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Is this really offensive to gay people? Saying "that's so gay?" I believe this to be one example that the gay agenda isn't just about gay marriage. It's about mind control and changing society to fit what they want using political correctness and shaming techniques.
Is this really offensive to gay people? Saying "that's so gay?" I believe this to be one example that the gay agenda isn't just about gay marriage. It's about mind control and changing society to fit what they want using political correctness and shaming techniques.
Yeah...what's the big deal? We should also say.."That's so Latino". Or when you see a bad driver say "That's so Asian". Or when you see a person is urban gear and say "That's so black!".
Because it's all said in fun, right?
I mean, when people say That's So Gay, they usually mean it as a compliment and not as an insult right? Of course not! Lighten up people.
Say whatever you want using any group of people to insult your friends. It's totally cool and how we should behave as a modern, educated society.
Yeah...what's the big deal? We should also say.."That's so Latino". Or when you see a bad driver say "That's so Asian". Or when you see a person is urban gear and say "That's so black!".
Because it's all said in fun, right?
I mean, when people say That's So Gay, they usually mean it as a compliment and not as an insult right? Of course not! Lighten up people.
Say whatever you want using any group of people to insult your friends. It's totally cool and how we should behave as a modern, educated society.
It isn't anywhere close to the dehumanizing intent of the "N" word. Stick and stones. I think people need to be less sensitive. I am an adult, and if someone tries to insult me, or makes an off-handed comment, I just brush it off. People insult people all the time, on height, looks, intelligence, etc.
I voted: "I am gay and I do not find it offensive." Most of the time when I hear it now, it doesn't mean "bad". It usually means something like "that's so effeminate". Plus I don't really care if people say it to mean "bad" or "effeminate." Words can be used to mean all kinds of things, and often people try to use a word or phrase to be mean "off-record", like when someone condescendingly says "bless your heart," and means pretty much the complete opposite. The words are just being used to convey another meaning--I know that actual homosexuality isn't being referred to.
I voted: "I am gay and I do not find it offensive." Most of the time when I hear it now, it doesn't mean "bad". It usually means something like "that's so effeminate".
Is this really offensive to gay people? Saying "that's so gay?" I believe this to be one example that the gay agenda isn't just about gay marriage. It's about mind control and changing society to fit what they want using political correctness and shaming techniques.
I have preferred the word homo for years.
If they can claim anyone who doesn't agree with their stance can be accused of homo-phobia, fear of homo's, then we should use the same words they use.
I equate it as being similar to when guys say 'you throw like a girl'. It irks me as a woman when people say it because it just means 'you throw like a girl, who are inherently worse and I'm using it as an insult'. Saying 'That's gay' pisses me off in the same way because the person saying it is equating you to something that is inherently 'worse' in their minds. They are dehumanizing you by using something that people are and I've always found that odd.
My brother is a semi pro baseball player and I was at one of his practices setting up some stuff for the season and one of the guys jokingly said 'you throw like a chick'...he stopped, pointed at me and said 'my sister is 6'1 and can throw a ball 70 mph.... so thank you'. Shut him up pretty quick
I dunno...I'm on the fence. I'm gay and I said "do not find it offensive" but will qualify it because I do not find it offensive per se. At risk of sounding like a hypocrite, I've used the term myself, perhaps inappropriately, with statements such as "wow Bob, you've really out-gayed yourself" (name that movie) or "Bill, I feel like I'm becoming more gay just by sitting next to you" (names changed of course to protect anonymity). But it's always in jest with friends who are gay and are not offended. I think it just depends on the intent behind the statement. But I've never really used the term to describe an inanimate object...I don't find it really offensive, it just seems unintelligent. "That shirt is sooooo gay." Srsly? Maybe you can find some straight shirts a few racks down? Or perhaps in the closet? hehe.
I find it similar to the "b" word. In certain contexts it can be really derogatory towards women. But I also know many females who embrace the term and actually would take that word as a compliment even if meant as an insult.
I remember the term "[q-word]" used to be really derogatory. But then the gay community adopted it as a term of self-identification. I still hear it in negative contexts every now and then, but again, it just tends to make me laugh.
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