I think the word "g@y" should stop being used the way it is.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="battousai188"]

30 years ago gay meant happy/glad.. 10 years ago it was to refer to a homosexual, and still presently does, but the term gay is dominantly an expression of something that is lame/stupid/inadequet. So I don't really think it should be viewed as offensive because most people can distinguish when its being used to say how dumb something is or if they are refering to someone as being homosexual.. And the term gay for calling someone homosexual isn't even that offensive its a more polite way of putting their sexual preference out there than saying any number of highly explicit terms.

battousai188

You can distinguish, right? :o

how is that a christian response.. Im not even religious, and second yes about 9 out of 10 times I hear the term gay used I know the point someone is trying to get across. I have seen and used the word gay to lable someones sexual preference but not out of hate or negativity just to state hey this person is into dudes / girls.. not a big deal.

[QUOTE="battousai188"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]Your comment is so Christian. >_>

You can distinguish, right? :o

Funky_Llama

how is that a christian response.. Im not even religious, and second yes about 9 out of 10 times I hear the term gay used I know the point someone is trying to get across. I have seen and used the word gay to lable someones sexual preference but not out of hate or negativity just to state hey this person is into dudes / girls.. not a big deal.

Not saying that is bad at all, just saying how was my response on how the term gay is used to be relavent to a religious preference. Just because Im not religious doesn't mean I dont have respect for those who follow a religion.

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="battousai188"]

how is that a christian response.. Im not even religious, and second yes about 9 out of 10 times I hear the term gay used I know the point someone is trying to get across. I have seen and used the word gay to lable someones sexual preference but not out of hate or negativity just to state hey this person is into dudes / girls.. not a big deal.

battousai188

Not saying that is bad at all, just saying how was my response on how the term gay is used to be relavent to a religious preference. Just because Im not religious doesn't mean I dont have respect for those who follow a religion.

Language evolves. We cannot stop it. :cry:SolidSnake35

[QUOTE="battousai188"][QUOTE="Funky_Llama"]Oh, well, surely you can see that it's the use of the word 'Christian' to mean 'bad'. Which is apparently fine. >___>Funky_Llama

Not saying that is bad at all, just saying how was my response on how the term gay is used to be relavent to a religious preference. Just because Im not religious doesn't mean I dont have respect for those who follow a religion.

Haha I guess so dude :P whatever.. Merry Christmas/Holidays :)

[QUOTE="Funky_Llama"][QUOTE="battousai188"]

Not saying that is bad at all, just saying how was my response on how the term gay is used to be relavent to a religious preference. Just because Im not religious doesn't mean I dont have respect for those who follow a religion.

battousai188

Haha I guess so dude :P whatever.. Merry Christmas/Holidays :)

[QUOTE="AncientNecro"]technically the gays stole the word from its original meaning of "happy" so i think it should go back even further than an identification of homosexualityxaos

And the rainbow! *pouts*

I use it in the wrong way and I'm bisexual myselfblack_tempest

That's kind of interesting. Some of my gay friends use it that way, as well. "Oh my gawd, that is sooo gay!"...I think it's pretty funny, myself.

Labeling Homosexuals as Gay to begin with, is negative in its nature. For that matter, so is the label of 'Straight' towards Heterosexuals.

Link256

oh well, youll get over it.

its fine how it is i reckon!

and ll keep using no matter what people say on the internet

Being that way is wrong, so it is an offense for me. So yeah, I use it a lot :PThiago26792

It may be wrong, but they can't help it. Physical attraction ain't something one can control.

[QUOTE="Thiago26792"]Being that way is wrong, so it is an offense for me. So yeah, I use it a lot :PDark-Sithious

It may be wrong, but they can't help it. Physical attraction ain't something one can control.

I use it, but around people i know. Dante2710

This. However, my friend who is a homosexual uses the word in a degrading context more than anyone i know. It just proves how comfortable society has become with this definition.

[QUOTE="DarkPrinceXC"][QUOTE="3eyedrazorback"]It happens with some people. Ignorance gets the best of them. They just haven't expanded their vocabulary to the point of saying a different word, so they fall back to that word, because they think of it as a derogatory word. I, for one, don't use it. If I get frustrated, I don't ever spout that out. Kinda childish.3eyedrazorback

no because gay can mean happy and people should just say homomayforcebeyou

Lol @PRACTICING HOMOSEXUALITY

But I agree with you still xD

xXInsomniacXx

Yes, I know I copied the title form the other topic. Anyways, I've been hearing people use the word gay as something offensive. For example: go into youtube and every single video has comments like "This video sucks, it is so gay A video itself can't be homosexual and I'm pretty sure they aren't using the other meaning of gay (happy). People in my school generally use the word gay when something is extremely feminine or crappy. But not every single homosexual is feminine. My little pocket dictionary from my bookshelf says that the word gay can be used as a Adjective and a noun. When it's a noun it means that a person practices homosexuality. When the word is used as an adjective it generally means is bright and pleasant. Now the question is, Why is the word gay used as something offensive? Why can't it be used as a title here at Gamespot?MrEnvelope

Youtube comments generally aren't known for being intellectual, but yeah, that use of the word doesn't seem to be exclusive to them. To say gay when one means they don't like something is saying they don't like either homosexuality or happiness, whether they intend to or not. I'm straight but I find it absurd when people use gay to mean they don't like it yet claim they have nothing against homosexuality; I think the two are just plain incompatible. I think it'd be better to be fully anti-gay than to have such inconsistency.

Though for what it's worth, the idea of calling something feminine gay sounds a bit more logical; there is scientific reason to believe that homosexual behaviour resembles that of the opposite sex, and since 3% of males and only 2% of females are homosexuals, this would suggest that the majority of homosexals are male, and therefore the overall net influence of homosexuality would be towards more feminine behaviour. That said, even then it's still not much more logical, since equating homosexuality with femininity is not only saying that homosexual men are feminine, but that feminine men are homosexual; personally, I think the latter assumption is even worse, (since it's assuming the converse) but even with both assumptions, the problem is that what our society arbitrarily labels "feminine" or "masculine" isn't necessarily in line with the more scientifically valid gender differences.

I honestly think that most of the people offended by the derogatory use of the word gay are straight as a pole.Theokhoth

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]I honestly think that most of the people offended by the derogatory use of the word gay are straight as a pole.DrSponge

Funny, sad, take your pick.

[QUOTE="musikizmagik"]

I use it to mean something I find to be unappealing or lacking in substance. It's only slang, not really a big deal.

xaos

Technically, "black" IS used to refer to things/people that are unappealing. Just watch Lord of the Rings for confirmation.

Whooh...Man, I'm glad that's cleared up.

[QUOTE="DrSponge"][QUOTE="Theokhoth"]I honestly think that most of the people offended by the derogatory use of the word gay are straight as a pole.Theokhoth

Funny, sad, take your pick.

Whooh...Man, I'm glad that's cleared up.

The post that will change the world!CptJSparrow

[QUOTE="Theokhoth"]

[QUOTE="DrSponge"] Funny, isn't it :lol:matthayter700

Funny, sad, take your pick.

I actually use gay like that all the time. Sue me.MLGIsLame

[QUOTE="StrawberryHill"]

Whooh...Man, I'm glad that's cleared up.

matthayter700

Yeah, it looks like it to me.

Yep, I also think the N word should mean "friend". If we changed the meaning of nasty words into something nice its harder for repressed fools to spread hate.clembo1990

i totally agree with you.