You know how it works; "Oh this film is GAY!", "This show is GAY!". Why is it gay? I really don't get why Gay has to be an insult. I don't know what actual gay people feel about it (I'm straight myself), but I just find it stupid. Can't they just say it's crap or it's S*** or something? Why they have to give it sexuality is just beyond me...
I know gay people who call things they dislike 'gay'.
But get your general point.
It's the same as calling things 'retarded' but gays have the presence of mind to decide to be offended
This thread is gay. :colbert:
I say it all the time without thinking, it's nothing to cry about.
I wish they would too, considering it makes absolutely no sense. Gay is used to describe things that are happy or bright, not things you dislike. I wish people would learn how to use words properly.
I dislike this use of the word "gay", and I discourage it's use by the people around me. It's negative, and implies that gay is a bad thing, since the use is a reference to homosexuality and not "happy" or anything.
I even dislike when people make a comment and say, "No homo, no homo." Because we really should not be caring about these kind of things. Although, I work with LGBT-related things constantly and I know many other LGBT people who say "gay", and argue in defense of its use.
Though, I do say retarded. And I work with autistic kids. So, I guess I'm a hypocrit! I really should stop saying that. :(
I have done it before, but only ironically. And usually around gay friends.
I agree that people who do it a lot seriously are being dumb.
I hate it as well!
Every gay person I know calls stuff they don't like gay.
It's a word. Nothing to get your panties in a bunch about.
If they can do it, I can do it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rad Bromance
I really hope you're just mocking the typical oblivious argument about why everyone should be able to say "nigger." So just because Shlup lets me call her a fat whore, any stranger can call her that?
Wait, bad example...
I don't use either 'gay' or 'retarded' like that these days. Probably have used both back in the day. Although I do call things gay ironically when hanging out with any homosexual friends (those that do it as well though).
It only bothers me if the person using the word is actually bigoted against homosexuals. Other than that it's just being a dork. I do it from time to time, though I prefer fag. Probably because that word is easier to evolve away from referring to homosexuals, while gay will probably be a synonym for homosexual for a good long while. The South Park episode about the word fag was fabulous.
Retarded I use regularly. I don't give a :bou::bou::bou::bou:. I mean, all those words go down the same path. We've done the same thing with idiot, moron, and now special.