Spectre@lemmy.mlM to Comics@lemmy.ml · 1 year agoThings Straight People Can Stop Sayinglemmy.mlimagemessage-square27linkfedilinkarrow-up1176arrow-down127
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minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoWait, what’s wrong with saying “that’s gay”?
minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoBy using “that’s gay” as a negative, there is an association that gay=bad regardless of context. I don’t feel that way but I understand other people’s perception of the phrase.
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoSo it’s not really about saying it, it’s about stopping thinking that it’s somehow negative. But of course I was being 80% ironic with my original comment. I was simply implying there’s nothing inherently wrong with saying it.
minus-squareblakeus12 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agosaying it in a derogatory way or as an insult
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoBut how can it be used in a derogatory way? Just because the user thinks it’s derogatory doesn’t make it insulting. LMK if I’m being too logical here.
minus-squareblakeus12 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoits the intent yeah. people using it in a derogatory way means they think gay = bad
minus-squarescoobford@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoIt used to be a standard thing that young people said to express disapproval. “Ms Johnson said I can’t make up the homework I missed because I forgot my bag yesterday.” “Sorry bro, that’s gay.”
Wait, what’s wrong with saying “that’s gay”?
By using “that’s gay” as a negative, there is an association that gay=bad regardless of context. I don’t feel that way but I understand other people’s perception of the phrase.
So it’s not really about saying it, it’s about stopping thinking that it’s somehow negative.
But of course I was being 80% ironic with my original comment. I was simply implying there’s nothing inherently wrong with saying it.
saying it in a derogatory way or as an insult
But how can it be used in a derogatory way? Just because the user thinks it’s derogatory doesn’t make it insulting.
LMK if I’m being too logical here.
its the intent yeah. people using it in a derogatory way means they think gay = bad
It used to be a standard thing that young people said to express disapproval.
“Ms Johnson said I can’t make up the homework I missed because I forgot my bag yesterday.”
“Sorry bro, that’s gay.”