"that's so gay!" - offensive, no?

[Mango]

gay is used to describe something you dispise....I think it's a suitble word for gays as well other things that fall into that catagory.

[SlartyBartFast]

4/5 I'm gay.

Mango is too (don't know about the first one). But we don't see eye to eye on our definitions of the four.

[Mango]

4/5 I'm gay.

Mango is too (don't know about the first one). But we don't see eye to eye on our definitions of the four.

[Mango]

I'll tell you whats gay, this thread! *baddup CHING!*

[Gtask8]

OMG, This whole freakin post is GAY!

EDIT: Grrrr Mango beat me to it!

[wimag]

imho,

if it offends someone...tough crap. I don't give a damn whether I say something offends you. That doesn't just go for the 'gay' stuff either. I'll say what I mean and what I feel...and if you don't like it, thats not my problem. You can take your whining somewhere else as far as I'm concerned.

So, if it offends you, I'm not sorry, nor will I stop doing something unless I truly wish to.

now that is some strong internet toughness, No offense dude but there have been pics posted on here before of you and i have serious question to your being like that face to face.

[Will Wood]

Umm yea obviously if he's going for a job interview, or actually working, he's not going to say GAY.

Proffessionalism is completely different than everyday casual life, which I think I've already stated.

[SCpoloRicker]

now that is some strong internet toughness, No offense dude but there have been pics posted on here before of you and i have serious question to your being like that face to face.

Pot, meet Kettle. Tough guy.

[paintballrulzs]

Honestly I think this whole debate is just stupid. I have been known to say "thats gay" or "wow he a is ***" but I dont mean it because of their sexual orienation but rather as the definition our soceity has made the words out to be. So many words used to be offensive but now dont. For examples saying "this sucks." I dont get offensive if someone ever said "wow thats straight (in a negative sense)"

I am all with kevmaster I feel that people should be able to say what they want when they want. Maybe I am too big of a conservative republican, but I think this debate is just stupid.

[SCpoloRicker]

Maybe I am too big of a conservative republican,

If you don't hate gays, your not big enough...

It's acceptable to use "That's gay" in a demeaning way because its acceptable to deman gays in our society. Sorry, but that's the truth.

[paintballrulzs]

If you don't hate gays, your not big enough...

It's acceptable to use "That's gay" in a demeaning way because its acceptable to deman gays in our society. Sorry, but that's the truth.

You don't know me very well then. Lets just say I am very opposed to homosexuality and we will leave it at that.

[Carbon]

Im not a homophobe and im not gay. But i say "thats gay"as a negative description for something, although i probably would say it around gay people unless i was joking around. But if you think about it, you dont really say "oh thats niggerish" or "yo thats hella Kyke" as a negative desription to something either.

As far as it goes "thats gay" is somewhat a more socially acceptable term for something bad. as gay people are somewaht super minorities.

[MayAMonkeyBeYourPinata]

If you don't hate gays, your not big enough...

It's acceptable to use "That's gay" in a demeaning way because its acceptable to deman gays in our society. Sorry, but that's the truth.

And there we have it folks.

I don't find it offensive persay, although it is deragatory.

There are just better and more precise ways to express distaste then saying something is gay.

[ShooterJM]

Does anyone agree with me?

eh...no.

[SlartyBartFast]

And there we have it folks.

I don't find it offensive persay, although it is deragatory.

There are just better and more precise ways to express distaste then saying something is gay.

Hmm. IMO (and I would think the majority opinion) derogatory = offensive.

The use of "gay" as a derision has only ONE linguistic root. Associating something with a negative view of homosexuals.

All those that use the term, yet claim not to be homophobic, are just too lazy or ignorant to actually learn some decent descriptive vocabulary. Or, they simply are homophobic.

Really, considering that the word is meaningless (unless you attach the negative homosexuality stigma) when it comes to actually describing something, what kind of communication are you expecting to establish by using the word?

As there are better, more descriptive words (and undoubtably acceptably sourced slang) to use, why the emotional attachment to the word?