05:00One has to wonder, given the obvious problem on th...One has to wonder, given the obvious problem on that block, why there is only minimal police presence.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-65056407424246806022010-11-15T15:50:26.808-05:002010-11-15T15:50:26.808-05:00I think the problem here and in many low income bu...I think the problem here and in many low income buildings is the concentration of poverty. Concentrated poverty brings many social ills. Mixed income housing has upside for everyone I think. Wouldn't some of the current residents be better served with less crime and better schools if they had apartments in Dupont, Georgetown, Friendship Heights, etc. And wouldn't the neighborhood be better served with a block which they could walk down without fear of assault.<br /><br />Didn't the city council pass something which may or may not have been enacted on all new housing requiring a 10% or 15% set aside for low and moderate income people?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17719293781218556557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2095284393772305956.post-57600498309741808642010-11-15T13:55:57.951-05:002010-11-15T13:55:57.951-05:00I lived on that block for 10 years. The animalist...I lived on that block for 10 years. The animalistic behavior of many of the residents was disgusting. I had to call the cops dozens of times when passersby were being mugged. Verbal abuse was common. Open air drug dealing. <br /><br />I never minded walking around the neighborhood... except my own block!<br /><br />A couple of the older ladies were very nice (and I had a wonderful relationship with 2 of them), but, quite frankly, it's time for the buildings to be burnt to the ground and a fresh start.nwgaynoreply@blogger.com