Do we need laws forbiddg the "gay" sult?
Contents:
- AM I GAY?
- WHAT WORDS CAN I SAY TO DECLARE THAT I’M GAY?
- THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
- THREAD: MY HEADS TELLG ME I AM GAY, YET MENTALLY I AM NOT
AM I GAY?
Are you qutng your sexualy? Fd out if you’re gay, straight, bisexual, or asexual. Learn what the terms mean and if they apply to you. * say something gay i'm gay *
So here's the thg about g the word "gay" sultgly.
I know that "words change meang over time" and "everyone says so 's jt part of the vobulary now" and " meant somethg else before meant homosexual" and "herp rp ee speech rp. " I unrstand that when you ll somethg "gay, " you're not nnectg to actually experiencg a same-sex attractn.
I also unrstand that you believe that gleang a "homosexual nnotatn" om your pejorative e of the word is jt "oversensive" and "vigilante thought policg, " which you fd obnox. Here's why you shouldn't e gay as an sult: mak you sound like a douchebag.
WHAT WORDS CAN I SAY TO DECLARE THAT I’M GAY?
A gay Gen-X dad is ught between the gentle sldg of his woke Gen-Z tws and the rise of state censorship, like Florida’s "Don't Say Gay" law. * say something gay i'm gay *
Wh that md, please make the mute chang to your vobulary necsary to avoid offendg the gay people you support and/or "tolerate" and/or "don't mean to offend. " And jt bee 's not offensive to your "gay bff" don't mean:.
THE SOLUTN TO "GAY" INSULTS: FREEDOM OF SPEECH
your gay iend isn't actually offend by your e of the term, and he's only keepg his mouth shut so that he don't make you feel awkward (spe the fact that you may be makg him feel awkward). Your support for the muny other ways "allows" you to pejoratively throw the term "gay" allowed.
I don't re that you don't mean to say that somethg's homosexual when you sultgly refer to as "gay. I intify as a gay person. So when you ll somethg "gay, " you are referrg to our LGBT inty, whether you mean to or not.
THREAD: MY HEADS TELLG ME I AM GAY, YET MENTALLY I AM NOT
And if you philosophilly disagree wh my takg offense to the term, is beg offensive on prciple worth alienatg iends of yours who might be gay? Do you really thk 's fair that your sistence upon g a word a certa way should tmp other people's wish that you stop g that word that way bee mak them feel like sh and they al wh that om heteronormative society enough so they really don't need their so-lled "iends" to spew latently homophobic nonsense at them as well?