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Using the word "gay"

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monstertruckk
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how do you guys feel about using this word to describe something. ill admit when i was in middle school i used it. but now in college when i here 20 somethings say it. i feel that it just makes them look ignorant.

you can come up with much better words





discuss!!!

Apr 23 2008 11:48PM
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eheath
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You're gay.
Apr 23 2008 11:49PM
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Alex_G
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I use it all the time...probably a bad thing, but whatever...my gay friends use it too so it has lost its negative aspect toward gay people IMO.
Apr 23 2008 11:50PM
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monstertruckk
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you're fat.
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Apr 23 2008 11:52PM
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Ben.
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OMG YOUR SO ORIGINAL. EVANS FAT HAHAHAHAHAH




no.

but seriously im not a fan of the word. i do know a gay guy that has a shirt that says "homophobia is gay" thats some funny shit
Apr 23 2008 11:59PM
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woolymammoth
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personally i just think it makes you sound like you're 12 especially people who use it in excess, or as a comeback... ex: spanish class, kid makes a joke and nobody laughs, so he makes the joke again, again nobody laughs me:"cool joke keith"  him:"you're gay"

i dunno just makes you sound stupid and imature in my opinion
Apr 24 2008 12:01AM
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BravoWhiskey5280
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yea i do to...its kinda natural instinct for me now cause all my friends say it so im used to it
Apr 24 2008 12:25AM
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Silence
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Dude the whole 'omg Heath is fat' thing died ages ago.
Apr 24 2008 12:31AM
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eheath
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It was just a joke because the thread was about saying "gay". You're and idiot, and yes i am fat.
Apr 24 2008 12:32AM
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doublexl
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i think its really ignorant but i say it sometimes. when theres no better word to describe something.
Apr 24 2008 12:40AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Apr 24 2008 1:26AM
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ax_murderer
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i use it.

how is it any different from the word retarded?
Apr 24 2008 1:40AM
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chames
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i find words like weak, lame, shitty, and queer work better than gay. too many ppl use gay it starts go get really old. kinda like your mom jokes
Apr 24 2008 2:06AM
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ThaLorax
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It's not any different and you shouldn't say that either IMO.

I always ask people what's happy about whatever they said is/was gay.  Get's them  either pissed off or confused but it gets the point across since it usually leads to a discussion on how gay actually means happy not being a homosexual and happy is not in any way a negative connotation.  It also tends to lead to how i'm from SF and it's a taboo to call things gay after you get out of middle school, which i agree with.  I feel like gay is the new black nowadays.
Apr 24 2008 6:00AM
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hippie_cat
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if youre with your friends (gay or straight) just say it providing the gay ones are cool with it, and trust me, unless they have sand in their vagina, they will be.
the only person ive ever met who wasnt ok with it is this bitchy bulldyke at uni. telling her to get over herself and to stop being such a bitch was very satisfying.
Apr 24 2008 10:41AM
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doritos
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Doesn't stop being funny, only because it's Heath. I use it every once in awhile for comedic effect, but kids who overuse it are, well, pretty fucking gay.
Apr 24 2008 11:03AM
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Big--Ben
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yea mom jokes are so blown out, it gives me a headache to hear those
Apr 24 2008 11:28AM
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Raoul_Duke
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By all means use it If you want to come off as a sheltered, bigoted, classless, ignorant douche with a 6th grade education. Why don't you also call stuff "Jewish" while your at it.
Apr 24 2008 12:23PM
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ax_murderer
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i do

thats an adjective you can use in proper context. unless you see two dudes makin out, saying "thats gay" doesnt make sense. but with 'jewish' , if someones being cheap, you can use 'joo' in context, and it makes perfect sense
Apr 24 2008 12:30PM
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M+M
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hahaahah
Apr 24 2008 12:30PM
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eastAR5
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this thread is gay
Apr 24 2008 12:38PM
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doritos
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I use the words "gay" and "jewish". Albeit not frequently, as I mentioned earlier I think kids who overuse it are tools, but if you can stop taking everything so seriously for a second and realize that not everything has to be politically correct to be funny, then maybe you'll understand the humor behind it. Hard to wrap your head around, I know. But I guarantee you I am as educated and "classy" as you are, and I am far from being a bigoted assfuck, so please - stop being so pretentious and stop pretending that everything that offends a group of people is immediately not funny. You sound like a 50 year old evangelical bitch.
Apr 24 2008 12:42PM
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AntifreezeSteeze
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"BOB SAGET!"-Tourettes guy
Apr 24 2008 12:47PM
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skiEER
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i use it and i am not a homosexual person at all.  The only bad part is when i call things gay around my lesbian sister
Apr 24 2008 1:50PM
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2+2=5
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i use it all the time, and im not homophobic. its just a good word to replace stupid. its not saying homos are stupid, its just another meaning just like the thousands of english words that have more than one meaning.
Apr 24 2008 2:19PM
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comeatmebro
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shit lesbian sister?! is she hot? do you have vids of her and her friends?! post them!!!!




Apr 24 2008 3:18PM
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steezyjibber
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Apr 24 2008 3:58PM
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awsome_mccool
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I think this is one of those great opportunities to make a big deal over nothing. LETS DO IT!!!
Apr 24 2008 4:03PM
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RHD180
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fag
Apr 24 2008 4:09PM
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currentwestman
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that could be pretty offensive to him. never the less i'm also interested!
Apr 24 2008 4:16PM
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comeatmebro
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shouldn't be offensive. seeing people say it about hot sisters all the time, except this one could be even better. anyways not meant to be offensive, but still...let's see her!!




































naked of course.
Apr 24 2008 4:19PM
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BonersinmyassFTW
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Probably the most overused word ever.  Not to mention nobody even means what they're acctually saying
Apr 24 2008 4:21PM
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Scolson
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When people say something like "I want a fucking cheeseburger" i come back with "are you sure you don't want a regular cheeseburger" or something. basically anytime uses fucking as an adjective, not in the literal sense i say that.  I think it irritates people enough that they stop talking like they don't have a fucking education.

Apr 24 2008 5:19PM
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*freeskierpj*
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I say it way too often about the most random stuff but ya when someone calls you out on it you feel like an asshole...
Apr 24 2008 5:54PM
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TheButterHashira
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I don't really think that gay people care that much. If they did I think they would talk about it more. Some people do get offended though so I avoid using gay to describe something negative around them or infront of new people who I suspect are gay.

Apr 24 2008 5:56PM
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chicken
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i used to use it alot.

once someone calld me out on it i was like "why am i even calling things gay" and now i do alot less. i guess i only said stuff was gay because everyone did and you just dont think about it
Apr 24 2008 6:00PM
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no_steeze
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i know a gay kid who always calls things gay, so i don't really care, and it does describe things very well sometimes, like that man over there in the purple pants and pink wig seducing the child over there is gay
Apr 24 2008 6:18PM
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melskiis
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ehh i use it sometimes. our school just had a huge civil rights thingyy cuz people in my school were drawting shwasticas? spelling? anyways so we're supposed to be more careful about what we say.. i guess it does sound pretty ignorant to say it
Apr 24 2008 6:34PM
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Scolson
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swastikas are a neat design, it's just a shame the nazis took it and your not allowed to draw them.
Apr 24 2008 6:44PM
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Peter.
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yeah, that was like 06 shit

i still use it sometimes
Apr 24 2008 7:23PM
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Journey
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gay people are a bunch of queer bags
Apr 24 2008 7:25PM
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mackinnon
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if that's what you think about people using the word "gay", then what are you doing on NS? seriously.

personally, i say gay all the time. i think its funny. i have plenty of gay friends and i don't use it around them.
Apr 24 2008 7:46PM
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Commonwealth
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are you sure you dont mean a regular education?
Apr 24 2008 7:53PM
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whattheshit
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Apr 24 2008 8:17PM
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skiEER
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yes obviously i have vids of my sister and btw most real lesbians that are non in porn are ugly
Apr 24 2008 8:25PM
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skiEER
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and im not gonna post a picture but i could care less about you asking
Apr 24 2008 8:28PM
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no_steeze
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yeah they're all like butch and shit, fat w/ crewcuts and piercings, ewww, i think of them as dykes not lesbians
the hottest ones are the ones who are bi, most chicks in pornos aren't actually lesbians
Apr 24 2008 8:28PM
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Nicholas.
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i usually only use it in a joking sense, like if something is mildly annoying ill call it GAYYYYYYYYYY.
Apr 24 2008 8:31PM
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TheButterHashira
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I don't use gay that much to describe stuff but I use straight to describe things I approve of.
Apr 24 2008 8:35PM
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PilleDaKid
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Saying gay is no homo.
Apr 24 2008 8:42PM
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