Sunday, November 29, 2009
Gay? How is it used today?
Gay used to be a term whose meaning was only for happiness and love. Then however it was changed to reference homosexual men and for awhile went into a peaceful transition. Today though, gay is used to describe something people do not like and may or may not have feminine qualities about it. For example "Blogging is gay." While the truth of this statement may be up for debate, blogging is considered a feminine ordeal, so in today's language usage, gay was used properly. Calling something gay is politically incorrect and often times quite rude and inconsiderate. especially with homosexual men around. This word today is used in the same tense as the word retarded nowadays. Retarded is used at times when people don't understand something or it is to hard for them to accomplish. Associating these things with words like gay and retarded this is juvenile and immature.
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I agree, I do believe it's absurd for that word to be used politically incorrect for describing something. It's a human characteristic or trait, whatever describes the word, gay.
ReplyDeleteAlong with using the word to insult a subject, I believe that word should be posted in headlines for controversial meanings. I hate how people utilize the word at own advantage.
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