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| sothis |
| quote: | | If you asked 99% of the people who use gay as a derogatory term they'll say that they have nothing against homosexuals, and it's a slang term for stupid or something similar. |
and ill again bring up this point that cortex made:
| quote: | | I can understand the fact that a lot of people have grown up with gay being used, and that breaking out of the habit doesn't seem like it's worth the effort, but I still don't agree with it. The usage, like any other deragatory slang, *does* show disrespect whether you intend it to or not; and by continuing to use it you *will* appear to be something that I don't think a lot of you are, ignorant. |
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| DuMonde TrAnCeR |
| quote: | Originally posted by sothis
and ill again bring up this point that cortex made:
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than again if you think about it gay used to mean happy, last decade if you called sum gay they would think u mean homosexual, now if sum1 called u gay they would mean a derogatory remark but you wouldnt take as them saying that your homosexual. im not condoning that sort of behaviour, far from it, i have a mate whose gay so i suppose i havnt been able to get in bad habits with using the word incorrectly. just putting a point across so you may possibley see it froma different angle thats all :) |
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| sothis |
oh i totally understand what you are saying... lots of words have had meanings in the past, which then changed. this isnt supposed to be a similar word on purpose, but its the one good example i can think of.. thats the word . in the past, it was used to describe a bundle of sticks, since thats the definition... now yea, its way more derogatory of a word than "gay", but you dont really see a lot of people saying "well it used to mean something else so its fine that i use it"...
just playing devils advocate here :) |
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| JMF [TrAcId] |
Things seem to be going around in circles now.
| quote: | | If you asked 99% of the people who use gay as a derogatory term they'll say that they have nothing against homosexuals, and it's a slang term for stupid or something similar. |
This is my point, the term is being used as a slang word to mock something, the more it gets used the more people are going to Link the word to something lame. this sort of thing should be curbed. |
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| DuMonde TrAnCeR |
| quote: | Originally posted by sothis
oh i totally understand what you are saying... lots of words have had meanings in the past, which then changed. this isnt supposed to be a similar word on purpose, but its the one good example i can think of.. thats the word . in the past, it was used to describe a bundle of sticks, since thats the definition... now yea, its way more derogatory of a word than "gay", but you dont really see a lot of people saying "well it used to mean something else so its fine that i use it"...
just playing devils advocate here :) |
exactly, thats why i was saying the word gay is getting used more and more as sumthing else, like it was before. i wasnt saying you could use it as an excuse ;) |
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| Jason R |
[. This being the way that some Message Board members use the term 'gay' as an insult. I don't know what it's like in America or Canada, but here in the UK it's not done - it's almost Homophobia.
Well of course it's not done here in the UK cos we live in a socitey run by the left. If you so much as look at a queer here wrong then the Policitly correct Human Rights groups Gays and lsbians groups And leftist groups would call you nazi homophobic and all the usaul.
In genral I don't mind gays as long as they keep what they do to them selves. I don't agree with them kissing and holding hands in public and all the rest. Any way I'am going off the point here but I don't think gays would have as much of a problem if they didn't try and force them selves on us with all thier rights and that crap. |
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| JMF [TrAcId] |
| quote: | Originally posted by Jason R
[. This being the way that some Message Board members use the term 'gay' as an insult. I don't know what it's like in America or Canada, but here in the UK it's not done - it's almost Homophobia.
Well of course it's not done here in the UK cos we live in a socitey run by the left. If you so much as look at a queer here wrong then the Policitly correct Human Rights groups Gays and lsbians groups And leftist groups would call you nazi homophobic and all the usaul.
In genral I don't mind gays as long as they keep what they do to them selves. I don't agree with them kissing and holding hands in public and all the rest. Any way I'am going off the point here but I don't think gays would have as much of a problem if they didn't try and force them selves on us with all thier rights and that crap. |
Your Views are retarted, and you have just shown yourself up to be some sort of backwards thinking ape.
And you'll find that most of 'us' don't go around forcing our opinion and fighting for rights. Why should we have to, we are Human after all, your thinking belongs in the 19th Century. Time to grow up I think. |
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| sothis |
i was just going to verbally tear apart jason r's response but i think he makes an ass out of himself easily without anyone having to even say anything.
*points and laughs at the homophobe* |
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| PatMcGroin |
| quote: | Originally posted by Miss Proximus
btw..Pat, you are one coolass guy :p
Mayday 2003? ;) |
:D i don't think i can make mayday though :( its too close to the end of the semester and then i have to fly over to england to visit my g/f, cuz i want to spend time with her, so i doubt mayday will be in the picture, but definantly other events :D
edit: /me stopped caring :D |
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| tiesto14 |
| quote: | Originally posted by JMF [TrAcId]
Your Views are retarted, and you have just shown yourself up to be some sort of backwards thinking ape.
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wow...u start a thread on how you dont like when people call things gay or each other because your gay and its offensive..but then you go and call someone a "retard" and a "ape"...dont u feel your choice of words is just as demeaning as the word "gay"?
makes your entire thread a joke..... |
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| davinox |
hi i'm a christian.
all of you s are going to hell because god hates gay fags! yeah it says so in the bible....see?
why don't you stop sinning before you fags get a crusade up your ass. |
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| torontotrance |
whatever you are not a christian
anyway, the bible states that homosexuality is wrong but that we are supposed to treat everyone equally but then again you don't hear calling ppl s and such. You reep what you sow |
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