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is this homnophobic,or just a bit of fun?
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is it homophobic in your opinion to use terms such as big jessie,
big girls blouse,
one of the girls,
light on the loafers,
a hint of lavender about him,
a bit of a nice boy?
do you think theses terms would offend a gay man?
if you are a gay man do these offend you?
hopefully this question will not and is not inteneded to offend anyone.
if it does please let me know .
big girls blouse,
one of the girls,
light on the loafers,
a hint of lavender about him,
a bit of a nice boy?
do you think theses terms would offend a gay man?
if you are a gay man do these offend you?
hopefully this question will not and is not inteneded to offend anyone.
if it does please let me know .
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Yeah, not sure about the choice element in being gay. The term "gay" has become very popular recently, as in "that's so gay" - something which is rubbish. Not sure how this does cause offence directly but I guess if you trace the origins of the term you're going to find something offensive if you choose to. My mum still bemoans the loss of the word "gay" as a term for "happy". I don't know if she ever used it before it meant "homosexual" but there you go.
It's worse when your name is actually Jessie - oh, that's just hilarious. Even if you are a girl. :-I
It's worse when your name is actually Jessie - oh, that's just hilarious. Even if you are a girl. :-I
I thing thats a bit of a grey area there Skreecheeboy. If you you have two heterosexual couples wanting adopt a baby could you pick one over the other because in one couple the woman was infertile as she contracted chalmydia when she was younger. She did after all make that choice to have unprotected sex. That is an actual choice as well, you don't choose to be gay. Equal human rights for everyone (except for Sue Barker, I just dont like her)
Yes Goodsoulette, although that is a choice it isn't a choice you make knowing that it will 100% render you unable to concieve from your actions, unlike being gay. And please don't turn around and say that they haven't got a choice because they have, urges don't make decisions, it's the human brain that does that.
I know it's a contentous issue but I don't believe the facts that you all seem to be quite happy quoting. I believe in freedom of choice. I have nothing wrong with other people's decisions and totally respect the way others choose to live their lives, I'm not looking to interfere or owt. I also happen to believe that we're all born the same and it's how we are brought up that causes us to develop a desire to sleep with people of the same sex. I'm not a scientist or anything but how can there be a gay gene when your genes are passed on from your parents? I mean, correct me if I'm wrong, but I didn't think same sex couples were able to conceive. Genetics is a very complicated science and I think it'd be difficult to prove one way or the other. But that's just what I believe. Getting back to the question though, I think using any term which causes offence is wrong however it can be expected that if somebody is using terms which cause offence, they are likely to be ignorant to the fact that they're being offensive and unfortunately, in that instance, it's up to the person that is offended to speak up and enlighten the person to the fact they're causing offence. If the person continues to do it when they know they're causing offence, or if they are doing it out of spite or with venom then that is blatently out of order and you shouldn't use them. In a nut shell, it's about knowing your audience as well as choosing your words.
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