"Thats so gay"

[Ryhanna]

Do any gay people on here get offended when people say something like 'that's so gay' and labels bad things as gay? I don't think they should say it.. I mean, its not like people can say "oh thats so staight" lol

[Severus Snape]

I think its ignorant, but I don't get really offended by it. I might think a little less of a person who says it

[Hyper]

This is so old..

[Ryhanna]

haha I know, but people still use it alot!

[Appleton]

i love those new commercials that are out now here about people that say something is so gay. It does bother me that people do that.

[Zero Beat]

This is so old..

That dont change the fact that it is happening again, :rolleyes: I foresee another thread about that site "Think before you speak"

"Thats so gay" does do much for me, i dont really care. It has been formed over time, and for all we know may be here when gays take over. Im gay, i dont care. :notangel:

[mr.sexy_bomb]

i care because we GLBT people dont use straight as a verb that means dumb or stupid so i think people should think before they speak

[Zazu]

Not really, no.

[nick]

It would bother me if I thought that people actually meant it as an insult to gays/bis, but really I dont think they do. Its just a figure of speech and they dont mean any harm by it.

[Kahn]

People don't understand it. They hear one person say it and they automatically think it tough or funny to say it.

[theOperaGhost]

I don't see why it's such a big deal. When people say it they don't mean to offend gay people. It's no different than saying "that's retarded" which is offensive to mentally handicapped people. Once again, I just think people are way to god damn sensitive. It's just a saying...nothing is meant by it.

Of course this is also how I feel about the n word (which I have no problem saying, I just use discretion when saying it, which is why I don't type it out on VT). People are just way to god damn sensitive about a simple little word that isn't even used the way it was used when it was actually offensive. It bothers me when people can't say "the n word" but can say fuck or anything else they want to. How is saying n***** the worst word to say? I just don't get it.

/endrant about how people are two damn sensitive about words.

[nick]

I don't see why it's such a big deal. When people say it they don't mean to offend gay people. It's no different than saying "that's retarded" which is offensive to mentally handicapped people. Once again, I just think people are way to god damn sensitive. It's just a saying...nothing is meant by it.

Of course this is also how I feel about the n word (which I have no problem saying, I just use discretion when saying it, which is why I don't type it out on VT). People are just way to god damn sensitive about a simple little word that isn't even used the way it was used when it was actually offensive. It bothers me when people can't say "the n word" but can say fuck or anything else they want to. How is saying n***** the worst word to say? I just don't get it.

/endrant about how people are two damn sensitive about words.

We will have to disagree there Jared, as a completely white european I would have to say that I find the n* word offensive.

[Bluearmy]

This thread is so gay.



They see me trollin, they hatin.....

[Perseus]

We will have to disagree there Jared, as a completely white european I would have to say that I find the n* word offensive.

Before I comment on this quote, I guess I will put my outview on this here thread. I say "that's gay", etc, all the time, and I don't use it to be offensive. It's just me saying I don't like something, and I'm not comparing it to a gay person because I don't hate gay poeple or anything, it's just an expression I use, as do a lot of people. Now, to the quote. Nick, what offends you with the "n" word? It just means ignorance and/or stupidity. I mean, that's what I use it for. I'm not some redneck that hates black people, I use it to describe someone who is ignorant.

[lilhellboii]

its really old that i dont really dont care!!

[nick]

Nick, what offends you with the "n" word? It just means ignorance and/or stupidity. I mean, that's what I use it for. I'm not some redneck that hates black people, I use it to describe someone who is ignorant.
It may be different in the US compared to the UK, I wouldnt know. But here I would see it as a racist term pure and simple and I hate racism, totally and completely hate it. I dont think there is any context in which it could be used and not be racist in the UK.

[Stewart]

Eh, if someone says it I say, hey don't say that. I don't make too big a deal of it

[chelsay13]

Yeah, I think so. I'm not gay, but I'm not completely ignorant and I don't hurt people by that kind of comment.
Like you said, people don't say "that's so straight".
and I realized, it's the same with "that's retarded" or "you're so retarded", because when using the word gay or retarded you're replacing another word...like stupid are dumb. So by saying that, you're saying that gay and retarded are related to stupid or dumb... and that's pretty cruel.

[Severus Snape]

Before I comment on this quote, I guess I will put my outview on this here thread. I say "that's gay", etc, all the time, and I don't use it to be offensive. It's just me saying I don't like something, and I'm not comparing it to a gay person because I don't hate gay poeple or anything, it's just an expression I use, as do a lot of people. Now, to the quote. Nick, what offends you with the "n" word? It just means ignorance and/or stupidity. I mean, that's what I use it for. I'm not some redneck that hates black people, I use it to describe someone who is ignorant.
Glad to see there are more Georgians with actual good taste in music. :P

[Perseus]

Glad to see there are more Georgians with actual good taste in music. :P

Wait.. what does my post have to do with music?

[Ryhanna]

Wait.. what does my post have to do with music?

haha yeah - what DOES it have to do with music? I agree with chelsea, people dont necessarily say it to be offensive but it can offend people. so yah

[bowlheadhere]

I am personally not gay, but i do not support such expressions. I feel that this is a very degrading and used as a derogatory term. I understand that people mean to say "that is so stupid" or "that is so lame", but in doing so they create the mentality that being anything other than heterosexual is bad. It is sad that our society decides to decline in terms of human acceptance, when we should be evolving at a time where many different races, religions, and sexualities are combining.

[MisterMonster]

i don't care
i've never cared

it used to mean happy
then it meant gay
why can't it mean stupid now?

gay ¬¬

[The Harlequin]

Well, I really don't like the lable "gay" just because it's been turned into such a negative word, and is used as an insult to the point where I'm glad I'm bisexual, I wish there was a word that they haven't beaten us with...

[Severus Snape]

Wait.. what does my post have to do with music?

Nothing, sorry, I saw your sig and had to comment :P

[lengthy_brochure]

Personally, I'm Gay and find it very ignorant. It drives me crazy. Just because something/somebody is Stupid/Boring Does not make it Gay. Can we just go back to using the word stupid? It's better for us all.

[Lily of the Valley]

Okay, I say this sometimes. Not very often, but I do occasionally. And I'm about as far from uneducated, ignorant, or homophobic as they come. So no one can use that ridiculous bullshit and actually have a leg to stand on.

Y'all know what? The means of words change. That's the nature of language. Gay used to mean happy, and then it meant homosexual. No one complained about that change. The origin of the phrase "That's so gay" isn't good, I agree, but that change happened a long time ago. Now it's just a part of our common language; it no longer has the negative connotation because the shift from one definition to another has already been made.

~Maggot

[alex95]

this post is so gay why would u post it? Jking but i say that was so gay in school because at my school no guy has respect for gay's where i come from it use to be legal to kill them....cases where gay's where killed didnt go anywhere even police killed them...

[mr.sexy_bomb]

ok well i see people say they use it as a term, well find a different one that doesnt have to do any thing with us, ok and why use that as a term?, it makes you look ignorant and dumb, so unless you wanna be ignorant and dumb keep saying "thats so gay", because guess what? its insulting wheather you mean it as an offence or just a term

[Ryhanna]

this post is so gay why would u post it? Jking but i say that was so gay in school because at my school no guy has respect for gay's where i come from it use to be legal to kill them....cases where gay's where killed didnt go anywhere even police killed them...

haha yes this post is ghey
i just wanted 2 no how people feel about it lol :P

[theOperaGhost]

This thread reminds me of south park..."You're just ignorant." "I'm a cute little girl!"

[Lily of the Valley]

ok well i see people say they use it as a term, well find a different one that doesnt have to do any thing with us, ok and why use that as a term?, it makes you look ignorant and dumb, so unless you wanna be ignorant and dumb keep saying "thats so gay", because guess what? its insulting wheather you mean it as an offence or just a termOkay, I say this sometimes. Not very often, but I do occasionally. And I'm about as far from uneducated, ignorant, or homophobic as they come. So no one can use that ridiculous bullshit and actually have a leg to stand on.

Y'all know what? The means of words change. That's the nature of language. Gay used to mean happy, and then it meant homosexual. No one complained about that change. The origin of the phrase "That's so gay" isn't good, I agree, but that change happened a long time ago. Now it's just a part of our common language; it no longer has the negative connotation because the shift from one definition to another has already been made.Reading is fun. ;D

~Maggot

[Ryhanna]

Reading is fun. ;D

~Maggot

Reading IS fun! :P

[Alexthemightycricket]

Anyone who still says "that's so gay" is just a homophobe, or insecure about there own sexuality. Those people are also just unhappy with there life in some sort of way, so they have to put others who identify as gay down.

[Lily of the Valley]

Anyone who still says "that's so gay" is just a homophobe, or insecure about there own sexuality. Those people are also just unhappy with there life in some sort of way, so they have to put others who identify as gay down.HOLY FUCKING JESUS. ARE YOU SERIOUSLY THAT OBLIVIOUS?

~Maggot

[Sapphire]

This thread reminds me of south park..."You're just ignorant." "I'm a cute little girl!"
Lol, same here!

[Triceratops]

Almost everybody says it at some point. It's just one of those terms people tend to use really loosely and mean nothing by it.
Get over it?

Anyone who still says "that's so gay" is just a homophobe, or insecure about there own sexuality. Those people are also just unhappy with there life in some sort of way, so they have to put others who identify as gay down.

Lmao.
Are you being serious?

[cherry_boi]

nope, i'm bi and catch myself saying that often, it's one of those phrases that's lost it's original meaning/intent (imo)

it actually bothers me when someone is offended by that phrase.....there are more important equal rights issues to be focusing on rather then exhausting ur energy being upset over mindless sayings (imo)

[Lily of the Valley]

nope, i'm bi and catch myself saying that often, it's one of those phrases that's lost it's original meaning/intent (imo)

it actually bothers me when someone is offended by that phrase.....there are more important equal rights issues to be focusing on rather then exhausting ur energy being upset over mindless sayings (imo)Agreed entirely. And I'm glad there's someone who's not straight agreeing with me. 'Cause any time I say that, I just get the "You're straight, so you're a homophobe, therefore your opinion doesn't count" bullshit.

~Maggot

[alex95]

Anyone who still says "that's so gay" is just a homophobe, or insecure about there own sexuality. Those people are also just unhappy with there life in some sort of way, so they have to put others who identify as gay down.

lmfao not necesseraly lol i do it and nothing wrong with me lol

[theOperaGhost]

nope, i'm bi and catch myself saying that often, it's one of those phrases that's lost it's original meaning/intent (imo)

it actually bothers me when someone is offended by that phrase.....there are more important equal rights issues to be focusing on rather then exhausting ur energy being upset over mindless sayings (imo)

100% agreed! I think it's a bullshit complaint and it bothers me when people are offended by it. People are offended way too god damn easily....everyone just needs to grow some balls and learn how to take words. Why the fuck are people so sensitive and take offense to every little thing somebody says? No, people who say "that's gay" are not fucking ignorant homophobes!!!!

[Fourth Dimension]

im bi and it pisses me off

[Ryhanna]

100% agreed! I think it's a bullshit complaint and it bothers me when people are offended by it. People are offended way too god damn easily....everyone just needs to grow some balls and learn how to take words. Why the fuck are people so sensitive and take offense to every little thing somebody says? No, people who say "that's gay" are not fucking ignorant homophobes!!!!

I actually agree with you. People DO get offended VERY easily and they just need to chill a bit lol
some people don't know how to take a joke. Yeah its okay to get offended by something thats ACTUALLY offensive but soon we aren't going to be able to walk out the front door without being called racist or a homophobe

[Sapphire]

but soon we aren't going to be able to walk out the front door without being called racist or a homophobe
True!

[theOperaGhost]

I actually agree with you. People DO get offended VERY easily and they just need to chill a bit lol
some people don't know how to take a joke. Yeah its okay to get offended by something thats ACTUALLY offensive but soon we aren't going to be able to walk out the front door without being called racist or a homophobe

True!

Agreed!!

Like take the politics for example...People who didn't vote for Obama were labeled as racists....which obviously means the 47% of the population of the United States are racist of course....:P Yeah...sure....that's obviously not the case. Now, if a gay candidate were running for president, anyone who didn't vote for them would automatically be labeled a homophobe. It's just generalization after generalization. There is no way to avoid biased opinions and thoughts. Minorities always complain about being generalized and discriminated against, but that same kind of generalization is also being put on majorities.

[Perseus]

Anyone who still says "that's so gay" is just a homophobe, or insecure about there own sexuality. Those people are also just unhappy with there life in some sort of way, so they have to put others who identify as gay down.

Dude, I'm not homophobic and I say it all the time, and I'm not ignorant. It's just a popular phrase that is embedded into a lot of people's head. I mean, you can't just say that every freaking person who says that is homophobic because there are gay people who say that, so are the afraid of themselves? Hm..?

[lengthy_brochure]

From trevorspace.org
You wouldn't say 'That's so black!', so why would you say 'That's so gay!'

This couldn't be more true. Both of these statements discriminate against minorities (big words). They also contribute to sterotypes. So why should you say either?

[alex.c]

I hate it when people say that.
My friends who know im gay sometimes say it but they always say sorry after it

[MacMilker]

well im not gay but im bi and i say it all the time but i mean it in like another way of saying stupid, not implying that its gay

[Giles]

Well, as some of you may know, I'm bi/gay and It pisses me off. I can't show this because then people that don't know would start to suspect things.
I have sttod up for another gay friend when he was getting bullied though, that got me about a month of gay accusation.

[Cinderandsmoke]

I don't get mad. I just say thats so straight of you to say considering that im gay

[Lily of the Valley]

I don't get mad. I just say thats so straight of you to say considering that im gay...

http://i37.tinypic.com/ny7p60.jpg

I c wut u did thar.

~Maggot

[AJay]

I get mad when people say something like that and I'm straight!

[Suicune]

Do any gay people on here get offended when people say something like 'that's so gay' and labels bad things as gay? I don't think they should say it.. I mean, its not like people can say "oh thats so staight" lol

Chris Crocker reference?

Even though I'm straight it does get annoying as hell, and especially if it's something you like (Sports, games, etc.) and they go "That's so gay". Like how can something that's not alive be homosexual? :confused:

[Ryhanna]

Chris Crocker reference?:

No Chris Crocker reference, I don't watch his videos, apart from the leave britney alone one haha

[Lily of the Valley]

Like how can something that's not alive be homosexual? :confused:AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Haha. You're SO FREAKING FUNNY OH MY GOD.

~Maggot

[Suicune]

No Chris Crocker reference, I don't watch his videos, apart from the leave britney alone one haha

I don't either but I saw one he made on this subject.
I thought you made a refrence. xD

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lily of the Valley
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Haha. You're SO FREAKING FUNNY OH MY GOD.

~Maggot

Huh? I wasn't trying to be funny...

[Suicune]

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Haha. You're SO FREAKING FUNNY OH MY GOD.

~Maggot

Huh? I wasn't trying to be funny...

[Lily of the Valley]

Huh? I wasn't trying to be funny...That was sarcasm. I was pointing out how completely stupid and unclever that argument is by mocking it.

~Maggot

[Suicune]

I don't either but I saw one he made on this subject.
I thought you made a refrence. xD

Quote:
Originally Posted by Lily of the Valley
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.

Haha. You're SO FREAKING FUNNY OH MY GOD.

~Maggot

Huh? I wasn't trying to be funny...

Huh? I wasn't trying to be funny...

That was sarcasm. I was pointing out how completely stupid and unclever that argument is by mocking it.

~Maggot

Ok....

[Sapphire]

Everyone is different.
So while some people find this offensive, there are others who don't.
Just go with the flow and respect each other.

[Alexthemightycricket]

it used to hurt me but now i just brush it off but it still hurts a little

[savethehostages]

I'm bi and i use the phrase myself...

[keidriantiger]

I think its ignorant, but I don't get really offended by it. I might think a little less of a person who says it

Exactly what I feel :D

[keidriantiger]

Personally, I'm Gay and find it very ignorant. It drives me crazy. Just because something/somebody is Stupid/Boring Does not make it Gay. Can we just go back to using the word stupid? It's better for us all.

Yeah. I mean, people who say gay and don't mean to insult, why can't you just say stupid? Are you really that lazy?

[Lily of the Valley]

Yeah. I mean, people who say gay and don't mean to insult, why can't you just say stupid? Are you really that lazy?Uh, how does laziness tie into this in the slightest? Or did you just pick a random negative quality to assign to anyone that says it, regardless of its glaring irrelevance?

~Maggot

[ryanmichael]

Do any gay people on here get offended when people say something like 'that's so gay' and labels bad things as gay? I don't think they should say it.. I mean, its not like people can say "oh thats so staight" lol


i dint care if people say and i do say thats straight and i get more offended if some one called me straight rather than gay hello calling me gay is a fact

[thisqboy4u]

That just shows their shallow mind.

[guacamole24]

i love those new commercials that are out now here about people that say something is so gay. It does bother me that people do that.0

I don't know what I am, but I'm not offended. I do think it is wrong though.

[thepieman]

It doesn't offend me when people say something is gay, it just shows that they're really not that clever as they can't think of anything else to say that actually does make sense.

[xSEBBIE]

The thing is, i dont get offended when people say it at all. Although, it does it does confirm with me that they are a tad ignorant. Most people just say it cuz other people are saying it so i dont take it to heart.

[Gumleaf]

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