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Contents:
- WHAT’S SO BAD ABOUT “THAT’S SO GAY”?
- THE TE MEANG BEHD “THAT’S SO GAY”
- WHAT DO YOU SAY TO "THAT'S SO GAY"?
- 'THAT'S SO GAY.' GAY GAM AD MPAIGN IS EYE-TCHG.
- ‘THAT’S SO GAY’: LANGUAGE THAT HURTS, AND HOW TO STOP IT
- THAT'S SO GAY!:
- DON’T LL ME HOMOPHOBIC: THE PLEXY OF ‘THAT’S SO GAY’
- WHAT DO YOU SAY TO ‘THAT’S SO GAY’ & OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ+ COMMENTS?
WHAT’S SO BAD ABOUT “THAT’S SO GAY”?
Almost every teacher has heard stunts e the exprsn, “that’s so gay” as a way of puttg down or sultg someone (or to scribe somethg). The lsons will help stunts exame how appropriate language n hurt, and will help them thk of ways to end this kd of name-llg. * that's so gay youtube *
explore how the phrase “that’s so gay” is hurtful to stunts. Why do stunts e language such as “that’s so gay”?
How n we prevent the e of language such as “that’s so gay, ” ed to tease and bully? Also review Exposg Hidn Homophobia for exampl on how to al wh hidn homophobia among olr stunts.
THE TE MEANG BEHD “THAT’S SO GAY”
The phrase “that’s so gay” has tradnally been unrstood as homophobic. Stonewall’s School Report argued this posn, and will be discsed their upg Edutn Conference. Stonewall argu… * that's so gay youtube *
Homophobia |ˌhōməˈfōbēə | (for olr stunts). (noun) Fear, dislike or hatred to homosexual (also bisexual or transgenr) people.
What do you thk of when you hear the word “gay”?
In what ways have you heard the word “gay” ed? Why do you thk people sometim e the phrase “that’s so gay”? How would you feel if someone said “that’s so gay” about somethg you were dog or about somethg you liked?
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO "THAT'S SO GAY"?
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What would you do if you heard someone say “that’s so gay” or another unacceptable remark? (Note: Clarify any fns, and talk about why words like “that’s so gay, ” “gay, ” “fag, ” “sissy” or anythg else that me up are appropriate. Your handbook should clu specific l about g appropriate language, such as the e of the phrase “that’s so gay.
” You n also be creative wh , rporatg stori, illtratns or even ics to munite why “that’s so gay” is appropriate and how , as well as other typ of name-llg, n hurt others. Informatn about fightg homophobia schools, as well as var lls to actn, n be found at GLSEN. Safe Schools Coaln offers rourc for tors and parents on how bt to support LGBTQ youth and al wh issu of homophobia school muni.
Wh this, The Talon sh light on the phrase “that’s so gay”. The Talon: When you hear people sayg “that’s so gay”, how do that make you feel? So, like, if ’s wh my iends and someone says “that’s so gay”; I know ’s a very different meang than a kid who jt tripped and another one said “that’s so gay”, you know what I mean?
'THAT'S SO GAY.' GAY GAM AD MPAIGN IS EYE-TCHG.
Vidisha Sharma: I agree wh what Sofia said about nnotatn; if ’s someone gay, like myself, and I make jok like “oh my god that’s so gay” or “hahaha I’m so gay”. : Also, ’s jt bee people thk ’s quirky to say , like, “cê é tão gay, s viado” and that kd of stuff; ’s bee ’s popular and a lot of people are sayg .
From the terviews, is evint that the people on the other end of “that’s so gay” are hurt and repulsed by the mon e of the phrase. Some young adults might feel that is okay to e this phrase as a joke or an sult bee don’t affect them, and and feel that“long gone are the tim when gay people were opprsed”, but they are wrong. In the news, ’s mon nowadays to see a child murred ld blood bee they told their parents they were gay, an example beg Anthony Avalos.
‘THAT’S SO GAY’: LANGUAGE THAT HURTS, AND HOW TO STOP IT
This 10-year-old boy had e out as gay days before his murr and was found wh severe signs of physil harm cludg malnutrn, cigarette burns, and bis. The police spected this might have been a hate crime for homophobia (Therolf, 1).
THAT'S SO GAY!:
The phrase “that’s so gay” has tradnally been unrstood as homophobic. Stonewall argu that the phrase has a harmful effect on young lbian, gay and bisexual people’s tn and well-beg.
Yet the ial fdgs om my terviews wh 40 gay youth om four universi suggts a more plex picture, wh no clear agreement on what the phrase means or s effects. Consir Joe, a 19-year-old gay stunt at an ele universy.
DON’T LL ME HOMOPHOBIC: THE PLEXY OF ‘THAT’S SO GAY’
He said: “I thk breaks down barriers between the straight and gay muny… I e a lot.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO ‘THAT’S SO GAY’ & OTHER ANTI-LGBTQ+ COMMENTS?
” Siarly, Neil, gay and aged 18, said: “I don’t fd rogatory any way, probably bee I say as well. How are we to unrstand a phrase that olr people fd homophobic, but many younger people do not fd offensive and even e themselv? My tert the phrase “that’s so gay” veloped when I rearched straight male stunts at sixth form lleg.
The young men had openly gay iends, supported gay rights and nmned homophobia.
Yet several of them would also say “that’s so gay” when trated.