I don't understand how people wouldn't like bisexuals. In fact, I envy them. They get the best of both worlds! You can have a crush/fantasy of pretty much anyone you want. You lucky peoples, I wish I could fall in love with Jade the Necromancer!
Well, I've never really had to deal with it, but I think getting mad about someone saying that something stupid is gay is being way over sensitive,How do you feel when your friends or people around you say gay as another word?
I would probably vote yes, but you should ensure that people aren't going to be able to get out of punishment for harassment simply by saying that it wasn't intentional/targeted at anyone.H.R. 10
Preserving Freedom Of Speech Act
BILL SUMMARY:
Unless remarks offensive to demographic groups are specifically intended to gravely offend, intimidate, harass, or belittle specific individual(s), such remarks are not considered harassment or hate speech under the campus Code of Conduct.
PASSED A.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON 8/24/2011
AYES: 58
52/52 GOP, 6/49 DEM
NAYS: 43
43/50 DEM, 0/52 GOP
A.S. SENATE WILL VOTE ON BILL ON 8/31/2011
Membership: 13 GOP, 12 DEM
15 votes are need to invoke cloture in the event of a filibuster.
I'm a Republican Senator representing the Gay-Straight Alliance Club. I'm leaning towards a yes vote, but a slim plurality of my constituents oppose this bill. It would still be punishable by campus sanctions to intentionally and directly harass a student based on race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.
OPPOSE 47%
SUPPORT 45%
NO OPINION/UNDECIDED 8%
What do you think?
I would probably vote yes, but you should ensure that people aren't going to be able to get out of punishment for harassment simply by saying that it wasn't intentional/targeted at anyone.
Here's a question: how do you feel when your friends or people around you say gay as another word?
Well, I take that back. Someone just yelled "Hey gay kid" to me as he drove by. I have officially been insulted for my sexuality for the first time. Yay me.Well, I've never really had to deal with it
I'll take it to mean that you are talking about "That's so gay" when "gay" is being used to describe something in a negative manner.Here's a question: how do you feel when your friends or people around you say gay as another word?
Except people still first think of "gay" to mean homosexuality. There are people who identify as gay, and they shouldn't have the word also mean "stupid" when describing themselves. It's not like "hare" and "hair", which are homophones. "Gay" to mean homosexuality, happy, and stupid are just different definitions for the same word. And one of those definitions is offensive to a lot of people.I personally think you can say the word now, to call something gay, because I think its got another meaning now completely and utterly unrelated to sexuality.
Haha congratulations QuilavaKing! You're officially part of the LGBT community now. If you just learn to laugh at a-holes like that then you automatically win life :)
Generally speaking, I think most people don't intend for it to be offensive, and may not even realize that it's offensive, so I can forgive them for it. As long as they really aren't intending to insult anyone.To get it out of the way: HERE COMES THE PC POLICE! WE JUST DON'T ALLOW PEOPLE TO HAVE FUN! WE JUST NEED THICKER SKIN!
Because that's a typical response given to those who feel the same way I do.
I'll take it to mean that you are talking about "That's so gay" when "gay" is being used to describe something in a negative manner.
It offends me. Because they're making it out to be that being gay is a negative thing. A bad thing, a stupid thing, a thing that should be hated. Which isn't true, but that's what that kind of language implies.
Except people still first think of "gay" to mean homosexuality. There are people who identify as gay, and they shouldn't have the word also mean "stupid" when describing themselves. It's not like "hare" and "hair", which are homophones. "Gay" to mean homosexuality, happy, and stupid are just different definitions for the same word. And one of those definitions is offensive to a lot of people.
I'll take it to mean that you are talking about "That's so gay" when "gay" is being used to describe something in a negative manner.
It offends me. Because they're making it out to be that being gay is a negative thing. A bad thing, a stupid thing, a thing that should be hated. Which isn't true, but that's what that kind of language implies.
And in response to Flaps (welcome, by the way!), I don't believe for a second that it has become entirely detached from sexuality. It came from homosexuality and was no doubt originally homophobic in intent.
Thankyou for the welcome!
Now. I could be entirely wrong on this, I've not researched it so definitely feel free to correct me.
But didn't gay originally mean "happy"? So it didn't come from homosexuality. Obviously people did use it with homophobic intentions, but I believe its moving on from that now. Obviously not for everyone there are still people who use it offensively but I believe its not synonymous anymore.
By saying "that's so gay" it's implying that there is something wrong with homosexuality and in your mind, it gives it a negative connotation so I refuse to let my friends even use it.