Do you misuse the word 'gay'?, What do you think about people that do? |
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 Apr 21 2006, 09:43 PM
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 Tryina catch me ridin dirrty  Group: Member Posts: 166 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 389,030  |
no.. i dont use the word gay unless im referring somebody whos gay a.k.a homosexual males... its annoying when people just say gay just cuz.. "ur soo gay" like wtf?
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Apr 21 2006, 10:10 PM
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 Diana =] Group: Member Posts: 1,318 Joined: Jul 2005 Member No: 174,147 |
QUOTE(APPLEjuicex @ Apr 15 2006, 2:38 PM)  i missuse it all the time but i think its just a common habbit for lots of teens.
i usually say it without even thinking. |
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Apr 22 2006, 04:40 PM
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 × Dead as Dillinger. ♥ Group: Member Posts: 1,527 Joined: Mar 2006 Member No: 384,615 |
QUOTE(do i know you @ Apr 21 2006, 9:43 PM) its annoying when people just say gay just cuz.. "ur soo gay" like wtf? Yeah, I never call people gay, unless of course they are gay.  Just objects.
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Apr 22 2006, 10:33 PM
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QUOTE(x__Elle. @ Apr 22 2006, 3:40 PM) Yeah, I never call people gay, unless of course they are gay. Just objects.same here. I use it, but I should stop. We had a whole discussion on this about misusing the word, 'gay' --and now I know how much I've hurt people saying it. |
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Mar 11 2007, 01:24 AM
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So the term gay seems to be thrown around lightly amongst society today. People say it without even knowing. "Wow...that's so gay." "You're GAY!" "But that's gayyyy." But they misuse the term. Do you think gay people take offense when this term is used about so lightly? Why don't we all just start saying, "wow...that's so straight."
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Mar 11 2007, 04:14 AM
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 Ummm... I can't think of anything creative to put here Group: Human Posts: 410 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 118,965 |
QUOTE Gay - keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits The term gay means happy. Calling a homosexual gay is a misuse of the word also. |
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Mar 11 2007, 08:56 AM
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QUOTE(Stuckie @ Mar 11 2007, 5:14 AM) The term gay means happy. Calling a homosexual gay is a misuse of the word also. But the definition after "happy" is "homosexual," so it's not a misuse of the word. I am strongly against using the word "gay" to describe things that we don't like. "Gay" is not a synonym for "stupid" or "bad." Most gays have probably gotten used to hearing the term used that way and resign themselves to it, but it probably hurts them inside. I've read how some homosexual people were afraid to come out because of the bashing they'd receive from their peers, all of whom frequently used the word "gay" to describe things. Being repressed because of something like that...it's got to be tough. |
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Mar 11 2007, 09:02 AM
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i could care less gay is a fun word to say
your gay haha i tell it to gays all the time gay gay gay gay imma dick i know but hey everryone is so damn gay |
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Mar 11 2007, 11:27 AM
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Well most people take gay as homosexual. To most people thats weird to be homosexual. So people just say thats gay.
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| *I Viddy Horrorshow* |
Mar 11 2007, 12:28 PM
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QUOTE(My Cinderella. @ Mar 11 2007, 6:24 AM) So the term gay seems to be thrown around lightly amongst society today. People say it without even knowing. "Wow...that's so gay." "You're GAY!" "But that's gayyyy." But they misuse the term. Do you think gay people take offense when this term is used about so lightly? Why don't we all just start saying, "wow...that's so straight." Well, I can't tell you if each individual gay person is offended by it or not. I know some who are and some who aren't. I object to it because I find it offensive, and frankly because it makes the user seem pretty f**king stupid. Find a word which actually means something in context. I'm going to go ahead and merge this with the thread in the lounge, because you can't really debate as to whether or not people are offended by it... -Topics Merged- |
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| *My Cinderella.* |
Mar 11 2007, 12:28 PM
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I guess its just cause society makes it so that being straight is the default (woah, I said default) sexual orientation. Otherwise, people would be using the word straight.
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Mar 11 2007, 12:35 PM
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RJL<3 Group: Member Posts: 1,194 Joined: Dec 2004 Member No: 71,019 |
yeah i honestly misuse the world a lot. I dont really think about it before i say it, it just kind of comes out. I really dont mean it offensively.
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| *Intercourse.* |
Mar 11 2007, 01:11 PM
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I've never actually used the word gay unless I was talking about homosexual people or talking about being happy or something.
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| *Uronacid* |
Mar 11 2007, 01:40 PM
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I really could care less about the use of the word gay. I rarely say it, and I don't care when I say it. Truth is, most guys are still offended when you call them gay. They made us stop saying it at work because they hired a homosexual. So now we're just politically correct, "Man, that is homosexual." The gay guy actually found it to be pretty amusing... XD
QUOTE(My Cinderella. @ Mar 11 2007, 1:24 AM) So the term gay seems to be thrown around lightly amongst society today. People say it without even knowing. "Wow...that's so gay." "You're GAY!" "But that's gayyyy." But they misuse the term. Do you think gay people take offense when this term is used about so lightly? Why don't we all just start saying, "wow...that's so straight." I don't think they should be offended by it, because Cinderella... it's not straight... it's homosexual. |
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Mar 11 2007, 02:58 PM
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 Yawn Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 9,530 Joined: Nov 2004 Member No: 65,772 |
I used to when i was younger, what...back in 7th or 8th grade I think.
I think it was just one of those terms you have to grow out of. |
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Mar 11 2007, 02:59 PM
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Hahah has anyone noticed that at the bottom of this thread there are ads that say "Meet Hot Gay Men" and "Lesbian Film on DVD"? Sorry if this was mentioned elsewhere in the thread.
No, I don't use that word... |
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Mar 11 2007, 06:45 PM
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 Jake - The Unholy Trinity / Premiscuous Poeteer. Group: Member Posts: 1,272 Joined: May 2006 Member No: 411,316 |
Gay is a word and if I'm not allowed to say it, I might as well live in Russia.
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Mar 12 2007, 05:12 AM
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Ummm... I can't think of anything creative to put here Group: Human Posts: 410 Joined: Mar 2005 Member No: 118,965 |
QUOTE(Wo0yaPo0ya @ Mar 11 2007, 8:56 AM) But the definition after "happy" is "homosexual," so it's not a misuse of the word. Gay has only one original meaning. Gay means happy. Then people changed it and now it means homosexual. If people can just alter the english language and change the word gay from happy to homosexual, then there is nothing wrong with someone using the word gay to describe something stupid or dumb. |
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Mar 12 2007, 04:37 PM
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I use it and I know I shouldn't, like sometimes I would say 'OMG that was gay' then I would catch myself saying it and say something else.
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