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That's Gay

Eor

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that statement was so Eor
Wha?

Homosexuality doesn't help procreate the human race, but you haven't explained how it's wrong. I don't know how you can say it's not natural, people have been gay since civilization started, and probably before that. And it's documented. Besides, while you can claim it's not "natural" (though I might be wrong on this!) homosexuality is a naturally occurring thing in nature, and can come from overpopulation. Considering how much we're overpopulating the planet, homosexuality can actually be argued as helping the human race. It's estimated that 10% of American's are gay, which would mean that the worldwide number is around the same.
 

Falco&Victory

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lol, I guess it is helping us in a way, and homosexuality IS found in nature, but the whole reason we have sexual preferences is to reproduce, isn't it?

Aww, I'll let this one be lol
The gays have power, I don't want on their bad side
 

Florida

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lol, I guess it is helping us in a way, and homosexuality IS found in nature, but the whole reason we have sexual preferences is to reproduce, isn't it?

Aww, I'll let this one be lol
The gays have power, I don't want on their bad side
Coooondooooms ;)

And, I don't see how homosexuality is "helping us". Could someone please explain on that one more?
 

Ice Puff

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lol, I guess it is helping us in a way, and homosexuality IS found in nature, but the whole reason we have sexual preferences is to reproduce, isn't it?

Aww, I'll let this one be lol
The gays have power, I don't want on their bad side
We're born with our sexualities and it dictates who we are attracted to and love (as partners).
 

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Homosexuality doesn't help procreate the human race, but you haven't explained how it's wrong. I don't know how you can say it's not natural, people have been gay since civilization started, and probably before that....[H]omosexuality is a naturally occurring thing in nature, and can come from overpopulation. Considering how much we're overpopulating the planet, homosexuality can actually be argued as helping the human race.
Wow, I never thought about it that way, especially the "helping the human race" part. I guess it's sad that, since gay people don't reproduce (usually), genes that increase your likelihood of being gay won't be transferred from generation to generation. The fact that there still is a lot of homosexuality shows that it's a an important part of our society and species.

And to whomever said that homosexuality isn't natural, by that logic **** is natural. Men more likely to **** women are more likely to have their genes passed down. They're procreating. But of course, **** is wrong, and is necessarily illegal.
 

Ice Puff

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Coooondooooms ;)

And, I don't see how homosexuality is "helping us". Could someone please explain on that one more?
I think what he means (and my mom thinks the same) is that homosexuality helps the human race by cutting down on the population, and helping it not to overpopulate. Now, of course, we're not sterile, and some of us have kids in straight marriages and other ways; but if we are honest with ourselves and have a same-sex-partner the only way to have a kid (not involving a volunteer woman) is adoption. And adoption does not increase the population. It helps kids, and gives them homes. :)
 

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I say "That's Gay" most of the time when playing games and I get soo stressed out >_<! I have no problem with gays.
 

Jammer

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I just talked to a gay friend of mine and asked what she thought about the phrase "That's gay". She said she didn't really mind, because the use of the word "gay" in that phrase has evolved into a synonym for "bad", and not homosexuality. I asked if it offends most gay people, but she said she didn't really know.

I think this is the first lesbian opinion we have on the matter. Of course, it's only one person.
 

digitalmaster287

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I say that different things are gay all the time. Its just a new usage of the word. One definition is happy, another is homosexual, and a third one is that something sucks or blows.
 

Florida

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I just talked to a gay friend of mine and asked what she thought about the phrase "That's gay". She said she didn't really mind, because the use of the word "gay" in that phrase has evolved into a synonym for "bad", and not homosexuality. I asked if it offends most gay people, but she said she didn't really know.

I think this is the first lesbian opinion we have on the matter. Of course, it's only one person.
Interesting :)

I haven't talked to Mattie (my gay friend) in a while, so I really haven't asked him that question. Next time I see him I'll be sure to ask! ;)

Let me ask this though, was your friend offended by being asked that?

A very close friend of mine is gay, he'd probably say this thread is gay.
I love irony :)
 

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Not to say that your thread doesn't have a point of course. Some people are just homophobic, but other people just say it cause it's just what is said. I make an effort to not say it, but it just happens sometimes...cause some things really are just gay, like marth.
 

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iGrunt, I'm proud to say that I support homosexuality, but I still say "That's Gay", and the gay friends I hang around with says it doesn't offend them. So I think people need to really talk to someone who's homosexual before saying something offends them when it really doesn't.
 

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It does offend some people though, even if they aren't gay. It's really all about the person. Like some black people don't care if you say *****, cause they know, or think, that you aren't being racist. While other's just hate the word and all that jazz.
 

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It does offend some people though, even if they aren't gay. It's really all about the person. Like some black people don't care if you say *****, cause they know, or think, that you aren't being racist. While other's just hate the word and all that jazz.
All the black people at my school are fine when THEY say it, but when they hear someone else say "nigg3r", even if you're not calling someone that to be offensive, they still get up in arms about it.

So dumb. SO...dumb.
 

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Let me ask this though, was your friend offended by being asked that?
No, she wasn't at all. I talk about sexuality with her all the time because she has some very interesting views. Plus, we can both talk about girls.

I think most gay people aren't offended by being asked about their sexuality. They may get annoyed if it's all you talk about, but they seem to like explaining their feelings.

Also, how did egruntz get banned? 22 points? Did he post porn or something? That just seems very unlike him. RIP, egruntz.
 

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I think he just changed his "title." As in Smash Noob or Smash Journeyman. Cept I'm not sure how people do it. Anyway, I don't think anyone can actually get 22 points...lol.
 

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I hope that you're right. I was thinking that if I ever had the opportunity to change my title, I would have it say something silly like "Banned (5 Points)"
 

Sinz

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The banned ( XX points) title is stupid and over used. It is just gay.

Back on topic.

Eor pointed out a very good fact. When overpopulation occurs homosexuality often occurs. Thus lowering the rate of birth. And slowing down the population. Yes that is true. Also, homosexuality is often a matter of opinion of the person. Opinions are hard to change so just face it people will be who they will choose to be. I may be bi, but that doesn't degrade me in any way. I just choose to like people for whats on the inside not the outside.
 

Falco&Victory

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of course if those gays were just executed we wouldn't have ANY of those problems. Look at the middle east, we need to draw examples from them

<cereal>Some things are just SO gay you HAVE to call them gay. I'm looking to substitute the word gay for something else though, offensive to less people

Marth is so Eor</cereal>
 

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I dont know why people are so homophobic, I mean, Its not like if they were aliens, I have never used gay/lesbian/bisexual/transexual/Travesite as an insult, I wont call a person "Gay" until the day I see him her doing Oral Sex to a same-gender person, besides, teens ALWAYS have mental confusions, I dont think that a person can be deemed gay until you see him having sex with a same gender person, or until they are 25 or so.
I use it from time to time with my friends, just to be joking around, but we dont seem it as a insult, one of them says I have a gay voice, and I say she is a Pederast, thats our way, but then, we always use sexual inneduos in our conversations.

as For the ****ty slang, its stupid, just because ****ty idiotic violent 13-year-olds think its bad, its not bad, People need to learn tolerance. Its stupid to think that Homo people are bad people, I would be more worried about Serial Killers or Marihuana Sellers.
 

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My answer should come simply with this statement.

I'm gay.. and I mean VERY gay.. like.. enough to make Fred Phelps go crying home to his church... yet, I still say things like "That was gay."

Do I feel bad for saying it? Not really. Is it a bad thing that I say it? Honestly, I don't think so. Is there better words I could use? Of course.

The reason I use it is simply because it's a way of saying "Well, that was lame/stupid/bull****", merely by the use of slang instead of the "correct" word.

Honestly, I don't ever think of the word "homosexual" when people say things like "That's gay." Now, if they were to say "You're a ***got!" or "You're gay!", then that'd be a different story, and I never ever use those phrases.. ever.

Anyway, my reasoning for not caring about the phrase "that's gay" is simple. When people, myself included, use this word, they ARE NOT always meaning that something is homosexual. As you know, they are just using the word as a replacement for "lame", "stupid", or any other word like that. It is just slang, in this case. It is a way for us to use a word and give it a completely different meaning. There are a LOT of words out there just like this, none of which are wrong in whatever meaning. Why should "gay" being used as a slang word, which is truly all it is for BOTH meanings, be treated as some sort of huge controversial insult?

The typical argument I hear for why it shouldn't be used is that "it puts down homosexuals and offends them." All I say to that is that they need to learn to think for themselves. Yes, some might get offended by it, but.. if they really do, I'm gonna let them handle it. If someone were to ask me to truly stop because I was offending, I would stop.

..but yeah, it's obvious that I don't care for it. People can use a word however they want, as long as it's not purposefully meant to hate... even then, there's nothing anyone can do to stop them except for themselves.
 

iankobe

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My answer should come simply with this statement.

I'm gay.. and I mean VERY gay.. like.. enough to make Fred Phelps go crying home to his church... yet, I still say things like "That was gay."

Do I feel bad for saying it? Not really. Is it a bad thing that I say it? Honestly, I don't think so. Is there better words I could use? Of course.

The reason I use it is simply because it's a way of saying "Well, that was lame/stupid/bull****", merely by the use of slang instead of the "correct" word.

Honestly, I don't ever think of the word "homosexual" when people say things like "That's gay." Now, if they were to say "You're a ***got!" or "You're gay!", then that'd be a different story, and I never ever use those phrases.. ever.

Anyway, my reasoning for not caring about the phrase "that's gay" is simple. When people, myself included, use this word, they ARE NOT always meaning that something is homosexual. As you know, they are just using the word as a replacement for "lame", "stupid", or any other word like that. It is just slang, in this case. It is a way for us to use a word and give it a completely different meaning. There are a LOT of words out there just like this, none of which are wrong in whatever meaning. Why should "gay" being used as a slang word, which is truly all it is for BOTH meanings, be treated as some sort of huge controversial insult?

The typical argument I hear for why it shouldn't be used is that "it puts down homosexuals and offends them." All I say to that is that they need to learn to think for themselves. Yes, some might get offended by it, but.. if they really do, I'm gonna let them handle it. If someone were to ask me to truly stop because I was offending, I would stop.

..but yeah, it's obvious that I don't care for it. People can use a word however they want, as long as it's not purposefully meant to hate... even then, there's nothing anyone can do to stop them except for themselves.
Amen to that, brother! LMAO.

Seriously. I've only seen like....what? One person back in my High school that actually told me not to say, "That's gay". I was more pissed than shocked how she told me not to say it.

I was like...Ok...I don't really mean GAY as in "GAY"...

You know what I mean?
 
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