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Re: Re: Hetero Depts

On Monday, May 13, 2002 at 10:29:43 (-0700) Devine, James writes:
>
>> Hey, just about the whole world is heterodox!
>
>hey, why is the logical opposite of heterodox called "orthodox" when the
>logical opposite of heterosexual is called "homosexual"?
>
>orthophobically yours,

Because "ortho" means "right" or "correct", and "homo" means "same";
the former is normative, the latter is not.  I guess we want to be of
the Right doxa (opinion), and of course being of hetero- or ortho-
opinions would imply being homo-, as well.


Bill
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