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  • People who are on the “downlow” are there precisely because they feel a need that they cannot openly satisfy or admit; the downlow is a consequ7ence, not a cause.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge 2010

  • In yesterday's "New York Times Sunday Magazine, you wrote about what you call the downlow culture among some black -- young black men who don't necessarily identify themselves as gay, but they do have sex with other men.

    CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2003 2003

  • People who are on the “downlow” are there precisely because they feel a need that they cannot openly satisfy or admit; the downlow is a consequ7ence, not a cause.

    The Volokh Conspiracy » The “Racist” Charge 2010

  • What is new is this community that has been formed over the last 10 years that has a real name downlow, that has its own institutions, Internet chat rooms, special nights at clubs, all these ways for black men to meet other black men for sex and relationships without cutting their ties to the black community.

    CNN Transcript Aug 4, 2003 2003

  • There are a bunch of them that are on the "downlow," too.

    Latest Articles http://www.familyresearchinst.org 2010

  • I love it,, we need to make fun of this commie dirtbag more often,, the "downlow" Obama needs to become the first thing the average person thinks about when he puts his face on our TV sets just as DU smeared Bush incessantly.

    Latest Articles Hostile Gay Tyrants 2010

  • I love it,, we need to make fun of this commie dirtbag more often,, the "downlow" Obama needs to become the first thing the average person thinks about when he puts his face on our TV sets just as DU smeared Bush incessantly.

    Latest Articles Hostile Gay Tyrants 2010

  • Danielle told the Daily Mail: “Things are a bit tricky for us at the moment because he has so many female fans so we're having to keep it on the 'downlow'. â€

    MTV UK 2008

  • "Things are a bit tricky for us at the moment because he has so many female fans so we're having to keep it on the 'downlow'.

    Anorak News 2008

  • "Things are a bit tricky for us at the moment because he has so many female fans so we're having to keep it on the 'downlow'.

    British Blogs 2008

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