no homo Options

[misoshiru]

So, I'd like to understand why so many of you like to use the phrase "no homo." Is it really because you don't mean it in a homosexual way? Or is it because perhaps subconsciously, you don't want people thinking that you could possibly be gay due to whatever you said prior to "no homo"? Or what other reasons are there for the use of the phrase "no homo".

[Gigi]

I think it's a sign of denial. Like, why be so quick to defend your straight-ness?

[Harp]

A lot of guys and girls in my school use this.
Just today some girl said "Oh, you're so cute! NO HOMO."
I think they're afraid of someone thinking they're gay.

But it is extremely overused, and is getting old. As well as 'uglycuz.'
(Dunno if it's spelled like that...but that's pretty BLAH.)

[Joanne]

^ Wow, I've never heard a girl use that phrase.

I think it's just them being insecure. They want to compliment those of the same sex, but don't want to give the impression that they're hitting on the person. Or they're just trying to be funny... which is usually what I sense when people use it around here. =\

[Harp]

^Nicely said, and it sounds about right. A lot more guys say it then girls, but I've heard many girls say it.

[misoshiru]

really? and not so much of a "i say that i love gay people but i don't ever want people to think i'm gay" kind of thing?


because that's what I get from it.

[fameONE]

The term 'no homo,' made popular by the, then popular, Cam'ron and his DipSet crew6 years ago is said before, or after, a statement is made that someone can easily take out of context.

It's pretty juvenile, but it can be funny.

For example:

"Brandon, that's a nice shirt. It fits you well."

I don't take that as anything remotely close to being a sexual advance if one of my friends is casually complimenting me, but in a large group, that statement will probably change:

"Brandon, that's a nice shirt. No homo: it fits you well."

Ridiculous, huh?

Oddly enough, Cam'ron along with Dipset, Lil' Wayne and some of the other mainstream rappers that use the term are about as suspect as Boy George.

[espressive]

not really... i get the vibe that guys do it to be funny. it's not funny when girls say it lol. like a guy would say to another guy "i love you. *pause* no homo!" so it's just there for the comedic effect and it just so happens to rhyme so it's kinda catchy i guess? i don't think people use it in the "i don't want other people to think i'm gay" kinda thing

[fameONE]

i don't think people use it in the "i don't want other people to think i'm gay" kinda thing

Wrong. That was the whole point of 'no homo' to begin with.

[DoubleJ]

yo brandon what is the name of that webcam site we all used to be on

[Joanne]

Haha, I love how Brandon gave a bit of a music history lesson there. =P

[espressive]

Wrong. That was the whole point of 'no homo' to begin with.

maybe so but it's evolved since then. the people that i know who use the phrase only say it sometimes to be funny. it's not cause they're insecure or anything.

[batman]

lawl whenever i say something sexually promiscuous about anybody, you know i'm ALL HOMO, BABY.

[fameONE]

yo brandon what is the name of that webcam site we all used to be on

STICKAM! Ah, good times, good times.

Ayyo, can you go to my site, then go to the Internet Videos subforum and pull that 'No Homo' vid that Christina Trish posted a while back? I think if it was posted here, people will get what I'm talking about.

Haha, I love how Brandon gave a bit of a music history lesson there. =P

For some reason, I'm like a sponge when it comes to music, especially hiphop.

maybe so but it's evolved since then. the people that i know who use the phrase only say it sometimes to be funny. it's not cause they're insecure or anything.

Because the term is a total joke. Hell, I'll use it for the hell of it because it's not that serious.

[*paperplane*]

If guys say "no homo," they can justify grabbing each other's asses as they drunkenly wrestle. Or so went the one IRL instance I've seen it being used.

[espressive]

Because the term is a total joke. Hell, I'll use it for the hell of it because it's not that serious.

riiight... so like i said, people use the phrase in a comedic context, not in the "i'm really insecure and i'm afraid people will think i'm gay" context? lol i don't really know what your point is.

[fameONE]

riiight... so like i said, people use the phrase in a comedic context, not in the "i'm really insecure and i'm afraid people will think i'm gay" context? lol i don't really know what your point is.

lol, nevermind. We're here.
*does the eye to eye hand motion

If guys say "no homo," they can justify grabbing each other's asses as they drunkenly wrestle. Or so went the one IRL instance I've seen it being used.

Heterosexual males shouldn't try to justify homo-erotic horseplay with a corny phrase, haha.

[SuckDickNSaveLiv...]

Heterosexual males shouldn't try to justify homo-erotic horseplay with a corny phrase, haha.

LOL, Tpain did when talking about RayJ. I swear dudes taking this no homo thing to another level. You going to walk down the street one day and see two dudes slap boxing naked, trying to convince you its okay by saying "no homo".

[fameONE]

LOL, Tpain did when talking about RayJ. I swear dudes taking this no homo thing to another level. You going to walk down the street one day and see two dudes slap boxing naked, trying to convince you its okay by saying "no homo".

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It's a damn shame, too. It's like Riley and the Return of Gangstalicious..

[stephinika]

Oh god, there's this guy at my school who says it ALLLLL the time. Its sooo fcuking annoying.

[*cakedout*]

If guys say "no homo," they can justify grabbing each other's asses as they drunkenly wrestle. Or so went the one IRL instance I've seen it being used.

no, an actual pretty homo act is homo, but its an act that sounds homo but actually isn't due to its 2nd meaning if applicable.
for example, Sorry I can't be a veggie head because I love meat too much, no homo.

[sixfive]

I don't see what's the big deal, or what's hard to understand.

[batman]

^ lol, you said big. and hard.

[*cakedout*]

lol at the "is your man gay" advertisement

[BamBamBoogie]

Well I think that it shows a lack of maturity. I, as well as a lot of my friends used to say it ALL the time. If someone said "wow, that thing is huge!" we'd all be like "WHAAAATTT!!!" lol then they would say 'no homo.' it was immature, but then it was the funniest thing in the world. Now that Im a bit older I see that it can actually be offensive. Its like saying that being gay is a bad thing, when in reality its not. So my opinion is: those who use it are either gay and don't want anyone to know it, immature, ignorant, are corny and that's the only 'funny' thing they can say, or a combination of all of these.