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Topic	People still use gay as an insult
StickFigures720 08/17/19 3:16:29 AM #34:	SH_expert44 posted... StickFigures720 posted... Isn't it kind of obvious that you're reinforcing negative connotations of the word and trivialising homophobia when you use it in such context? It's like calling something autistic just because you don't like it. I think using it in the context of calling something stupid totally ignores any homophobic connotations. You are using the word for a totally different meaning. That's what trivialising is. You're taking the word gay that is prominently about homosexuality and placing it in an insulting context (homophobia or not), reinforcing the negative connotations of the word in the first place. --- "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan <cite>StickFigures720 posted [p:926174437] in People sti... [t:77944240]...</cite> <quote>SH_expert44 posted...</cite> <quote>StickFigures720 posted...</cite> <quote> Isn't it kind of obvious that you're reinforcing negative connotations of the word and trivialising homophobia when you use it in such context? It's like calling something autistic just because you don't like it.</quote> I think using it in the context of calling something stupid totally ignores any homophobic connotations. You are using the word for a totally different meaning.</quote> That's what trivialising is. You're taking the word gay that is prominently about homosexuality and placing it in an insulting context (homophobia or not), reinforcing the negative connotations of the word in the first place. --- "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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