singled out

[LilRedDevil]

Please delete me (double post)

[3 Sheets To The Wind]

My mum's boss is gay, and his boyfriend is the nicest guy i have ever met, he's really generous to everyone at work, like always going in giving cakes, sandwiches, chocolate and a good laugh to everyone there.
He's cool, and i have no problem with anybody, that doesn't have a problem with me (i'm not gay by the way)
I also used to say "ahh that's gay!" when something didn't go how i wanted it to, but i grew out of it

[thcbongman]

I have noticed (on the boards) when some people, think a thread is stupid, they call it gay, now it bothers me and I know damn well it would bother most if not all of my gay friends.

WDYT?

I can say I'm one of those guilty of that, but it's from a bad habit since elementary school. When I say it, I intend to use it in an aspect where a thread is lame. Obviously I could've used better choice of words, but all degoratory terms have multiple meanings. However not until you raise awareness that I realized the term offends people. People use it so casually you don't really think twice.

[Bender]

Doesn't make a difference to me.

I agree with that.

[jadeius]

I second that!

And now I have a question........

I have noticed (on the boards) when some people, think a thread is stupid, they call it gay, now it bothers me and I know damn well it would bother most if not all of my gay friends.

Does it bother you?

I guess I am asking, so I can point out, what I think is a thoughtless comment.

WDYT?

actually, nothing really bothers me anymore...i went through that phase in high school, and i'm way past it really, i catch myself calling stuff gay sometimes...

i'm a rather unusual little queer boy though, i like heavy metal as much as i like the dance music, and i used to be the most gothic person i know of...i don't too much like clubs, i don't do crystal meth, i'm not a whore, and to be honest, there's a whole lot of gay people out there that i don't agree with myself, but hey, their lifestyle, their business...

you see, gay people have set their own stereotypes, and i can't feel bad for them when they are exactly what people shun them for

and y'alls crazy asses thought i was a woman, HAH! i'd make one aggressive lil' redneck woman!

[Ousted]

I have no problem with gay people. I've worked with a ton of gay men, all as different as snowflakes. Some likable, some not. IMO anyone is capable of being gay if they found the right person, its not just about sex, though preference generally is the ultimate deciding factor. There are obnoxious gay people just as there are obnoxious straight, what they like to do in the bedroom has nothing to do with them as a person or how they do and/or should interact with other people.

What I dont like is "cliche gay". If I may explain - men and women who follow the stereotypes (mainly from the media) to a tee, compromising any and all characteristics that makes them unique, interesting, and an individual. And its not just "cliche gay", it could be "cliche punk" or "cliche goth" or "cliche rebel", even "cliche pothead", any form of conforming in the name of being a non-conformist. I like people who are individuals, who are true to their character and self. Whether or not they have sex with members of the same sex or simply have body piercing or smoke weed shouldn't effect their personality to such a degree that it seems they no longer have one. When people fall into stereotypical behavior it makes me feel as though they are dishonest and lack interesting personality and character.
I hope that makes sense.

Jadeius, though Ive only seen your posts in this thread it seems to me you seem pretty true to self, and are dimensional. I really admire that. Cuz it really could be so easy to fall into the stereotypes given the enormous amount of pressure and expectation to do so. Bravo.

[forestcouch]

no biggie, i toke with a bisexual guy and a gay guy frequently

[tylerkane]

To quote the great Billy Bob Thorton
"Haha, gay queer, gay gay gay"
something like that.
It doesn't bother me

[KronicKing]

my brother's gay and he used to be my best freind...our not talking has nothing to do with him being gay,but him being selfish,arrogant and ungratefull ,but oh well,i find that when people call things gay,or use it as a derogitory remark i get much much more offended than my brother,i guess some people are to stupid to realize that there are well over 6 billion other people on this earth too...

[MeatRulz]

i know some gay people that dont mind it, i dont know any that do mind it, unless they are immature, then who wants to hang with em newayz, still akward when i let it fly though. its like droppin f bombs around parents who just recently stopped caring.