Difference between revisions of "Laying one's cards on the table"
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| − | '''Laying one's cards on the table''' was a phrase proposed by [[User:Parth|Parth]], as a replacement for the traditionally GLBT adage of "coming out of the closet". It was proposed in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=36703&view=findpost&p=1120913 this post] during a discussion about replacing said adage, and seemed to gain some support from other AVENites. | + | '''Laying one's cards on the table''' was a phrase proposed by [[User:Parth|Parth]], as a replacement for the traditionally [[GLBTQIA|GLBT]] adage of "coming out of the closet". It was proposed in [http://www.asexuality.org/en/index.php?showtopic=36703&view=findpost&p=1120913 this post] during a discussion about replacing said adage, and seemed to gain some support from other AVENites. |
It is a reference to a game of cards, for the main purpose of referencing the term "[[Ace]]", a popular term used to describe an asexual. Beyond this, it represents showing your hand to the world; no longer hiding the proverbial cards. It is a phrase already used to describe a revealing, and as such it can be adopted fairly easily. | It is a reference to a game of cards, for the main purpose of referencing the term "[[Ace]]", a popular term used to describe an asexual. Beyond this, it represents showing your hand to the world; no longer hiding the proverbial cards. It is a phrase already used to describe a revealing, and as such it can be adopted fairly easily. | ||
Latest revision as of 02:23, 23 December 2008
Laying one's cards on the table was a phrase proposed by Parth, as a replacement for the traditionally GLBT adage of "coming out of the closet". It was proposed in this post during a discussion about replacing said adage, and seemed to gain some support from other AVENites.
It is a reference to a game of cards, for the main purpose of referencing the term "Ace", a popular term used to describe an asexual. Beyond this, it represents showing your hand to the world; no longer hiding the proverbial cards. It is a phrase already used to describe a revealing, and as such it can be adopted fairly easily.
