Today…?
I’ll discuss the use of the word, “gay”. As in, “Man, that is sooooo gay.” or “Dude, you are sooooo gay.”
Or even more so, “Your AMC Pacer is sooooo fucking gay!!”I guess the use of the word “gay” in those contexts are, much like the word “retarded”, offensive to some people.
Let me tell you all…
It isn’t offensive to me.
In fact, I am just taking back the word from those tube steak lovin’ guys and rug chewin’ chicks who hijacked a word that used to have such a pleasant meaning.
Gay used to mean…happy, joyful, merry. The homosexuals hijacked the word, and applied it to their, Affront-to-GAWD Almighty behavior and lifestyle.
I don’t recall happy, joyful, merry people crying into their champagne coolies when the definition of the word changed, unlike the gay folks do today when their definition is used in a "hurtful" way.
Suck it up, girlie men and manly girls, at least no one is calling you retarded. Well…
Unless you’re Perez Hilton, because in addition to being one, gay, bitter pud-humper, he is incredibly retarded as well.In spite of the scowls of others, I use the word, “gay”, in the context of silly, stupid, or childish.
Now seriously, is my meaning and use of the word closer to the original meaning, or the meaning used by members of the “gay” community?
Another thing I truly dislike about the anti-gay word use are the public service announcements that are running.
Hell, Hillary Duff (purrrrrrrrrrrrr) does an “anti-that is so gay” use ad. I guess she hates me now.
That’s too bad because, I find her and her sister kinda hot. Ha. Kidding. I’m not into young chicks.
In fact, if a chick is younger than 22, I don’t care how smokin’ hot she is, I won’t imagine her naked.
Okay, who am I kidding? If she’s younger than 14, I don’t care how smokin’ hot she is, I won’t imagine her naked.
But I digress…Here’s my point, Bitches…
There is a frequent commenter and Bagwine friend Vinny (Italian descent), whom I call a “Dago” from time to time.
Of course, looking at that cute picture of him, I should probably call him a “Gaygo”…anyhoo…He will call me a Mick or a drunken Irishman from time to time. We mean nothing hurtful by it, because we know how each other's truly feels about the other.
(Of course, given our feelings, that begs the question: Why aren’t we simply calling each other, “asshole?”)
Additionally, meanings of words change…they evolve and morph into different meanings over time. It’s not a big deal; it happens. So folks, suck it up.
We will all, over our lives, say hurtful things, and “politically incorrect” things, but I don’t care much for political correctness.
I am much more concerned as to the context and tenor in which a word or phrase is used, and more importantly…
About the “human correctness” and actions of another, not necessarily a frowned upon word or phrase they may use.
Cheers!!
