For example, “yeah I agree - That’s so Indian” or “Yeah it’s completely Greek, isn’t it?”
or perhaps, “OMG It’s totally vegetarian.”
If someone wants to say that something is lame then maybe they should subsitute gay for something that actually is lame.
eg, “That’s so suburbia”
or "That's so abstinent"
or maybe, "That's so Local Government"
or "That's so LAN party."
However, below is a photodepicting an example of where I think it is not only appropriate but necessary to say, "That's so Gay"
I am not convinced that this article, written in 2000, accurately portrays the usage of the term, especially amongst non-homosexuals
http://archive.salon.com/people/feature/2000/09/14/gaygaygay/index.html
maybe they are really saying 'ghey'....
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a derivation of gay meaning lame. meant to be non-offensive to individuals of a homosexual persuasion
....is that acceptable ?
I think that comment is gay - so gay it is Indian.
ReplyDeleteGay has never meant lame, without being a slur.
i didn't write gay though did i? i wrote ghey.
ReplyDeletetheir and there
here and hear
gay and ghey
different words that sound the same
ironically called homophones
sounds like youre a bit homophonic !
I think you will find the major difference is that ghey is not a word. It is just a re-spelling of the word gay. That makes your example distinct from, and not analagous to, their/there and here/hear etc.
ReplyDeleteWhat if something is particularly homosexual? Like, a painting of two male lovers embracing. Then can you say "that's gay"?
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Re:ghey, that is ridiculous. Changing the spelling doesn't change the meaning. I know it's listed in the urban dictionary as a non-offensive alternative, but so is "nizzle" and I still wouldn't call a black person that because we all know what it still means and the negative implications it has on an entire group of people.
Right on Lauren!
ReplyDeleteyour lack of laughter to my hilarious 'homophonic' joke annoys me.
ReplyDeletewhen christos sees a wrx? driving down hindley st with sub-woofers pumping and says 'thats siiick mate' - he doesnt think the car is affected with disease or ill health.
similary if i said 'this blog is ghey' i dont mean it fancies other blogs of the same gender.
to me it has a different meaning - like gay (meaning happy) and gay (meaning homosexual)
*insert delayed laughter at homophonic 'joke' here* (happy? hehe)
ReplyDeleteYour example is not analagous to the 'that's gay' phrase. The 'sick' in your example is an example of a word that has been used to mean the opposite of it's original meaning. eg 'sick' is agood thing here, where otherwise it would be a bad thing.
When you say ghey/gay there is no intention to mean the opposite of gay. So your example fails.
Feel free to try again - or you could just suck it up, take it like a man and admit you are wrong...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HtaPaQwSQPA
ReplyDeleteooh Fry and Laurie! Love that sketch. I think the fact you sent that link alleviates some of the BLAH and GRR I have feel towards you Anonymous...
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ReplyDeleteI don't find bigotry funny. And no matter how you try and justify it, calling something "gay" when what you really mean is "uncool" does have negativite connotations for homosexuals and otherwise socially conscious individuals. Defending your casual bigotry by suggesting that David should have a better sense of humour about your "joke" is: "lhaim".
ReplyDeletegee dont you sound like a fun gal lauren...
ReplyDeletethe joke was golden - there should be no argument over that
maybe half the problem here is that people like you get so serious
if david was offended then i'm sorry - that wasnt my intention - but i never had a go at anyone - i just tried to start an unwinable debate due to boredom
you need to lighten up a bit love...
I think that, from now on, I might use 'that's so Belfrage...'
ReplyDeleteHehe
If you want to have more pointless debates I can assure you I am similarly bored and have time on my hands... or feel free to just send links to interesting youtube sketches!
It has been brought to my attention that there are two Anonymous'. The nice Anonymous who posted re Fry and Laurie and the OTHER Anonymous.
ReplyDeleteand wasnt it nice of the OTHER anonymouns to bring it to your attention
ReplyDelete*through gritted teeth*
ReplyDeleteyeah i guess so....
LOL