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As a final for my Human Behavior class I had to give an oral presentation. My presentation was based off observation I made of children's play and the psychologist/theory that best described their behavior. When I reached my part of Bandura and Scoci-Learning theory I began to descibe the rough and tumble play I witnessed. In boys it is characterized by wrestling and contact sports. I had observed some kids playing "Smear the Queer." It is an old game and the word queer referres to the "odd man out."
I was describing this play to my class, and they stared incredulous at me.

"I'm sorry" one of my classmates interupted, "Did you just say smear the Queer?"

"Yeah, it's the name of a catch and tackle game played with a football" I said.

"Did you just make that name up?" she queried.

"No, it's a old game"

"I've never heard of it" My classmate stammered.

Then my professor added in: "I played that game back when I was a girl, but it's interesting to point out that now that game does need a new name"

"Yes, it does" added my very hetro classmate (I think she once proclaimed it for the class, she's very Christian and married) . "You didn't teach that name to the kids, DID YOU?" she asked.
Then my professor added that it was a very common name, but then lectured the class (while I was supposed to be giving my presentation) about the importance of being P.C. Then my classmate began to give scold me for using the term smear the queer.

"Well have to talk sometime about the politics of the word queer" I told my classmate in an attemptes to get her to shut up for I could proceed with my presentation. She then glowered for the rest of my presentation. I tried to her at the end of class, talked to her at the end of class.
"You're homophobic and a bigot, Gay-basher!" she declared, and walked off.