smitty
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Tue Mar-28-06 05:19 PM
Response to Reply #30 |
| 39. Unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember when |
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"gay" meant happy or carefree. Words constantly change meaning or implication, so children are using "gay" now to mean "lame" or "stupid", even though they know its other usage. Too, they will use the word "gay" just to annoy adults.
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| -That is SO Gay! |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Mar-28-06 12:06 PM |
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Yeah... weird use of it... An ex of mine's sister used it all the time... |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 12:09 PM |
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Well, word meanings do change over time |
skygazer |
Mar-28-06 12:12 PM |
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"groovy" is out of style? Bummer. |
anarch |
Mar-28-06 01:19 PM |
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I'm hip! It's a total drag. |
Richardo |
Mar-28-06 04:48 PM |
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I advise you to drive over to the Tropicana and pick up on |
leeroysphits |
Mar-28-06 05:09 PM |
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Ahem |
hfojvt |
Mar-28-06 05:17 PM |
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I don't care if bummer is out of style, I still like it. nt |
yellowdogintexas |
Mar-28-06 07:03 PM |
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My teenage niece and nephew say it |
LostinVA |
Mar-28-06 12:13 PM |
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I've seen it a lot on automotive discussion fora |
B3Nut |
Mar-28-06 12:26 PM |
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I think that one became widespread about ten years ago. |
ContraBass Black |
Mar-28-06 12:28 PM |
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Well it just hit Tallahassee! |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Mar-28-06 12:29 PM |
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I have heard this used from time to time... "Those shoes are so gay," they |
bob_weaver |
Mar-28-06 12:31 PM |
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Here's how I stopped my nephews from saying it/ |
Gormy Cuss |
Mar-28-06 12:35 PM |
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Been that way my whole life. |
Vash the Stampede |
Mar-28-06 12:40 PM |
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I wonder if she knows that "gay" used to mean happy or cheerful. |
Left Is Write |
Mar-28-06 12:53 PM |
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my 22 yo cousin uses it that way. except around me. |
fleabert |
Mar-28-06 12:56 PM |
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It's been used that way for decades.... |
eeyore |
Mar-28-06 01:13 PM |
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yup, in California in the 70s and 80s it was used that way, too |
Flaxbee |
Mar-28-06 04:06 PM |
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Deleted sub-thread |
Name removed |
Mar-28-06 01:18 PM |
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Totally normal -- |
Katherine Brengle |
Mar-28-06 01:29 PM |
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Many people DO equate it with "being gay = being stupid"... |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 01:31 PM |
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I'm an adult who has never equated being gay with being stupid |
hobo_baggins |
Mar-28-06 03:33 PM |
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Not the word, the phrase. But you go ahead and use it. |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 03:35 PM |
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I understand, but... |
Katherine Brengle |
Mar-28-06 06:03 PM |
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And I understand that... but it doesn't really matter how people mean |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 06:48 PM |
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You see, I'm afraid I must disagree |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Mar-28-06 06:56 PM |
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I had a friend whose father used the n-word to describe black people... |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 07:01 PM |
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I can see your point |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Mar-28-06 07:22 PM |
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None of this upsets me... We're having a discussion. |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 07:42 PM |
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Very true |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Mar-28-06 07:57 PM |
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Likewise. |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 08:03 PM |
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"I think not stopping to think is a form of meaning in its own way" |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-28-06 08:03 PM |
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Yes, good quote. |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 08:04 PM |
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I love posters like this. |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-28-06 08:09 PM |
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Yeah... too bad it "was disappeared." |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 08:10 PM |
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LOL!!!!! |
Sugar Smack |
Mar-28-06 08:14 PM |
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Yeah... that was a classic. |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 08:14 PM |
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Eminem uses the word faggot in his songs |
SouthoftheBorderPaul |
Mar-28-06 05:23 PM |
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Let me add here |
SouthoftheBorderPaul |
Mar-28-06 06:31 PM |
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Whitebread college kids use it too. |
izzybeans |
Mar-28-06 01:36 PM |
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My sister says it all the time. |
ThomCat |
Mar-28-06 01:41 PM |
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i really hate that |
jukes |
Mar-28-06 02:14 PM |
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As a kid in the late 70s/early 80s |
Mad_Dem_X |
Mar-28-06 02:39 PM |
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My son's friends have tried to use it in our home |
Debi |
Mar-28-06 02:39 PM |
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Good response. I work with teachers who never allow that |
CLW |
Mar-28-06 08:18 PM |
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Don't ask me, Grannie. I'm still confused as to why gay means |
Arkansas Granny |
Mar-28-06 02:41 PM |
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Homosexual is pejorative |
JackBeck |
Mar-28-06 02:54 PM |
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Well, doesn't "heterosexual" also emphasize sexual activity? |
SouthoftheBorderPaul |
Mar-28-06 05:32 PM |
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True, but how often do you hear "heterosexual lifestyle" |
JackBeck |
Mar-28-06 06:02 PM |
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Ah, good point. |
SouthoftheBorderPaul |
Mar-28-06 06:22 PM |
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THEN WHAT THE HELL ARE WE SUPPOSED TO SAY??? |
Katherine Brengle |
Mar-28-06 06:09 PM |
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My kids use it all the time and I lecture them each |
jeanarrett |
Mar-28-06 03:30 PM |
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same here. it's frustrating because |
cosmicbandita |
Mar-28-06 03:49 PM |
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Take an empty coffee can |
xmas74 |
Mar-28-06 04:03 PM |
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My mom did that when I was little and I had to put a quarter |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Mar-28-06 06:32 PM |
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I used to tell my parents to keep my allowance. |
xmas74 |
Mar-28-06 08:53 PM |
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My dad fined us all the time |
jeanarrett |
Mar-29-06 09:58 AM |
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There IS a pop culture etymology to this use... |
Texaroo |
Mar-28-06 04:10 PM |
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Why not just reply with, "Oh ick. That is so straight!" |
bob_weaver |
Mar-28-06 03:32 PM |
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The problem with that is it doesnt do anything. |
TheFriendlyAnarchist |
Mar-28-06 06:38 PM |
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I don't advocate violence against children |
xmas74 |
Mar-28-06 04:01 PM |
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My partner (in his 30th year teaching high school) hears it constantly.... |
Rowdyboy |
Mar-28-06 04:02 PM |
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Unfortunately, I'm old enough to remember when |
smitty |
Mar-28-06 05:19 PM |
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"That is SO gay" is the same thing as "That is SO faggy" |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 04:03 PM |
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ICAM. |
tjdee |
Mar-28-06 04:46 PM |
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~ |
arwalden |
Mar-28-06 05:55 PM |
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I propose a more appropriate alternative... |
GoddessOfGuinness |
Mar-28-06 06:21 PM |
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Now THAT I would support. |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-28-06 06:49 PM |
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Remember, Gay started out as meaning happy... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Mar-28-06 07:56 PM |
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If two gay people are using it between themselves, that's one thing |
no name no slogan |
Mar-28-06 08:26 PM |
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I call my friend levi a bad gay man all the time... |
YellowRubberDuckie |
Mar-28-06 08:34 PM |
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I propose we ask "That's So Raven" to rule on this matter. n/t |
JackBeck |
Mar-28-06 09:02 PM |
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I've known that version since the late 80s |
DS1 |
Mar-28-06 09:03 PM |
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I'm almost 36 and that phrase was definitely in use when I was in junior |
grace0418 |
Mar-29-06 10:03 AM |
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I've heard it many times, and not as "stupid", more "not manly" |
NewJeffCT |
Mar-29-06 10:09 AM |
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Is that better? That they use "gay" to mean "not manly"... |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-29-06 10:20 AM |
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I agree that it's insulting to gay people |
NewJeffCT |
Mar-29-06 10:24 AM |
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Ah, cool, I misunderstood. |
Misunderestimator |
Mar-29-06 10:25 AM |
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