Could this be the end of "That's So Gay"?

innerSpaceman · 10-09-2008, 05:48 PM

I hate the P.C. urge to get rid of That's So Gay.

Ya know what? I'm gay, and I say it all the time. And yes, I mean lame, when I say it. But "lame" won't do. Because I specfically mean the kind of lame that all sissified and prissy, overly sensitive and, sorry, no better word for it than "gay."

Funny how a word can have many meanings, because when I talk about people being gay, I mean that they are homosexual and nothing more.

Amazing how the English language can accommodate that kind of thing, yet it can.

And I try and respect my gay friends who hate the phrase by not saying it (so much) around them. But I feel an especial license to use the term to my heart's desire. And I can say "fag," too ... and even mean a cigarette depending on the context.

I can't see the ad campaign succeeding, and I think a slight backlash is more likely than not.

Yep, that means the ad campaign is gay.

Gemini Cricket · 10-09-2008, 05:58 PM

I don't consider it to be P.C. to not say it. I consider it common sense and common decency.

I find the phrase disrespectful.

While we're at it, I don't consider people who are considered "sissies" or act in a "prissy" manner to be less than anyone else. I find those two terms to have misogynistic undertones that equate being/acting like a woman is something to be ashamed of.

MouseWife · 10-09-2008, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I don't consider it to be P.C. to not say it. I consider it common sense and common decency.

I find the phrase disrespectful.

While we're at it, I don't consider people who are considered "sissies" or act in a "prissy" manner to be less than anyone else. I find those two terms to have misogynistic undertones that equate being/acting like a woman is something to be ashamed of.

Well, I haven't read the whole thread but I agree with that, I hate those terms and really try to get the kids to not say certain things. But, that applies to any stupid new phrase. I told them, if you say it for fun, it will become a habit and then when you don't want to say it, you won't be able to stop.

AND I hate the term sissie. I remember years ago, when my son was about 7 and my niece was probably 5, we were out and about and my son is a good kid, not a knucklehead, didn't run around, wasn't rambunctous {gotta love a good kid!} and she wanted to do something and he didn't and she called him a sissy. I was not happy, her mom scolded her but she still snickered. My son was offended. Young as he was. I think she learned the term from 'Powerpuff Girls'.

Prissy, eh, I never connected that, guess I just haven't heard everything {in that context, now when I hear it I will think twice about who is saying it and why

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Strangler Lewis · 10-10-2008, 05:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

While we're at it, I don't consider people who are considered "sissies" or act in a "prissy" manner to be less than anyone else. I find those two terms to have misogynistic undertones that equate being/acting like a woman is something to be ashamed of.

Hence my earlier point questioning drag.

10-09-2008, 05:48 PM	#1
innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I hate the P.C. urge to get rid of That's So Gay. Ya know what? I'm gay, and I say it all the time. And yes, I mean lame, when I say it. But "lame" won't do. Because I specfically mean the kind of lame that all sissified and prissy, overly sensitive and, sorry, no better word for it than "gay." Funny how a word can have many meanings, because when I talk about people being gay, I mean that they are homosexual and nothing more. Amazing how the English language can accommodate that kind of thing, yet it can. And I try and respect my gay friends who hate the phrase by not saying it (so much) around them. But I feel an especial license to use the term to my heart's desire. And I can say "fag," too ... and even mean a cigarette depending on the context. I can't see the ad campaign succeeding, and I think a slight backlash is more likely than not. Yep, that means the ad campaign is gay.
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10-09-2008, 05:58 PM	#2
Gemini Cricket ... Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 13,244	I don't consider it to be P.C. to not say it. I consider it common sense and common decency. I find the phrase disrespectful. While we're at it, I don't consider people who are considered "sissies" or act in a "prissy" manner to be less than anyone else. I find those two terms to have misogynistic undertones that equate being/acting like a woman is something to be ashamed of.
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