My English class had to do a "How To Guide" blog as an assignment so I decided to do a smartass/sarcastic "How Not To" guide about the use of the phrase "That's so gay" since I can't stand when people use it. I wish I could have gone on but we had a limit to how long it could be otherwise I could have provided better examples and explanations then again the people in my class are not the brightest either so I think this simplified version could work amazingly for them xD
-shrugs- I was pretty pleased with how it came out.
That’s so…gay?
We have many different phrases these days. Some of them are cool; others are just plain stupid.
“That’s so gay” would be one of the stupid ones.
Why? you may ask, well…
First off whenever you say this you could be offending someone around you. When you use the word “gay” in place of a word like “stupid” or “lame” you are taking WHO someone IS (something they also can’t even help) and using it as an insult.
Now how would you feel if your name or any other part of your identity was used the same way?
Would it feel good?
Why would you want to make someone feel that who they are is bad or wrong?
So don’t get surprised or mad if someone stands up and tells you to knock it off.
The other reason it is a very horrible and foolish idea to use this phrase is because you are using the word completely WRONG.
Seriously!
Let’s refresh our memories here.
Gay has two meanings now. Happy and homosexual.
So I hope you all realize that when you say “That’s so gay” you are calling something or someone happy or homosexual.
Now think back to a time when you used this phrase and insert these words instead. You will realize that when considering the actual meaning of the word it does not make any sense what so ever.
If you still don’t understand this then here is an example:
Let’s use an imaginary guy named Max.
Max decides to go against our society’s expectation of how a man should be and does something that others see as more feminine (completely going against society’s definition of masculinity) and buys a pink bike because he likes it better.
Realistically there is nothing wrong with this.
However his “friend” (not so much now) says to him “Jeeze man, that bike is so gay”.
FREEZE!
Now Max’s feeling are hurt and his so-called friend just made a complete idiot of himself by using the word so incorrectly.
Now let’s go back here and replace the word.
Max’s friend really said “Jeeze man, that bike is so happy” or “Jeeze man that bike is so homosexual”.
However a bike can’t be happy or have a sexual preference as it is an inanimate object.
So when calling an inanimate object or action “gay” or using this phrase directed at one, does it make any sense?
No, no it does not.
As far as directing this phrase at people it will also never make sense because, again, you are saying that person is happy or homosexual. Neither of which are bad things therefore do not work as insults.
So stop making a fool of yourself and any further butchering of the English language.
When you dislike something use “stupid” or “boring”, you know, something that will actually make sense.
So is it ever a good, smart idea to say “That’s so gay”?
No.
Is there ever a time when you could use it and have it make sense?
No.
Still have questions? Still don’t get it? We need to talk then.
Now enjoy Condescending Wonka
““That’s so gay”? Tell me more about how inanimate object have sexual preferences”.
We have many different phrases these days. Some of them are cool; others are just plain stupid.
“That’s so gay” would be one of the stupid ones.
Why? you may ask, well…
First off whenever you say this you could be offending someone around you. When you use the word “gay” in place of a word like “stupid” or “lame” you are taking WHO someone IS (something they also can’t even help) and using it as an insult.
Now how would you feel if your name or any other part of your identity was used the same way?
Would it feel good?
Why would you want to make someone feel that who they are is bad or wrong?
So don’t get surprised or mad if someone stands up and tells you to knock it off.
The other reason it is a very horrible and foolish idea to use this phrase is because you are using the word completely WRONG.
Seriously!
Let’s refresh our memories here.
Gay has two meanings now. Happy and homosexual.
So I hope you all realize that when you say “That’s so gay” you are calling something or someone happy or homosexual.
Now think back to a time when you used this phrase and insert these words instead. You will realize that when considering the actual meaning of the word it does not make any sense what so ever.
If you still don’t understand this then here is an example:
Let’s use an imaginary guy named Max.
Max decides to go against our society’s expectation of how a man should be and does something that others see as more feminine (completely going against society’s definition of masculinity) and buys a pink bike because he likes it better.
Realistically there is nothing wrong with this.
However his “friend” (not so much now) says to him “Jeeze man, that bike is so gay”.
FREEZE!
Now Max’s feeling are hurt and his so-called friend just made a complete idiot of himself by using the word so incorrectly.
Now let’s go back here and replace the word.
Max’s friend really said “Jeeze man, that bike is so happy” or “Jeeze man that bike is so homosexual”.
However a bike can’t be happy or have a sexual preference as it is an inanimate object.
So when calling an inanimate object or action “gay” or using this phrase directed at one, does it make any sense?
No, no it does not.
As far as directing this phrase at people it will also never make sense because, again, you are saying that person is happy or homosexual. Neither of which are bad things therefore do not work as insults.
So stop making a fool of yourself and any further butchering of the English language.
When you dislike something use “stupid” or “boring”, you know, something that will actually make sense.
So is it ever a good, smart idea to say “That’s so gay”?
No.
Is there ever a time when you could use it and have it make sense?
No.
Still have questions? Still don’t get it? We need to talk then.
Now enjoy Condescending Wonka
““That’s so gay”? Tell me more about how inanimate object have sexual preferences”.
-shrugs- I was pretty pleased with how it came out.
