Gay
Seriously! I'm so sick and tired of hearing so many people use this term insultingly.
Do you even know what you're saying?
Originally, gay meant "jovial or happy, good-spirited". Now most people think of gay as a homosexual male.
But now a lot of people are using it as an insult or to call something stupid!
A few years back, there was a commercial airing on teen and children frequented channels.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVicCD8FmMs
You can also find other videos by looking up "that's so gay think before you speak" on youtube.
This one's kinda stupid, but here's the important part.
"When you say "that's so gay", do you realize what you say?
KNOCK IT OFF."
Do you think it's alright to just insult an entire group of people? Do you think it makes you cool? What do you gain from calling something gay? Nothing! In fact, you get people like me pissed at you more than anything else and you make yourself look like a jerk and an idiot.
Even something like calling Justin Beiber gay.
You're calling him gay because, more likely than not, you hate him. Does that mean that gay's are the people that everyone hates? If you don't like someone, they're automatically gay because gays aren't liked?
Where in the world does your logic come from?
Just the other day at school, some idiots were pretending to be gay with each other. Acting like stereotypical gays and saying things like "you know you want me" and "it's alright, she's on the first floor."
I really had a hard time not spinning around and punching them. It's so irritating to have to deal with hearing idiots talk like this all the time, both online and offline.
If you're homophobic or don't like homosexuals, express you dislike in a form thats not offensive.
Using the term "gay" as an insult is starting a wild fire! As soon as you cross that line, others will.
And you know what? In real life, there's not much I can do. Nothing will make those idiots act like decent humans, whether I resort to my first instinct of violence or actually tell them to cut it out.
But on Res, calling something gay is actually breaking the rules.
Wanna know how?
"- The discussion of sexuality, politics and religion is allowed but any inflammatory, agressive or degrading comments about any of these is not accepted. It is also against the rules to promote any one choice. We are a diverse site and enjoy being such. Remember that inappropriate language is not allowed upon the site."
By calling something gay, you are technically turning it into an inflammatory or degrading term. Therefor, you are basically degrading homosexuality. You're breaking the rules.
KNOCK IT OFF.
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