Ranty question

Night_Sprite

What is ghey?  Why is ghey any more appropriate than calling something gay?  Ghey is a poor spelling of gay.  Gay is not a synonym for stupid.

ggmae

Ghey, or the incorrect usage of the word "gay," is just plain stupid in my book.

MeaghanandMichael

It is douchebaggery in action.

RachNRich

Where does this stem from, Night? Did I miss something today by spending my time being studious and attending faculty senate meetings and such....?

Night_Sprite

A few knotties I normally like really well have used it.  I hate it.  It drives me absolutely bonkers.  I just saw it again and had to comment.

RachNRich

It instantly made me think of those "that's so gay" commercials--which I think are fantastic. Unfortunately, I still say "gay" sometimes--just like I still say "retarded" sometimes--despite an honest effort not to. Shun me if you must

fangsiting

It doesn't matter how it is spelled, it is inappropriate. 

TurtlesAllTheWayDown

It's as bad or worse than calling something retarded. My brother used to use "that's so gay" all the time circa age 16 or so. Several comments along the lines of "You mean your English paper is attracted to English papers of the same gender?!" plus a hefty dose of maturity and he stopped.

tidetravel

Yeah.  DH and his friends use it ALL THE TIME.  To the point where, apparently, I have also picked it up.  Unfortunately, I also have no filter, so that led to a really awkward incident with our flaming dance instructor on the last day of ballroom dance classes.  Yeah.  It sucked.

ricksang

It doesn't offend me and I am half gay.

SwedishChick2011

I picked up "ghey" from lala.  I am a huge abuser of the word "gay." DH and I say it all.the.time.  It doesn't mean I don't like gay people.  I know it's really not appropriate, but I just can't help it.  Sorry.

[Deleted User]

I love that you are half gay. Is it on your mom or dad's side?

RachNRich

[i]It doesn't offend me and I am half gay.[/i] I love you ricks!

LesPaul

according to urbandictionary.com: a derivation of gay meaning lame. meant to be non-offensive to individuals of a homosexual persuasion. "That coffee cup is broken. How ghey."That's just stupid.  and not non-offensive.

ricksang

Hmmmm, Cew, I'd have to dig up my family tree. Buy me a membership to geneology.com?

ricksang

I love you too!

RachNRich

I also love your devious cat. He reminds me of my own devious cat. Only he's orange.

ricksang

He is very very bad, but I love him. He's my baby.

[Deleted User]

Done. Your login is: halfgayricks

SwedishChick2011

I like to say stuff that is not politically correct.  Everybody's so uptight about everything these days.  Sometimes people just have to lighten up.  I know that different people have different "hot buttons," though.  For example, if someone says something demeaning about women, I get pretty steamed about it, because I'm passionate about women's rights.

SwedishChick2011

So basically what I'm trying to say is that I'm a hypocrite.

[Deleted User]

I am not offended easily. My only hot button is being called fat.

sucrets4

On another note,You don't call retarded people retards.  It's bad taste.  You call your friends retards when they're being retarded.

ricksang

Thanks Cew!

sucrets4

Dammit, cew, stop being such a ghey, fat, retard.

ricksang

Sucrets DED!

RachNRich

Oh snap, cew. Sucrets just let you have it.

sucrets4

ang - my half gayness luvs you.

[Deleted User]

Dammit, cew, stop being such a ghey, fat, retard.I rarely laugh out loud at anything, but this did the trick. Ben just asked me what I was laughing at. If it didn't have the "ghey" word, which bugs people, it would be my new sig quote.

sucrets4

(I really hope that people recognize my first 2 replies as quotes from The Office.  Only my slam on cew was original.)

ricksang

Awesome