On the heels of Jada Pinkett Smith's speech at Harvard (see Dr. Guy's piece on the matter), we have a new word added to our lexicon: "heteronormative".

Heteronormative speech is apparently one of the new PC buzzwords. To put it simply, if you refer to traditional male/female relationships, you are heteronormative and, according to the limp wrist lobby, a bigot.

Now, personally, I don't mind gay males. As a single guy, they gave me less competition, and believe me, that was much appreciated. And if it weren't for these gay males, we wouldn't have a clue as to the variances between the 9,362 various named shades of purple. But I don't agree with the concept that I have to alter every word or be branded a bigot.

I remember getting into a discussion with my sister in law a few years back. As we sat around, we discussed what we thought heaven would be like, and I said heaven to me would include having access to all the works known to man. She flew off the handle at my "chauvinistic" statement, as I hadn't included women in my statement. That offended me then, and it offends me still, as my statement was in no way intended to discriminate, it was simply a statement. This falls into the same category.

When one is in a rush to brand everyone short of their militant position a bigot, then not only will they find bigots around every corner, they will find moderates quickly developing a distaste for them. I do not need to, NOR WILL I, teach homosexual family values to my children. I will teach them the values that I hold dear, but I will not ostracize them or humiliate them if they don't embrace those values. They are, and will always be, my children, no matter what decisions they make.

But I refuse to alter my speech to every PC whim!