{"id":41,"date":"2006-03-19T17:26:31","date_gmt":"2006-03-20T01:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/godammit.com\/archives\/2006\/03\/stupid-new-word-of-the-week"},"modified":"2006-03-19T17:26:31","modified_gmt":"2006-03-20T01:26:31","slug":"stupid-new-word-of-the-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godammit.com\/stupid-new-word-of-the-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Stupid New Word of the Week"},"content":{"rendered":"
heteronormative<\/strong><\/em> : Those punitive rules (social, familial and legal) that force us to conform to hegemonic, heterosexual standards for identity.<\/p>\n Get it? No? Okay, try this: It’s a word to use when you’re trying to make people feel bad about being straight.<\/p>\n If you want to up the ante, use it in conjunction with “patriarchy.” If that doesn’t clear the room, I don’t know what would, except maybe yodelling<\/a>. \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" heteronormative : Those punitive rules (social, familial and legal) that force us to conform to hegemonic, heterosexual standards for identity. Get it? No? Okay, try this: It’s a word to use when you’re trying to make people feel bad about … Continue reading