What are your opinions on this?

[Infidelitas]

I saw this facebook status saying:
Ive been hearing so much about gays lately, not that I have anything against them of course, but seriously theres a limit sometimes. :/

Then I asked "What limits?".
She came back with this.
As to how much one can take of hearing and being around them as a straight person and especialy if your not used to being around them so much or at all.
then:
I know your just people. This isnt coming out right. Basicaly im just abit annoyed of hearing about them all the time.
Do you think these comments are homophobic? I found them offensive

[DerBear]

in a sense yes

but maybe she was referring to the way some gay people act like sometimes you get gays that are more feminine or all up in your face just as you do with str8 people but you tend to see less of it in straight people

and maybe she old fashioned you know a "gay hater"

but nothing wrong with the comments really its her opinion why do you care so much anyway???

[Kaius]

I find them offensive and I'm straight. At the end of the day we're all human whether we're straight, bi, gay, whatever and we all have rights. So what if she hears a lot about them? Being straight is a daily talked about thing. Who you fancy, all that stuff.. whats so different about the same sex? Shes showing extreme ignorance in my books.

[anonymous53]

I find them quite offensive. I'm kinda guessing what she's annoyed with is the whole "super gay pride" people. Well, can't change people's opinion :) Just leave her be.

[DerBear]

I find them offensive and I'm straight. At the end of the day we're all human whether we're straight, bi, gay, whatever and we all have rights. So what if she hears a lot about them? Being straight is a daily talked about thing. Who you fancy, all that stuff.. whats so different about the same sex? Shes showing extreme ignorance in my books.

i do find them out of order but dont you agree that everyone is entittled to their say and if someone hates gays they hate gays its as simple as that

i mean i have nothing against gay people as i have a freind who is gay and 2 friends that are bi and i never see them diffrent form any other human being

but as i said people can chosse to hate gays as its not against the law and as long as they do not attack anyone with violince then theirs no problem but feel free to comment on what i have said

[Kaius]

I know everyone is entitled to an opinion but at the end of the day whatever your sexuality, you're still a person. Do you see people complaining about hearing about straight people? Its the same thing really.

[FullyAlive]

I wouldn't find them particularly offensive personally. However i can see why you'd be offended. She starts by reffering to gay people as "gays" which is already alienating gay people and treating them differently. Why? So some guys like guys and some girls like grls how this is affecting her i do not know.
You can either be sick of hearing about all relationships, or none at all, you don't single out a specific type of relationship that's just incredibly rude.

[DerBear]

I know everyone is entitled to an opinion but at the end of the day whatever your sexuality, you're still a person. Do you see people complaining about hearing about straight people? Its the same thing really.

and i agree its the same thing but it does not matter what sexuality you are if someone hates that sexuality and are making comments on it by saying what they really think i must respect that even if i disagree as i do the same thing i voice my opinion on what i think..(not in a nasty way) but i still voice it

anyway why do u guys care anyway its just someone voicing their opinion thats the way i see it so why do u guys care???

[FullyAlive]

I know everyone is entitled to an opinion but at the end of the day whatever your sexuality, you're still a person. Do you see people complaining about hearing about straight people? Its the same thing really.

My mother did that the other day, she was moaning about Emmerdale and said that it wasn't right to flaunt a gay relationship before watershed. I asked her if she thought the same about a straight relationship, she didn't. She thought that by watching a programme with a gay relationship featured children would be distressed. It's opinions like this which is why people think it's ok to complain about hearing about gay people. When it isn't.

[Mewp]

While I understand where she's coming from (it can be tedious to constantly hear about the issues of minorities - school or workplace seminars on racism, anybody?), it does show an unfortunately common feeling of 'uncomfortableness' around issues of sexuality.

[Sogeking]

Well I don't but understand why you would be offended. Me on the other hand I treat people on personality, not on their sexuality. But what I do find annoying is that when you don't support a homosexual person in a certain situation because of their character (not based on their sexuality) you get branded as a homophobe and that irritates me. Just because you are gay doesn't mean you are entitled to special treatment. Yes I do support equal rights for everyone.And unless you have some sort of mentally illness or not completely sane, you have as much as a right to be treated as anyone else.

But I do understand why they would this though, calling attention to themselves. It's because they want to be heard. They want to be equal. Just like the African Americans wanted to be equal, back in the 60s when some people thought it was annoying then. The homosexual want to be equal now. And I whole heartedly support that. And I personally don't find this annoying at all. You will hear less of them when everything is settled and everyone is more or less equal. So until then, deal with it.

[smilelizzy25]

you're right,i agree.

[smitty35]

Sounds homophobic to me. I would be offended and I am (even though Im not gay or bi).
I think SHE should shut up about it not the other people.

[DerBear]

dont you think everyone is entitled to their opinon

[Love.Hate]

I'm not really offeneded. At the end of the day she is ignorant, and doesnt understand that we are human and other than our sexuality we are just the same as her. I mean people talk about straight relationships all the time.. What's the real difference?

[Matt Matoran]

it sounds a lot like she doesnt like the attention that gays are getting nowadays... maybe thats because she is not getting attention as much as she wants to? i agree with what other people said... its kinda offensive to gay people since they didn't do anything wrong in the first place... people are people... nothing more to that... but yea, why do you care so much about what she says? she's probably just one attention-deprived person...

[amigo93]

Maybe there's a certain gay person that annoys her? I don't think she meant gays in general.

[Lights]

Maybe there's a certain gay person that annoys her? I don't think she meant gays in general.

Ive been hearing so much about gays lately

That's plural, man. She meant gay people in general it would appear.

It's disappointing people have the nerve to say things like that, but there are many who just don't understand sexuality. Let them say what they want because truth is: they're just scared of what's different. Those comments are offensive, but they're nothing I've not seen before.

[Unlucky_Leprechaun]

Let her have her opinion, some people will feel the way they want to and will not be able to sway the..Id leave her alone also. Yes I do think its offensive....

[Drew7]

they seem that way

[Hairy14uk]

I think that they could seem homophobic if you take them that way, but I don't see it that way. It's the same as gays getting sick of straight people and the way they act.