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QPoll: Easley and ‘pansy’

Q-Notes has been running the Easley/”pansy” controversy as the subject of our QPoll since Tuesday afternoon. Only 59 people have voted (as of 10:00 a.m., May 1).

Here’s the question: “Was N.C. Gov. Mike Easley’s use of the word ‘pansy’ inappropriate and/or homophobic?”

Of the responses, here’s the general run-down:

• It was inappropriate and homophobic 22%
• It was inappropriate, homophobic and/or sexist 32%
• It was inappropriate but not homophobic 24%
• I have no problem with the comment 22%
• I’m not sure 0%

What’s it all mean, you ask?

The responses mean that the overwhelming majority of respondents believe Gov. Easley’s use of the word “pansy” was inappropriate (78 percent), but not all respondents agree on why it was inappropriate:

• Most respondents (32 percent) said the comment was “homophobic and/or sexist.”
• The second most popular response (24 percent) was that the comment was “inappropriate but not homophobic.”
• Tied evenly (22 percent) respondents said the comment was “inappropriate and homophobic” or they had “no problem with the comment.”

Go cast your vote and have your say.