TBH it really doesn't bother me when people say anything like that. It's just a word and words these days have become so misused it doesnt matter. Like I doubt when somone says "that's really gay" they actually mean the object is homosexual. Likewise if you say "Oh our maths teachers a real bitch" you dont necessarily mean she is a female dog do you?
Well Í always enjoy using the term "That's strait" when referring to things i dislike. Of course it does get you some funny looks. Well that's my contribution to the topic.
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Re:Straight friends
Date: 2008/02/28 11:19
By: Jaye
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It's not really about saying something is gay and meaning homosexual. It's about saying 'That's gay,' and meaning that it's tupid, or bad. People forget words are powerful.
It's about the missing connection between gay = homosexual, to gay = stupid/bad.
Gay originally meant happy. Like someone said before, it was used as a codeword for fellow homosexuals to find each other.
But where and how has it transformed into a negative term? Using the phrase doesn't make it any less negative. It just lets other people use it and think that it's okay. Love = Freedom
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Re:Straight friends
Date: 2008/02/29 12:08
By: kevb
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I live in a guys dorm at school, and believe me there is so much of that. Every day, multiple times I hear it, never really directed at me. Calling someone gay as an insult has really transormed into the equivilant of calling someone any other name. Its just part of people's vocabulary now. I dont mind it
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Re:Straight friends
Date: 2008/03/04 12:44
By: fieldhocke09
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Yeah i definitely cringe inside when they say it. Most of my friends that know don't say it its everyone else who doesn't know that say it and its defintiely annoying i don't see the point of it in that context. "Blank stares at blank pages there is no easy way to say this. You mean well but you make this hard on me"
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Re:Straight friends
Date: 2008/03/04 18:00
By: biguy224
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It bothers me when my friends say something like that but I don't let it get to me.
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Re:Straight friends
Date: 2008/03/10 18:49
By: xSEAN
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hmm, it doesn't bug me. in fact, i use those words, myself. ;
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Re:Straight friends
Date: 2008/03/12 19:48
By: slatt490
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when i first came out one of my friends started saying "thats straight" to not offend me. i chuckled and told her i didnt mind... honestly guys, if ur not desensitized by now, ur in for a lot of "cringing" Ha! The Midnight Poster strikes again!!!
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Re:Straight friends
Date: 2008/04/26 10:23
By: jacobr
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i think it feels like a slap in the face.
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