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"Getz is Gay"

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by Dick Whitman, Jul 11, 2011.

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  1. outofplace

    outofplace Well-Known Member

    Dude, you're just some anonymous jackass on a message board. Your opinion is not worth me lying. You just don't like the fact that I actually stick to my ideals, which shows that your argument is complete bullshit.
     
  2. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    So what is the argument here? That if you've ever used an inappropriate insult, even in your youth, you sacrifice the right to try to guide other youths into doing the right thing and not repeating what you now recognize as a mistake?

    That's no way for a society to advance. It really isn't.

    I'm not outraged at Gordon Beckham. I just want him - and he is, admittedly, basically a stand-in for all people who use "gay" as a joke or a light-hearted insult - to understand why it is inappropriate. Like I said earlier: Education.
     
  3. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Gordon Beckham is like Hitler, except far, far worse.
     
  4. Dick Whitman

    Dick Whitman Well-Known Member

    Who said that?
     
  5. sportbook

    sportbook Member

    So we have parades celebrating gay pride, yet gay is a slur. Interesting.
     
  6. YankeeFan

    YankeeFan Well-Known Member

    I don't understand how some people are fighting for the right to use these terms.

    It's not some noble stand.

    Yeah, I grew up in a "stick and stones" era. We used racial & ethnic terms as kids without giving them a second thought.

    But, times have changed. You sound like an idiot when you use the "N" word, use "gay" as an insult, or call someone "retarded".
     
  7. Azrael

    Azrael Well-Known Member

    Not really. It's a usage issue.

    Jew anyone down lately?
     
  8. So if you and Gorgeous George faced off would it be a full-on make out session to try to gross each other out?
     
  9. Ace

    Ace Well-Known Member

    If they ask you out afterward, you're obligated to take them up on it. Otherwise, you'd be a tease.
     
  10. Mizzougrad96

    Mizzougrad96 Active Member

    Seems like the natural thing to do before rolling around on a mat with them. :D
     
  11. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    No, when this movie came out, it fairly original juvenile comedy to call a guy a fag. Not something you saw all the time. Maybe he's looked at as more of a moron today, but 30 years ago (sweet mercy, we're old) he was a lovable stoner. I do think more people were laughing with him.
     
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  12. I thought it would end you with begging for the Camel Clutch! ;)
     
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