EDITOR'S NOTE: From time to time, we receive interesting emails. Last week, our reader "Hillbilly" commented on our use of the word, "jizz." While we respectfully disagreed with his opinion on language, we welcome diversity of thought and are thus publishing his email, below. We welcome your comments on this post, but please, as always, keep it respectful.

Dear Queerclick Staff Editors:

A few days ago I responded to your comment section on one of your presentations (link).  That comment was published as follows:

2 hillbilly on June 10, 2007 3:08 AM 

I like your site; but when you use "jizz", which refers to birds, instead of "jism", which is man's seaman; it makes me feel like a "pussey" has popped up where a cock should be.

EDITORS: Thanks for your comment and your opinion, but we disagree. If you Google "jizz" you'll get quite a few sites referring to "jizz" as cum.

I use the moniker of "hillbilly" with some accuracy because I am well past 80 years and was born in a log cabin in that part of our country commonly referred to as Hillbilly land.  I used some sound a likes ( pussey and seaman).  All this to demonstrate what the use of words can do in this human world.  "Pussey" is the name of a circulating cartoon character, "Dan Pussey".  Seaman, of course, is a sailor.  I fully expected lots of follow up comments from other viewers in the days to come after; but, aside from your working editor at the time; there was only Matt's.

4 Matt on June 10, 2007 6:42 PM 

Hillbilly, you really lived up to your name.

1. Jizz is totally a man's cum.

2. A man's cum is totally a man's SEMEN (you were talking about men in cute uniforms).

3. You were worried a PUSSY popped up where a cock should be....and no, I don't understand what that means.

Matt's comments, I am sure, can be categorized as at least "hostile".  

I also made a second follow up comment thereto; which apparently go edited to the floor by the then working editor. That comment pointed out that the current dictionary definitions of:  "jizz" was referring to birds; and that of "jism" was male semen.

Whilst I know that most of the words used around human sexual activities are considered "vulgar"; they are nevertheless standardized in English dictionaries; especially the Oxford (the bible of dictionaries).   Well for many, many years the standard for semen has been "cum" or "jism".   And let us remember women also "cum".  Because of my age; I can avow to long years of these two words common and standardized usage..

Now then, I am aware that there are many and many "gay" internet sites.   I have noticed that all of them seem to be promoting factual and positive information about this so called "alternative lifestyle".  Although, I believe that there is just "human sexuality"; both men and women participate in "oral" and "anal" pleasures.  Clinically there maybe some physical differences only.  Among all the above mentioned internet sites, I thought that yours was probably the premier one because you have "Doc Feel", galleries, fiction, and actual client participations with real responses.  And as "the Hub" in these activities; I thought that you would want to be real and use standardized words in wanting to make a positive reporting which is the primary desire of all reporters.  I fear that many of the "gays" now using the internet are creating a new word which can now join the many other "gay bashing" words like:  queer, faggot, etc.  That might be "jizz sucker" instead of cock sucker (already standardized).  I just do not think that we need another word in this already hostile world where there is eleven wars being fought presently; people are hostile over the North and the South in this country; there are race hostilities; and etc.

There are plenty of hostile activities trying to separate "gay" and "straight" in this world being reported (link); and I do not think that there needs to be another piece of fuel added to this world.

I believe that my little demonstration with commenting in one case should reveal to you that words can make a difference.  Please be a party to making this world a better place to live for all.


Thanks for reading.

Hillbilly