Don't be 'gay' about thought control

Slugbait · Post by **Slugbait** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 8:53 pm

Well, you can get banned from Anandtech for doing the same thing, so...

blade · Post by **blade** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:08 pm

Before homo's came out of the closet, "gay" just meant happy. How did "gay" ever get associated with homos in the first place? :;

For one generation, it meant happy.
For another, it meant homosexual.
And now it means bad.

Yeah, who gave any of them a right to change the definition? And wtf is "them" anyway?

From dictionary.com:

gay ( P ) Pronunciation Key (g)
adj. gay·er, gay·est
Of, relating to, or having a sexual orientation to persons of the same sex.
Showing or characterized by cheerfulness and lighthearted excitement; merry.
Bright or lively, especially in color: a gay, sunny room.
Given to social pleasures.
Dissolute; licentious.

It all spells "lame" in my book. Especially a kid getting suspended over that word.

Slugbait · Post by **Slugbait** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 9:00 am

I believe it was the gays themselves that started using the word, and maybe it was partially based on the flamers who always seemed so "happy and lively". I've worked with quite a few gay people (one company I worked at was primarily gay staffing), but never bothered to ask any of them.

Besides, I suppose it sounds better to say, "Mom, dad...I'm gay" instead of using negative-sounding words like "homo", "queer", "fudge-packer", etc...

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:23 am

Well maybe since the majority of people consider homosexuality to be "gay", me included. That probably is what the fuss is about.

Lmandrake · Post by **Lmandrake** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:32 am

The term "gay" as applied to sexual preference is purportedly derived from the movie "Bringing up Baby" with Katherine Hepburn and Cary Grant. At one point in the movie, Cary Grant is forced to put on a woman's dressing gown after his clothes are destroyed when he falls into a pond.

While wearing the dressing gown, Katherine Hepburn's battleaxe of an aunt comes into the house and is confronted by Cary Grant in a frilly woman's frock. In response to her demand that he explain why he is dressed as he is, Cary Grant exclaims: "Because I've gone gay all of a sudden."

If you have never seen this movie, you should rent it. It was made before World War II, but it is still funny as hell.

FanTum · Post by **FanTum** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 3:26 pm

I got detention in 2nd grade for saying, "Hell". Now thats gay!

eGoCeNTRoNiX · Post by **eGoCeNTRoNiX** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 11:09 am

Sean · Post by **Sean** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:56 pm

LMAO!!! that's great eGo!!!

Hipnotic_Tranz · Post by **Hipnotic_Tranz** » Sun Apr 27, 2003 3:36 pm

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Mon May 05, 2003 12:58 pm

http://www.andymilonakis.com/gaynew.wmv

I have no clue what the hell this is, but I thought it pertained to this thread. lol

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I remember, he was on Jimmy Kimmel Live