Pascoe Discussion

 

Slurs and name-calling are, unfortunately, a part of the everyday experience for the adolescent. Pascoe's article brings up a lot of interesting discussion points. Here are a few for us to consider during our group discussions of the article today:

 

1. Why is it that girls rarely use the word "fag" at River High?

2. Think about other slurs or negative terms used among adolescence that you've experieneced. How do they function in similar/different ways from the slur "fag"?

3. Why do you think words about sexuality are so commonly used as slurs among adolescents?

4. Why might LORBER say these slurs are so common?

 

I can see a lot of interesting ways to turn this discussion, too, into a research paper! Perhaps you'd like to analyze and explore how a certain term/slur functions here at a local high school.