deanb Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57468221-71/google-to-governments-legalize-gay-marriage/ So Google are now going to be pushing for global marriage quality, specifically focusing on places hostile to gay marriage(well, the ones Google operate in as best I can tell). Pretty big company, pretty wide range of people they touch, could maybe nudge the right minds. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 9, 2012 Report Share Posted July 9, 2012 I believe from what I've read it is not to push for legalisation of gay marriage, but for basic rights for gay people, eg not to be discriminated against at work, decriminalising consensual homosexual acts etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 (edited) I don't want to live in a world where Hillary Duff's "don't say 'that's gay' ad" is the right thing to do. I mean, what else will I use to replace the word? You took it from "happy" to begin with, don't take it away from me. Edited July 10, 2012 by Waldorf And Statler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 You could say faggy instead. I'm still pissed black people took back nigger. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 We need to take something back. On-topic: pretty damn straight. Sometimes I wonder if I'm straight or not then I imagine kissing a guy and feel fucking repulsed and that puts the nail in the coffin. (I don't find homosexual people repulsive or males in general, not at all, I like them; it's just the idea of that kind of mouth contact at my mouth AH GOD. GROSS.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Y'all nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I don't want to live in a world where Hillary Duff's "don't say 'that's gay' ad" is the right thing to do. I mean, what else will I use to replace the word? You took it from "happy" to begin with, don't take it away from me. While I assume/hope you're joking so I won't go in to why you shouldn't be using it, I will say you (all) should look up the history of the word gay as it's interesting and never was as innocent a word as people think it was. It has always had connotations of promiscuity and lax morals, so it's actually not a lovely word the gays stole from the moral majority, it is another negative word that has been shoved on the gay community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 On-topic: pretty damn straight. Sometimes I wonder if I'm straight or not then I imagine kissing a guy and feel fucking repulsed and that puts the nail in the coffin. (I don't find homosexual people repulsive or males in general, not at all, I like them; it's just the idea of that kind of mouth contact at my mouth AH GOD. GROSS.). Maybe you just aren't imagining a hot enough guy. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Pirate Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 Good for Google~! Really, though, if a church wants to have so much influence on our government they need to start paying taxes like the rest of us. And even then, it's no one's business who gets married to who. I'm glad some big-name company is finally aiding the cause for equal rights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuchikoma Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 W&S makes a good point though - what would fill the void left by "gay"? When and where I grew up, people saying "that's gay" came into fashion. I really don't remember it at all before the 90s. At least around here, it seemed to catch on in the mid 90s and got really thoroughly cemented by 2000. I think one of the biggest problems with using it and getting rid of it is that it's usually a crutch for ineloquent people who don't really know what it means, they just know it feels like it fits. At least as far as I've seen, it seems to be used by people who are frustrated by something that seems arbitrary or capricious (like... um... Mario Party. Or wallhack.) Linguistically, replacing it faces some huge hurdles: mainly, it seems that to replace a word, it's much easier to get acceptance for something with the same or fewer syllables, makes sense, and is catchy. But what else sums up "frustrating, arbitrary and capricious?" I'm thinking existing terms like "cheap," "weak," "lame" come closest, but don't always fit the exact same space, so... I'm not really sure what would replace it outright. It's definitely not needed in the first place though, since we're not exactly left with a great gap in expression without it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I've never felt the need to use the word gay in any such context. There's always been other words there to express whatever thought I was attempting to convey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangelove Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 To be honest, the world has become so PC that we are going to have to come up with new words altogether. You cant even say "retarded" anymore without offending retards or retard sympathizers. The world is harsh and were all just delicate flowers I suppose. I think thats faggy as shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 10, 2012 Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'll say "retarded" and not care who I offend because I use it to mean that something is stupid, not smart, which is what that word means. Likewise, if something is literally homosexual then I will say "that's gay" and not care who I offend, like "Dude, you gave that other guy a blowjob? That's so gay!" It's when people use it to mean something generically negative that it's a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Johnny Posted July 10, 2012 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 10, 2012 @Strangelove: As much as I don't like the idea that political correctness is in itself an ideal, even less do I like the idea that we should be offensive just for the sake of being offensive. It feels juvenile as fuck. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted July 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2012 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/coincidence-chick-fil-a-pulls-jim-henson-toy-safety-issue-company-blasts-restaurant-anti-gay-stance-article-1.1121473 So for those not cuaght up on this (turns out Ethan wasn't), Chik-Fil A have a anti-equality/homosexual stance. This has brought them a bit of grief. Jim Henson, the company with a frog n pig dating each other, is pro-equality and upon news of Chik-Fil A's stance then donated the income they got from the muppets toys at CFA to GLAAD(Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.). These toys then developed mystery safety issues and CFA have recalled them and stopped issuing them anymore. The Onion also stepped in. http://www.theonion.com/articles/chickfila-debuts-new-homophobic-sandwich,28888/?e In nicer news(but less funny) http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-18981287 Scotland (well SNP) to introduce gay marriage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFlyingGerbil Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 The safety issues are very real... FOR THE CHILDREN'S SOULS. Don't know how it is 'news' that they are a fundamentalist chrirstian fast food company though - I've known that for years and I don't even live in a country that has Chick Fil A. I don't see why it's so hard for a company like Jim Henson to do a simple google search to see if anyone they partner with is a complete bunch of prannocks or not. They're not even just anti marriage equality - they won't even employ gay people because they're a 'christian organisation'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Uh...isn't that illegal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted July 26, 2012 Report Share Posted July 26, 2012 Not in most states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRevanchist Posted August 3, 2012 Report Share Posted August 3, 2012 Well, today is the protest day. And, now the fight is heading to the labor board of Illinois. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/03/chick-fil-a-chicago-fallo_n_1737488.html It's just wasted time for our court system and more fodder for the press to inflate. News sites are reporting that CFA's brand recognition has grown by leaps and bounds. The chicken appreciation day was a huge success. Protesters are being jerks to the workers and it's getting recorded and re-blogged. CFA's have been vandalized here and there. And, CFA is not retaliating, but offering the protesters lemonade to refresh themselves in the hot summer sun. Really, the more the lady doth protest, the mo' money flows through the door, and CFA is starting to turn this into a golden opportunity. I'd say the plan of attack is really broken and needs to be re-thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deanb Posted September 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/malaysia-warns-parents-look-out-signs-their-kids-are-gay130912 Oh Malaysia. Tinky Winky doesn't wear V-tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Jack Posted September 15, 2012 Report Share Posted September 15, 2012 Someone tell Malaysia that it's 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TheFlyingGerbil Posted September 26, 2012 Report Share Posted September 26, 2012 Kind of depressing, if not surprising. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Now I'm sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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