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 Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 6:31 am
I don't use the expression myself (and I'm usually surprised when I hear other adults use it...it's pretty juvenile), but it doesn't bother me much. It's not something I enjoy hearing or anything, it's just that it doesn't make me angry or offended.
Actually, strike that. It depends on the context. I would be offended to hear it from a supervisor or management at work, but not offended to hear it from some of my buddies (straight or gay). Meh.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 8:52 am
Shanna66 i cant really help the fact that i dont care about a word. dyke used to bother me alot but eventually i stopped caring abou tthat too. to me words are just sounds that come out of the mouth. i always learned that not everyone in the world is going to like me, so why should i let what they say bother me? While not everyone is going to like you- there are things that you can do to make things better for people and things you can do that make things worse. If all anyone ever did was hold up their hands and say "not my problem" there's a lot that would be a lot worse now. You think that words are just sounds- but they're more when you examine them. Your brain wires emotions with those sounds- and the more often those sounds fire with those feelings, the stronger the association is.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 9:00 am
I used to use it sweatdrop
but i've stopped, and no I don't mind...unless the person is trying to be really offensive, tha's when i start talking.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 10:51 am
Me:
I don't give a s**t. There are far more important things to worry about than someone's ignorance.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:10 am
lgtenos Me: I don't give a s**t. There are far more important things to worry about than someone's ignorance. Like what?
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:16 am
Esiris lgtenos Me: I don't give a s**t. There are far more important things to worry about than someone's ignorance. Like what? Does it matter?
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 11:19 am
It might- I won't know until we talk more.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:00 pm
it does. but i dont let it get to me cuz i know that for one, they dont know that the original definition of gay was joyous, and two, they're poor close minded people who arent comfortable enough with themselves to be able to be accepting of non-strait people.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 12:57 pm
Esiris Shanna66 i cant really help the fact that i dont care about a word. dyke used to bother me alot but eventually i stopped caring abou tthat too. to me words are just sounds that come out of the mouth. i always learned that not everyone in the world is going to like me, so why should i let what they say bother me? While not everyone is going to like you- there are things that you can do to make things better for people and things you can do that make things worse. If all anyone ever did was hold up their hands and say "not my problem" there's a lot that would be a lot worse now. You think that words are just sounds- but they're more when you examine them. Your brain wires emotions with those sounds- and the more often those sounds fire with those feelings, the stronger the association is. i still cant force myself to care. im happy with myselffor not letting such a silly word bother me and i like myself the way i am, why should i change that just to make something bother me? ill admit im a selfish person, im not denying that at all, and im happy with who i am on this issue at least
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:13 pm
Shanna66 i still cant force myself to care. im happy with myselffor not letting such a silly word bother me and i like myself the way i am, why should i change that just to make something bother me? ill admit im a selfish person, im not denying that at all, and im happy with who i am on this issue at least Sometimes selfishness conflicts with self-interest.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:14 pm
Esiris Shanna66 i still cant force myself to care. im happy with myselffor not letting such a silly word bother me and i like myself the way i am, why should i change that just to make something bother me? ill admit im a selfish person, im not denying that at all, and im happy with who i am on this issue at least Sometimes selfishness conflicts with self-interest. sometimes, but i dont see how it does in this case. i have my way of viewing the word and you have yours, everyone is different. i find fart a much more offensive word
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:19 pm
Shanna66 Esiris Shanna66 i still cant force myself to care. im happy with myselffor not letting such a silly word bother me and i like myself the way i am, why should i change that just to make something bother me? ill admit im a selfish person, im not denying that at all, and im happy with who i am on this issue at least Sometimes selfishness conflicts with self-interest. sometimes, but i dont see how it does in this case. i have my way of viewing the word and you have yours, everyone is different. i find fart a much more offensive word Everyone is different- but our brains all work the same. Like I said in my first post- Pavlov can make a dog drool with the sound of a bell, people can experience feelings of hate, anger, shame etc with the use of a word when it's programmed right- and using it as a synonym for "bad" is a good way to do that.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 1:40 pm
Most people who use the word, don't mean to cause offense. Intention is what it's all about for me.
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:11 pm
Esiris It might- I won't know until we talk more. Then I guess you'll never know wink
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Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2011 4:14 pm
Hmm yeah it bothers me a bit but since my brother and his friends are homophobic and say it pretty much all the time, I've just gotten used to hearing it. x.x
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