"That's so gay!"

[ratgirl]

I say "That's gay" because saying, "That's queer" sounds gay.

[brittany_bitme]

I was going to tell you why people say things of that nature, but BriOn confirmed my suspicions. Not surprisingly, I lost interest. People who say- "like, oh my god, like, that's so, like, gay."

...they obviously have a huge void where maturity belongs. Do as WTF's "happy" pirate suggested- ignore them.

[tarantulaqueen]

i have to say that in some instances "gay" is a legitimate adjective to use, even if in a bad way.

the fact that people use "that's gay" so frequently is exactly because they want to shock a few people or they just are really so desensitized to the usage of the word.

oh and reacting badly to it just makes it worse.

[Mocha Latte]

Learn tolerance, people. Let the small stuff slide. And most of it is small stuff.

Some people are just inconsiderate idiots. There's nothing you can do about it. Just deal with it.

Good God, I hope I didn't offend any inconsiderate idiots who might be reading this. Or Christians that don't like people using their Lord's name in vein like I just did. Or atheists for calling God 'good' when they don't believe that he/she/it even exists ...

[Geek]

You know. that phrase "That's so gay" reminds me of another name calling word that makes no sense. I've heard people call guys, "Pansy." Another slang for gay or girlie. Guess what, you can send that flower through the toughest ice storms and wintry blizzards and the damn flower will survive beyond any other flower. You can step on it and even do the twist and the damn flower with survive.

So my point is, if you are going to call someone a Pansy or Gay understand why you are calling them that. Gay people are just as strong as straight people. They really aren't any different. Pansies are strong flowers. Pretty and delicate looking. but could probably beat up any flower that comes it's way. Looks can really be deceiving and so can prejudices and stereotypes.