Gay, the insult

[MrColossal]

Try reading both her posts again. Especially one just above SSH.

[Pumaman]

You know, I hate heterosexuals.  All the time they just talk about wanking .

Are you implying that gays don't wank?

I think she's implying that straight guys are wankers.

Anyway, I'm trying to remember when "gay" started to be used as a term to insult things with. I'm sure nobody used it back when I was at school, and thinking about it, it could well be that South Park was responsible in bringing it into use that way in Europe...

Of course, calling something gay (like SSH's pink car, or the end of the movie "AI") doesn't really have any homosexually-related connotations, and I even know a couple of gay guys who use it that way. When using it to insult people though, I guess it's a different matter.

Incidentally, the last time someone asked if I was gay (which was probably prompted by me admitting that I liked "It's Raining Men") I simply declined to answer the question. So there's now at least 1 person roaming the planet who will probably carry that assumption to their grave.

[MrColossal]

however the hardest thing to do is condemn someone for using the word "gay" in a nonsexual derogatory way and then turn around and call something "retarded"

"It's pretty retarded the way you use 'gay' like that..."

[Becky]

Duh MrColossal it's totally a-okay to insult disabled people!

[riseryn]

This discussion sounds strange to me because in france the use of the word gay is not considered as offensant by homosexual as it seems to be for you,afaik.
We  have, of course, a lot of offensant words but the words gay is more or less politically correct to design the homosexual community and i dont remember to know homosexual people here being offended by the use of that word.
Maybe its due to the fact that for us in france its a foreign word so we may attribute to it a different value than the one you use.

[None]

Becky was obviously using a heavy dose of Sarcasm, on an earlier post. She doesn't really hate straight ppl, she was trying to make a point.

[Pumaman]

Becky was obviously using a heavy dose of Sarcasm, on an earlier post. She doesn't really hate straight people, she was trying to make a point.

I beg to differ -- I still have the scars from when I admitted to Becky that I was straight. "Small but violent" should be her avatar text.

[Disco]

And they go around rubbing their personal lives in our faces with their kissing in public and their holding hands and ugh I can't go into a straight bar without some heterosexual telling me how much he'd like me to suck him off.

I would just like to add that women are not exempt from this type of behaviour, given the amount of women I see in public walking around in their fuck me pumps. It may be a silent act but in reality is just as loud at being solicited for a sucking off. The funny thing is these women aren't really going anywhere most of the time, just trying to make a statement, much like the gays in radiowaves' local.

[Emerald]

In my experience, all women do is talk about sex and who's a virgin and who just popped who's cherry. It deeply annoys me. I'm here wanting some sort of a meaningful relationship, and all the girls want is just another name to put on their degenerate list of conquests...

Men are just hunks of genetic material to you people! To be biologically fused with your ova and then disposed of, like a Black Widow's mate... A pox on thy womb, harlot of the night! In Hell's burning lakes you find respite! 'Tis no grace in life for sex, but sex for life.

Sorry... I've been reading too much Shakespeare...

[Becky]

For those who missed the point of my post: both homosexuals and heterosexuals love to talk about sex!  Hooray!  It sure is fun!  As I am a heterosexual female I will talk about heterosexual males because I most commonly come into contact with heterosexual males who like to talk about sex all the time.  I do not hate men, nor do I hate heterosexuals.

So we're all agreed that everyone loves sex and because some of the people that like sex might be homosexuals it's not a reason to politically stigmatise and deny them the rights of marriage and adoption?  Good.  Let's move on.

In my experience, all women do is talk about sex and who's a virgin and who just popped who's cherry.

You need to meet some women who are not teenage girls.

[Paper Carnival]

We all like sex! Lets have an orgy!

[vertigoaddict]

Has anyone ever been 'curious' about that old nursery rhyme 'Rub a dub dub, three men in a tub'?

The banker, the mayor, the cook...*drool*

[Buckethead]

We all like sex! Lets have an orgy!

You're not my type sorry

[Paper Carnival]

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[riseryn]

heterosexual males who like to talk about sex all the time

"The more you talk, the less you do"   

[Tuomas]

Last thursday a friend of mine told me everything about male-on-male anal sex. It was rather interesting, apparently it doesn't hurt as much as I thought, though perhaps I'm a bit short sighted here. Well, I didn't give him and intersexual knowledge back due to my girlfriend being there too...

Also speaking of sex 

[Oliwerko]

Thanks, Tuomas, this information is most useful for me 

[Tuomas]

Oh well you must have misinterpreted me, I meant to usefullness.

[Tuomas]

Bump: Consider this and more importantly, what do you think?

Discriminations: Government Vetoes Overrule the People's Will

Last week, the European Commission made a you-turn by announcing that it would not support a "horizontal" directive that would protect all citizens from all types of discrimination, including homophobia. The Young European Federalists (JEF) strongly condemn this approach which yet again demonstrates the institution's inability to stand tall in front of national governments and failing to respond to the democratic will of the European people.

"Human and civil rights are the basic principles of modern democracies," acclaimed Samuele Pii, President of JEF-Europe. "The Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties ask the European Union to fight all sorts of discrimination including sexual orientation – continued Pii. Moreover, the European Parliament has called on the Commission to adopt a directive covering all grounds of discrimination in all sectors. Yet, the Commission refuses to implement the will of the majority of Europeans to protect discriminated minorities as a consequence of pressure from various national governments.

"Human rights are a fundamental cornerstone of the European Community" commented Joonas Turunen, President JEF Finland. "There are still European citizens facing discrimination and even violence because of their sexual orientation. The EU must have the legislative leverage to force all member countries to respect human rights also when it comes to sensitive issues such as sexuality. How could the EU promote human rights and freedom globally, when it is unwilling to guarantee them to all Europeans?" Turunen continued.

As a youth organization committed to improve democratic participation and human rights in Europe, JEF promotes the recognition of equal rights between all citizens and strongly condemns homophobia. "JEF considers the attitude of the European Commission extremely worrying - comments Pii -. This situation clearly shows that they consider potential vetoes by national governments more relevant than our founding treaties and recommendations democratically adopted by the European Parliament."

To increase awareness on discrimination and violence against LGBT people, JEF welcomes the actions taken on the 17th of May, the International Day Against Homophobia. "This kind of initiative allows citizens to make their voice heard across national borders showing that civil rights, freedom and justice belong to mankind and not to national governments," concluded Samuele Pii.

As much as I'd love to support something like the EU, it just drives me crazy at times...