Use of the word 'gay'... (2 Viewers)

[HumanDichotomy]

What do people think of using this word to describe something as bad or inferior, or as an insult to someone?

 

[CIV1501]

this thread is gay

 

[*TRUE*]

Gay thread

 

[Iron]

ghey

 

[khorne]

C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER

Using gay as an offensive term is just childish...Nothing really offensive about it.

 

[Uncle]

Used more as a derogatory term nowadays, *sigh*.

How gay.

Just another consequence of sociolinguistics.

 

[Omie Jay]

I said "how gay" to a lesbian friend of mine (referring to uni assessments, not her sexuality), just to see how she'd react.

lol.

 

[Iheartgays]

This thread is epically requesting a penis into its male ass. Better?

 

[CIV1501]

not all gays like it in the arse
not all gays are male

shit troll, be less shit

 

[pedobear]

/quote all the above posts because they are lolworthy.

ok ok ok ok ok serious post time? i don't have an issue with the derogatory use of the term gay, and neither does my gay friend (for what it's worth).

dear God... i've sprung your poorly veiled trap of a thread and now I'm going to have to endure what I'm sure will be an enlightening strew of reasons how and why I am wrong.
:O

 

[Iheartgays]

You are wrong because gay is an offensive term. We should say 'THAT IS SO AFRICAN-AMERICAN' when we get a test back which we failed. Or 'THAT IS SO ASIAN-AUSTRALIAN' when we step in dog turd.

 

[HumanDichotomy]

You are wrong because gay is an offensive term. We should say 'THAT IS SO AFRICAN-AMERICAN' when we get a test back which we failed. Or 'THAT IS SO ASIAN-AUSTRALIAN' when we step in dog turd.

Yeah. Exactly...you'd never use these terms, or if you did, you'd be considered very insensitive.

 

[Tangent]

Meh, my friends all say it, even whe they know i am gay. I dont really care, there aren't paying me out or anything. Its just a word, and they are my friends - easy to see who wins

 

[*TRUE*]

How heterosexual

 

[yer8899]

I said "how gay" to a lesbian friend of mine (referring to uni assessments, not her sexuality), just to see how she'd react.

lol.

is she hot?

 

[HumanDichotomy]

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[Omie Jay]

is she hot?

yes

 

[yoddle]

I don't really care if people say it.

Sometimes I even say it myself. Very occasionally someone at school will say it and then look awkward cos they realise I'm there but it rarely happens. It's very common.

 

[Absolutezero]

It depends on context really. Who you're with can determine whether it is appropriate.

 

[Tangent]

Meh, my friends all say it, even whe they know i am gay. I dont really care, there aren't paying me out or anything. Its just a word, and they are my friends - easy to see who wins

BUT!!!! I guess im a lucky one. I didnt come out til i was 15, so that meant that people had matured quite a bit, and i wasn't subject to bullying (except from the few smart ass comments from the "jocks")

I think that this effects everyone differently, depending on whether they take it to heart. The whole definition of gay is changing...again. The word gay could always be used as an insult. When most people say something is gay, they don't mean for it to hurt anyone.

Though im saying this from my experiences, others are probably different, influencing their stance on this matter