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minus-squareChihuahuaOfDoom@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months 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-up1·7 months 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.
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.