The Gay Thread

[Ghoulish Delight]

Plus...fvck Harley riders, total fags.

I think the episode made its best point when they went through the full etemology of the word.

Regarding "gay", I'm torn. On the one hand, I do agree with G.C.'s point. While it's gotten to the point that most people use it to mean "lame" rather than "homosexual", it still very heavily leans toward, "I think you're lame, therefore I'm going to call you gay because, as we all know, homosexuals are lame. So even though I don't mean that you are a guy who prefers penis to vagina, I do mean that I hate that aspect of your personality as much as I hate homosexuals."

On the other hand...it's a fun word to say and I can't stop myself saying it! For the most part I use it in the iSm sense, not so much to mean "lame", but more to just mean, "Wow, that's something a flaming homo would like, but not me." For example - "Holy crap, the furniture in here is gaaaaaaay!" But I'll cop to using it in the more general "lame" use case, though almost exclusively in reference to aesthetic choices as opposed to calling someone, or someone's actions "gay"...almost exclusively.

I'd don't love that I continue to use it. I think the arrival of the kiddo will finally break me of it as I will be more conscious of my language usage overall.

[Gemini Cricket]

GD ~ Yeah, f*ck those Harley fags.

I must admit that I do use "gay" to mean "something a gay would like". Like me watching Tarzan the Ape Man right now because Johnny Weismuller is totally hot. That's totally gay! I don't mind people using "gay" in that way, especially if I know the user is gay-friendly.

[lashbear]

This thread is Gay.


BTW: I was able to watch the southpark episode thanks to a special helper... you know who you are.

[innerSpaceman]

Originally Posted by Gemini Cricket

I oddly enough have a problem with people using "gay" to mean "lame". Especially when it's done so by someone who knows it bugs other people and are gay themselves.

Even if not meant so, I'll take that as a dig at me. And I beg to differ.

While I try (and often fail) to refrain when I know the phrase bugs people, I believe both the word "Fag" and the phrase "That's so gay" are least potentially offensive when said by gays.

Only blacks can say the word that can't even be typed on the LoT, and queers call each other Fag in the most affectionate manner. I'm glad "That's so gay" can be uttered by straights and not be an insult to gays. Certainly it can be uttered by gays. Sheesh.


But, yeah, I use it only in reference to things flaming gaysters would like, or would stereotypically like. Never about a person, or something that's lame for one of a myriad of other reasons. Eskimos have 12 different words for snow, after all.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Let's play "Offensive or Not"! I'll start.

"OMG, did you hear that GC is applying for a job as manager of a resort hotel spa? So gay!"

[Strangler Lewis]

They'll know he's desperate, so you can bet they'll Jew him down on salary.

[SacTown Chronic]

Being niggardly with the fags, eh? Typical. I've heard that the British don't like sharing their cigarettes.

[Gemini Cricket]

There are grey areas. I mean, if you see some guy wearing bejeweled Crocs with Hannah Montana socks and you say, "Now, that's gay." It could mean the guy is lame, it could mean the guy is gay, it could mean the guy is gay and lame, it could mean just his footwear is lame and/or gay.

I think it would be even gayer if the spa was designated as males only.

[innerSpaceman]

In honor of the Fag episode, I will be treating my roomie to his inaugural showing of Team America: World Police tonight.

Can't wait.



Oh, and nothing offensive in that movie!

[blueerica]

WHAAAAT? Inaugural showing?!@?