Haiit's Brooke, and this is my first opinion thread...I think!Anyways... My thread is about the use of the words 'gay' and 'retarded'. I have seen and heard many people say something along the lines of "That's so gay!" or "Why are you so retarded?". These people obviously have no idea what those words actually mean, and, if they do, then they cannot or do not use those words in the correct context. Gay: A person (usually a man) homosexual. Retarded: Somebody who is more mentally, physically or socially unable than others.
Re: Gay and ****** I only put the first definition I found. There were others but I thought I'd use that one.
Re: Gay and ****** Actually... The word "gay's" true meaning is "happy, or joyful". It is only in recent years that the word "gay" has been referred to in that way. So, before trying to teach us a lesson, please learn it yourself (/)_-)
Re: Gay and ****** Yup. Im not tryna be mean or anything, btw. But ima keep using gay and retarded like i normally do. So basically the exact opposite of this thread. But I like your intention.
Re: Gay and ****** Actually, according to the Oxford English Dictionary, it is also a slang word for homosexual.
Re: Gay and ****** But, that was not the first meaning... You failed to mention that it meant happy, or joyful.... You just moved it over to "homosexual". If I were writing an English paper for a class, I would not be allowed to use "slang" terms. The proper use of the word "gay" in the English language is not referring to "homosexuals". Man, have you ever heard the "Flintstone's theme song! '
Re: Gay and ****** I think that both of these terms shouldn't be pejorative. OP wasn't talking about the positive sense of the word gay but about its pejorative sense. Using the word gay as an insult is just a lack of vocabulary, of culture and a lack of respect.
Re: Gay and ****** "We'll have a homosexual ol' time" Yes. Slang. Slang is not a proper definition. For example douche bag. It's a bag that women use to clean love holes. But people have used that word to describe how people act and stuff. The definition for douche bag will always be the bag full of water that chicks use to clean their sausage wallets, not the slang term. If you catch my drift. But still. I like your intentions.
Re: Gay and ****** both of you are acting like total jerks. maybe you think you're funny? well you're not. you're just being insensitive and it makes you look like total idiots. grow up.
Re: Gay and ****** iEx, you weren't like that before. maybe you think it'll make you cool over forums? Breaking News, most people will dislike you, won't care about you and you'll still be nothing here too.
Re: Gay and ****** I don't care who likes and dislikes me. And if I did, I'd still be doing exactly what I do. The only difference would be that I'd be upset over what you just said.