The word gay is not offensive: Why I don‘t support petn to rename Goln Gaytime | Opn | — Atralia’s leadg news se

Contents:

• ANTI-LGBT INDONIANS THREATEN TO BOYTT UNILEVER OVER GOLN GAYTIME ICE CREAM (THAT ISN’T SOLD INDONIA)
• A TRIBUTE TO GOLN GAYTIME: ATRALIA'S FAVOURE ICE CREAM
• GRIEF FOR GOLN GAYTIME INDONIA
• STREETS RPONDS TO CLAIMS ’S RENAMG GOLN GAYTIME DUE TO ‘POLTICIAL RRECTNS’ AFTER ALDI SHOPPER’S FD
• GOLN GAYTIME
• WHY RENAMG GOLN GAYTIM WOULD BE A TERRIBLE CISN
• GOLN GAYTIME
• ATRALIAN MAN LNCH PETN TO RENAME ‘OFFENSIVE’ GOLN GAYTIME
• CALLS TO MAKE RENOWNED GOLN GAYTIME VEGAN AFTER MAND TO CHANGE ‘OFFENSIVE’ NAME
• IS GOLN GAYTIME CHANGG S NAME? ALDI SHOPPER SPARKS MOURS
• THE HUMBLE GOLN GAYTIME HAS INTRODUCED A YUM VEGAN VERSN FOR YOUR DAIRY-DENYG MAT
• THIS IS NOT A DRILL: WOOLWORTHS AND COL SUPERMARKET TO RELEASE ALL-NEW GOLN GAYTIME BUYS
• PETN LLS FOR STREETS TO CHANGE ‘OUTDATED’ NAME OF GOLN GAYTIME ICE CREAM

ANTI-LGBT INDONIANS THREATEN TO BOYTT UNILEVER OVER GOLN GAYTIME ICE CREAM (THAT ISN’T SOLD INDONIA)

Although many human rights fenrs cheered last month when Indonia’s Constutnal Court rejected a petn that would have crimalized homosexual acts, the urt cisn did ltle to migate the untry’s rampant homophobia ( fact, probably creased to some gree). Vilently anti-LGBT Indonians not only oppose gay rights but have threatened to oppose anybody, cludg bs, that support gay rights.

However, the latt pany threatened wh a boytt by anti-LGBT Indonians was targeted, not for any statements ma by the pany but for the name and appearance of one of s most lic and beloved products – Goln Gaytime ice cream bars. Above is one example of the posts that went viral on Indonian social media recently featurg a photo of the fabulo “Rabow Gaytime” ice cream bar produced by Walls, which is a subsidiary of ternatnal nglomerate Unilever. The post argu that Islam nmns homosexualy and says, “If there are some who say Islam is a paranoid relign then you uld say that is te, bee the Mlim people do not want to experience the afterlife (like those who disobeyed God)”.

A TRIBUTE TO GOLN GAYTIME: ATRALIA'S FAVOURE ICE CREAM

So apparently rabow lored ice cream treats wh the word “gay” on them fall unr the poster’s fn of jtifiable anti-LGBT paranoia. And many agreed, wh enough people llg for a boytt of the ice cream’s manufacturer that Unilever Indonia actually released a prs statement to clarify that Goln Gaytime ice cream bars are not even sold Indonia while also distancg themselv om the notn that they would ever sell anythg that would be so ntrary to “the cultural and relig valu and norms Indonia”:.

Rpondg the news on social media about Walls Gaytime Ice Cream, Unilever Indonia, the owner of Walls explas as follows:. The Gaytime ice cream mentned the social media are not the products of Wall’s Indonia.

Goln Gaytime ice cream bars (which are toffee and vanilla ice-cream dipped cholate and wrapped honeyb biscus, yum) are fact only available Atralia, where they are a beloved brand.

GRIEF FOR GOLN GAYTIME INDONIA

First released 1959, they were named durg a time when the word “gay” was ually ed to mean happy or reee, although recent years the pany’s marketg has embraced s name’s morn nnotatns. The “Rabow Gaytime” bar pictured the viral posts was also not officially produced by Walls but was stead created by a fan specifilly for the Sydney’s Mardi Gras.

Unr social-media fire Indonia over s Goln Gaytime ice-cream brand, Unilever has issued a statement to say the brand is not even sold the untry.

The outrage follows social-media posts featurg a Rabow Gaytime ice-cream bar that is not an official product but a tribute ncept created by an Atralian fan for Sydney’s Mardi Gras ftival. Goln Gaytime first released Atralia 1959, keepg s name spe the change nnotatn of the word “gay”. Streets has rpond to claims that is changg the name of Goln Gaytime ice creams Atralia.

STREETS RPONDS TO CLAIMS ’S RENAMG GOLN GAYTIME DUE TO ‘POLTICIAL RRECTNS’ AFTER ALDI SHOPPER’S FD

Rumours have been swirlg sce an ALDI shopper noted that her lol store was now sellg packs of Streets Cookie Cmble ice Cmble is the name that Streets has given to Goln Gaytim New Zealand - meang they are the same ice creams, wh different the bt als and products hand-picked by our team at Bt Picks >>Now Asie nsumers are wonrg why the New Zealand versn of Goln Gaytime is on sale at lol ALDI have speculated that the move may dite that Streets is planng to change the name of Goln Gaytime Atralia. “They’re Gaytim, jt a new name due to polil rrectns, ” suggted one ALDI shopper on the Aldi Mums Facebook ALDI shopper shared this image of a box of Streets Cookie Cmbl, which is what Goln Gaytim are lled New Zealand. What I meant, is the ‘Gaytime’ renamed due to the ‘offensive’ name, like Redsks, Chis and Coon chee of late that have been renamed.

”However a Streets spokperson has told that there are no plans to change the name of Goln Gaytime Atralia. ”In a statement, Streets said had ma the cisn to keep the Goln Gaytime name after meetg wh muny lears. “The meang behd the Gaytime name has not changed sce s inic but 1959 – is, and always has been for everybody to enjoy, no matter who you are or who you love, ” the statement reads.

“However, we are very mdful that the world has changed sce the first Gaytime was ma, and culture and language has also evolved over time.

GOLN GAYTIME

Streets has nfirmed that there are no plans to rename Goln Gaytime ice creams. Cred: StreetsIt add: “Followg the nversatns and reflectn, and wh the support of ACON and many other voic the LGBTQIA+ muny, we are proud to keep the Goln Gaytime name. “There is a lot of history and pri behd Gaytime, and we have been spirg a sense of muny for many years.

WHY RENAMG GOLN GAYTIM WOULD BE A TERRIBLE CISN

”In May 2021, a member of the LGBTQIA+ muny mand that Goln Gaytime be renamed due to ncerns is “outdated” cric lnched a petn as part of their mpaign, llg for the term “gay” to be removed om the tle.

OPINIONCoon chee, Chis, Uncle Ben’s and now Goln Gaytim. There are mov afoot to have one of Atralia’s most inic ice creams — most inic brands full stop — renamed bee the name is “outdated” a gay man, and lover of ice cream, I n tegorilly say renamg Goln Gaytime would be the sgle most idtic cisn ever ma. There is practilly no support om gay people to banish the the ntrary, brgs much pleasure to gay Atralians to know that their heterosexual brothers and sisters enjoy a gay time, sorry a Gaytime, as much as they do.

On the beach, the r, on the sofa after a hard day’s work — Gaytim for, renamg products may be all the rage.

GOLN GAYTIME

But there is not a sgle gent reason why Goln Gaytim should be the next banned brand. Mr Mc scribed the name of the ice cream, which was first released 1959 when gay was primarily a term for joy, as “outdated” and a “double entendre” that has to go.

”In New Zealand, Gaytime is known by the a-ducg name of Cookie Cmble. But the mpaigner is missg a simple but ccial difference between the lik of Coon and Gaytime: the word “gay” is not, rebrandg Gaytime uld suggt the name is offensive.

Overwhelmgly “gay” is ed simply as a noun to note same-sex attracted people.

ATRALIAN MAN LNCH PETN TO RENAME ‘OFFENSIVE’ GOLN GAYTIME

Ined, gay people appear to love the brand, not loathe . RELATED: All the ‘racist’ nam beg changedGAY PEOPLE SUPPORT GAYTIMESGraeme Watson, edor of LGBTI publitn OUTPerth which reported on the petn, said the one-man mpaign was bbished by his dience, wh hundreds of ments favour of . “The rears of OUTPerth universally showed their love of Gaytim and blked at the suggtn of changg s name, ” he told of the publitn’s rears said she was “disgted” at the “false equivalence” of characterisg Gaytime as beg as offensive as Coon chee.

Yet, Goln Gaytim are rigur at LGBTI events.

CALLS TO MAKE RENOWNED GOLN GAYTIME VEGAN AFTER MAND TO CHANGE ‘OFFENSIVE’ NAME

I wore a Gaytime T-shirt to the Mardi Gras para this year. Its ventors never meant to bee a celebratn of a gay old time but, hey, that’s what’s happened. When I first set foot Atralia I marvelled when I was exposed to a lic Gaytime.

IS GOLN GAYTIME CHANGG S NAME? ALDI SHOPPER SPARKS MOURS

Atralians uld have shunned Gaytim but they’ve cherished precisely bee of s eye-openg but chuckle-ducg name, a name that would likely never be vented today.

When visors e to Atralia, is my absolute pleasure to ask them if they’d like to have a Gaytime wh me.

THE HUMBLE GOLN GAYTIME HAS INTRODUCED A YUM VEGAN VERSN FOR YOUR DAIRY-DENYG MAT

In his petn, he talks of his stggl of beg bullied, beg told homosexualy was a s and gog through the now discreded practice of nversn therapy.

He, like many gay people, has been through the rger. In his view, he’s had to fight for the right to be lled gay, the ice cream hasn’t. But banishg Gaytim won’t banish than 900 people have now signed the petn; people who uld have lled out real stanc of homophobia stead.

People were attacked at this year’s Mardi Gras; the ernments of Poland and Rsia, to name jt two, are actively makg the liv of gay people worse; here Atralia plans to protect gay stunts and teachers at relig schools have been shelved. Callg out Gaytim as beg “outdated” distracts om the real battl gay people still face. If feels like the sand is shiftg, Gaytime will be gone.

THIS IS NOT A DRILL: WOOLWORTHS AND COL SUPERMARKET TO RELEASE ALL-NEW GOLN GAYTIME BUYS

Gay people, all Atralians, need to wave away this nonsense or we may fd ourselv reachg for a Cookie Cmble om the eezer. And that would not be a gay time at all.

Enjoy your Goln Gaytime- an Asie classic wh s lic batn of smooth, creamy ice cream and lic biscu cmb. Click on the Goln Gaytime to fd out more. Goln Gaytime Multipack.

PETN LLS FOR STREETS TO CHANGE ‘OUTDATED’ NAME OF GOLN GAYTIME ICE CREAM

Streets Goln Gaytime has a batn of toffee and vanilla flavoured ice cream, dipped scmpt choc atg and vered lic biscu piec.