[Daniel.]

Originally Posted by Conzors

and why do you say it?

Because I just do

I'm gay myself

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

Okay so let me ask you this.

If you were walking through town someone dropped their phone and said 'ugh man, that's so gay' you'd be offended?

But would you be more or less offended if you were with a boyfriend and someone came up to you intentionally to hurt you by calling you gay and mocking you with it?

Their totally different.
Saying 'thats so gay' when dropping your phone is using gay as a bad thing, and saying 'thats so gay' to a gay couple is rude, but true.

Saying 'thats so gay' to a gay couple and THEN mocking them about it is homophobic.

I'm talking about the phrase itself and how its used (normally in the first scenario)

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Conzors

I dont think is homophobic at all.
I just think its totally unnessacary.

Why use that word?

But you just said it's fine for someone to use that word to a man kissing his boyfriend because it's true.

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by ~Sam~

Both are offensive imo, but the latter more

See i personally wouldn't be offended by either, but i can see that the latter situation is way more offensive than someone using a word, that isn't offensive in itself, in a silly way

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by Daniel_

Because I just do

I'm gay myself

'because i do'

is not a proper answer.

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by Glenn

But you just said it's fine for someone to use that word to a man kissing his boyfriend because it's true.

I didnt say it was fine.
I said in that situation that Liam said that id prefer the true one.

Never once said it was fine.

[Daniel.]

Originally Posted by Conzors

'because i do'

is not a proper answer.

Excuse me

I just say it like sometimes if I like dropped my phone as you said or something similar

I'm gay why would anyone be offended

[Glenn.]

I find the word 'gay' itself offensive. I don't believe in labelling sexuality. It's wrong.

[Daniel.]

Originally Posted by Glenn

I find the word 'gay' itself offensive. I don't believe in labelling sexuality. It's wrong.

ok

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by Daniel_

Excuse me

I just say it like sometimes if I like dropped my phone as you said or something similar

I'm gay why would anyone be offended

Okay, your clearly bad at voicing your opinions.
You didnt explain WHY you said it.

[Glenn.]

Originally Posted by Daniel_

ok

By that I mean it's a meaningless label that gay people are forced to comply with.

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by Glenn

By that I mean it's a meaningless label that gay people are forced to comply with.

Agree!

[Daniel.]

Originally Posted by Conzors

Okay, your clearly bad at voicing your opinions.
You didnt explain WHY you said it.

You don't even know merm

I JUST DID EXPLAIN

[Liam-]

Originally Posted by Conzors

Their totally different.
Saying 'thats so gay' when dropping your phone is using gay as a bad thing, and saying 'thats so gay' to a gay couple is rude, but true.

Saying 'thats so gay' to a gay couple and THEN mocking them about it is homophobic.

I'm talking about the phrase itself and how its used (normally in the first scenario)

Okay then, the phrase itself, 'that's so gay' is that an offensive term? no it isn't because it can be used in many contexts, to describe a gay couple being the main one obviously.

But 'gay' is not an offensive word if you take the meaning away, i see gay as something that is 'not the norm' or 'conventional' so someone saying that something going wrong isn't them bashing gays and using it as a bad term.

It is an incredibly stupid thing to say, especially when it's used in the wrong context, but that's why it's a stupid thing to say because it is totally out of context, therefore grammatically incorrect, i don't see it as wrong because it's putting a negative spin on the word 'gay'

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by Daniel_

You don't even know merm

I JUST DID EXPLAIN

How did you explain? lol

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Conzors

I dont think is homophobic at all.
I just think its totally unnessacary.

Why use that word?

I have no idea as I think that it's silly to use the word as well.

[Liam-]

I myself personally find gay people getting easily offended over silly words more offensive than the words themselves.

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

Okay then, the phrase itself, 'that's so gay' is that an offensive term? no it isn't because it can be used in many contexts, to describe a gay couple being the main one obviously.

But 'gay' is not an offensive word if you take the meaning away, i see gay as something that is 'not the norm' or 'conventional' so someone saying that something going wrong isn't them bashing gays and using it as a bad term.

It is an incredibly stupid thing to say, especially when it's used in the wrong context, but that's why it's a stupid thing to say because it is totally out of context, therefore grammatically incorrect, i don't see it as wrong because it's putting a negative spin on the word 'gay'

Respect your opinion.
At least you can back it up.
x

[Conzors]

Originally Posted by LiamPRW

I myself personally find gay people getting easily offended over silly words more offensive than the words themselves.

I agree and when a non-gay person dislikes a gay person its suddenly HOMOPHOBIA.

Bull****.

[MB.]

I wouldn't find someone trying to use the word 'gay' as a personal insult offensive because being gay isn't something to be embarrased or offended over, or at least it shouldn't be. As long as it was just name-calling (not even that, really) and not anything deeper than that, I'd just shrug it off, but I can understand that others wouldn't. Still, if the level of someone's insults is to just shout out what they see in front of them, it really shouldn't be something to be offended over.

[Daniel.]

Originally Posted by Conzors

How did you explain? lol

I just said it's like something I'm used to when I do something accidentally sometimes, like your example of dropping a phone on the floor, and I could say it. It's not intentional, nor is it hurtful, it's just something I have said for years, I never really think about it

[Liam-]

Like my friends literally call me '******' 'queer' and 'puff' as nicknames and i really don't care

I don't see there being any point in getting offended by being called something that you are, it would be like me getting offended by someone calling me short or a brunette.

[Dollface]

I went through a phase of saying "ah man, that's so gay" if like i missed a tv show or something, it just rolled off the tongue because i'd heard other people saying it, i never even thought about it's meaning or the fact some people might find it offensive
I have gay friends and family members so i'd hate to upset them

[armand.kay]

I haven't heard anyone say that since like 2008

[MB.]

Originally Posted by armand.kay

I haven't heard anyone say that since like 2008

...I haven't heard anyone say it since yesterday.