do you think they'd prefer the Gay rights one? I have gay friends that use the word to mean both a fellow homosexual as well as something that is gay in the 'lame' sense. I figured the word was like 'hola'. it means both. I didn't mean to offend.
edit lame as in overly lovey-dovey or affectionate.
I do indeed enjoy the gay rights seal. I know you don't mean any harm but you're still perpetuating that Gay=Lame/Stupid. Some gay people do use the word but some gay people aren't all gay people, and even though your friends are ok with it there are many other who find it offensive or demeaning in any context.
In addition your gif can be taken by other people who do mean to be offensive and used in ways you may not have intended it to be used.
Do you have any idea what being gay and hearing someone say that is like? If not, kindly shut the fuck up. The OP was much more mature about it than you are being.
What it we sub in your minority for "gay". So now "That's so " means "that's lame". Do you think that kind of mild racism should or would fly? So why does casual homophobia?
You do realize that "gay" was a word long before it was used for homosexuality. It's not casual homophobia it's a repurposing of a word.
In the same way it was repurposed to mean homosexual.
The term "That's gay" has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality or homophobia in most contexts.
Now, I'm not saying that it can't be used in an offensive manner. But in most cases it's not.
However, racism isn't quite the same thing. People don't use my race to call things lame. They just flat out insult my race and label me with stereotypes.
I know a lot about words. I know how words change.
One way is through a process etymologists call pejorificafion, where a word for a group or other object is used to mean a negative thing, thus linking the connotations and slowly making it more acceptable to discriminate.
When you make it ok to casually use a word for a group in a negative, but unconnected sense it forms a bond in the mind of the users at a subconscious level where the two can become conflated.
Then you should know how it feels for people to yell out derogatory slurs and think that its "no harm done," or than "you're being too sensitive" when you try to explain why it's offensive.
In addition being a minority doesn't entitle you to the feelings of another minority. Just because I'm gay doesn't mean I know what it's like to be black or muslim, or any other type of minority. All I know is what it's like to be gay and I'm telling you first hand that its offensive to yell out my demographic as a synonym for stupid. And even if you wouldn't get offended if someone did the same to you, doesn't mean that it erases the feelings of others.
Different people get offended by different things. I'm 100% certain that I can go through your history and find dozens of things that others will find offensive.
If what you said wasn't meant in offense, then you owe no apologies.
The only way to avoid offending people is to say nothing at all. Since that's absurd, then you will have to realize that people will always be offended and it isn't always your fault.
If you're offended by this, that's your right. However, don't you dare try to dictate what I can and can't say.
Being offensive without meaning to be doesn't mean you don't have to apologize. It means you're ignorant.
Practicing hate speech is legal and you have every right to do it. Just know that it is, in fact, hate speech.
I'm going to have to side with JavaLSU on this one, you're being an asshole.
Mildly offensive stereotypes get thrown around all the time on Reddit, go check out /r/AdviceAnimals and see how many Asian Father memes you find.
How about when people use the term "jewed" to mean scammed or cheated? Is that any different?
I'm all for gay rights and gay marriage, but I tell you, there are a hell of a lot more offensive things in the world than an animated .gif of a seal, so quit acting like such a victim.
You're trying to tell me I'm an asshole for explaining why something was offensive? Just because there are other offensive stereotypes doesn't mean its ok to perpetuate them. The "it's ok because everyone's doing it" mentality is why this shit still goes on. I'm not saying that gay rights are the only civil rights that need working on. There's prejudice everywhere.
But letting it all slide because there's so much of it is counterproductive.
I think the wild amount of downvotes on your posts sort of speak for themselves. You're entitled to your own opinion and you seem good at defending it, even though I don't agree with you at all. I'm not going to argue semantics with a hypersensitive, bleeding-heart redditor on the internet, I don't have time for it.
Also, I'm saying you're an asshole for telling JavaLSU to "kindly shut the fuck up" and calling him immature when if anything, you're the one acting like a child here.
He told gay people to "get the stick out of their asses."
I'll admit that my response was also immature but what he said was much more offensive to me than the original post, in which the OP listened to what I had to say and then agreed with me and apologized.
Well you did offend. Thank you for perpetuating the negativity that surrounds my lifestyle decisions. Seriously thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Why not make a faggot one while you're at it? Or a nigger gif. That'll be HILARIOUS!
Thats like saying "bitch" isn't necessarily a derogatory name for a girl. It could be a female dog. But in modern times "bitch" is mostly used to describe women, and "gay" is mostly used to describe homosexuals. People assume the most popular definition.
Also the OP has stated that the seal is calling someone a homosexual.
How about a "nerd!" seal? And then post it in response to anything you don't like. "It's cool though, cuz nerd just means things that are bad". See if reddit can take it as much as it dishes out.
Edit: initial results show rustled jimmies. Which is pretty nerd. No programo!
I don't see it implied here that to be gay is wrong it's just the word. Context is everything so feel free to cross post it. I wouldn't have thought anyone could hate it without some background that would actually make it offensive.
I wish I was gay so I could tell everyone that it's ok and people shouldn't get offended, but I'm not, sadly. So, I'll feel bad until a gay redditor tells me it's ok.
Well I'm asian, so, hypothetically, if someone exclaimed "Oh that's so chinese" or something like that, I really would be offended. Especially if everyone said it and it was accepted.
Really? I see it posted all the time whenever a male Redditor implies that he is not 100% masculine and adherent to gender norms.
Also, it seems really redundant (and thusly not funny at all) to use the image to point out that two men are being intimate.
Post this to r/lgbt and lets see how funny it is there. I'm betting not very.
do you think they'd prefer the Gay rights one? I have gay friends that use the word to mean both a fellow homosexual as well as something that is gay in the 'lame' sense. I figured the word was like 'hola'. it means both. I didn't mean to offend.
edit lame as in overly lovey-dovey or affectionate.
Why does he have such a confident smirk? Like he knows a dirty secret regarding gay rights that we dont?
So, gay = lame? Do you really not see how that's a problem?
Context is everything. Read the comic it comes from first.
Okay, I read it. Still terrible. Now what?
could you do a asian one for theHappysquirrel?
I do indeed enjoy the gay rights seal. I know you don't mean any harm but you're still perpetuating that Gay=Lame/Stupid. Some gay people do use the word but some gay people aren't all gay people, and even though your friends are ok with it there are many other who find it offensive or demeaning in any context. In addition your gif can be taken by other people who do mean to be offensive and used in ways you may not have intended it to be used.
I can see that now. Sorry. I just saw a cute seal and wanted to animate it. My bad.
Don't you understand?! This is all your fault!
No need to apologize, some people just need to get the stick out their asses.
In this case it happens to be gay people with sticks in their asses.
Do you have any idea what being gay and hearing someone say that is like? If not, kindly shut the fuck up. The OP was much more mature about it than you are being.
Whelp, I am a minority so I might have some idea. So kindly grow the fuck up.
What it we sub in your minority for "gay". So now "That's so" means "that's lame". Do you think that kind of mild racism should or would fly? So why does casual homophobia?
You do realize that "gay" was a word long before it was used for homosexuality. It's not casual homophobia it's a repurposing of a word.
In the same way it was repurposed to mean homosexual.
The term "That's gay" has absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality or homophobia in most contexts.
Now, I'm not saying that it can't be used in an offensive manner. But in most cases it's not.
However, racism isn't quite the same thing. People don't use my race to call things lame. They just flat out insult my race and label me with stereotypes.
I know a lot about words. I know how words change. One way is through a process etymologists call pejorificafion, where a word for a group or other object is used to mean a negative thing, thus linking the connotations and slowly making it more acceptable to discriminate.
When you make it ok to casually use a word for a group in a negative, but unconnected sense it forms a bond in the mind of the users at a subconscious level where the two can become conflated.
Then you should know how it feels for people to yell out derogatory slurs and think that its "no harm done," or than "you're being too sensitive" when you try to explain why it's offensive.
In addition being a minority doesn't entitle you to the feelings of another minority. Just because I'm gay doesn't mean I know what it's like to be black or muslim, or any other type of minority. All I know is what it's like to be gay and I'm telling you first hand that its offensive to yell out my demographic as a synonym for stupid. And even if you wouldn't get offended if someone did the same to you, doesn't mean that it erases the feelings of others.
You assume he's offended by slurs.
edit: missed the last sentence, assumption still stands though
Just because he's not offended, doesn't mean everyone else in the world isn't. My last sentence pretty much says that.
Different people get offended by different things. I'm 100% certain that I can go through your history and find dozens of things that others will find offensive.
If what you said wasn't meant in offense, then you owe no apologies.
The only way to avoid offending people is to say nothing at all. Since that's absurd, then you will have to realize that people will always be offended and it isn't always your fault.
If you're offended by this, that's your right. However, don't you dare try to dictate what I can and can't say.
I find that offensive.
Being offensive without meaning to be doesn't mean you don't have to apologize. It means you're ignorant. Practicing hate speech is legal and you have every right to do it. Just know that it is, in fact, hate speech.
I'm going to have to side with JavaLSU on this one, you're being an asshole.
Mildly offensive stereotypes get thrown around all the time on Reddit, go check out /r/AdviceAnimals and see how many Asian Father memes you find.
How about when people use the term "jewed" to mean scammed or cheated? Is that any different?
I'm all for gay rights and gay marriage, but I tell you, there are a hell of a lot more offensive things in the world than an animated .gif of a seal, so quit acting like such a victim.
You're trying to tell me I'm an asshole for explaining why something was offensive? Just because there are other offensive stereotypes doesn't mean its ok to perpetuate them. The "it's ok because everyone's doing it" mentality is why this shit still goes on. I'm not saying that gay rights are the only civil rights that need working on. There's prejudice everywhere. But letting it all slide because there's so much of it is counterproductive.
I think the wild amount of downvotes on your posts sort of speak for themselves. You're entitled to your own opinion and you seem good at defending it, even though I don't agree with you at all. I'm not going to argue semantics with a hypersensitive, bleeding-heart redditor on the internet, I don't have time for it.
Also, I'm saying you're an asshole for telling JavaLSU to "kindly shut the fuck up" and calling him immature when if anything, you're the one acting like a child here.
He told gay people to "get the stick out of their asses." I'll admit that my response was also immature but what he said was much more offensive to me than the original post, in which the OP listened to what I had to say and then agreed with me and apologized.
Thanks, the important thing is that now you know. And knowledge is power!
Well sorry, but fuck 'em, that's just irrational.
Well you did offend. Thank you for perpetuating the negativity that surrounds my lifestyle decisions. Seriously thank you, from the bottom of my heart.
Why not make a faggot one while you're at it? Or a nigger gif. That'll be HILARIOUS!
AHA! So it is a choice! I knew we would catch you eventually.
Untwist your nickers and move on with your life.
Reddit's homophobia doesn't make me angry. It's just pitiful to see homophobes in 2012
Gay doesn't necessarily mean homosexual... how do you know it's not talking about something that's brightly colored or someone who's happy?
Thats like saying "bitch" isn't necessarily a derogatory name for a girl. It could be a female dog. But in modern times "bitch" is mostly used to describe women, and "gay" is mostly used to describe homosexuals. People assume the most popular definition. Also the OP has stated that the seal is calling someone a homosexual.
How about a "nerd!" seal? And then post it in response to anything you don't like. "It's cool though, cuz nerd just means things that are bad". See if reddit can take it as much as it dishes out.
Edit: initial results show rustled jimmies. Which is pretty nerd. No programo!
edited: Misunderstood and I agree with you.
Are you?
Another one down
I'm gay and I think this is great. Calm down people.
I don't see it implied here that to be gay is wrong it's just the word. Context is everything so feel free to cross post it. I wouldn't have thought anyone could hate it without some background that would actually make it offensive.
Seriously, why is this ok? To me, "fag" is much more ambiguous, but the word "gay" is the joke apparently.
The comic in which the seal originates is actually quite clever. But the one-frame version reddit has adopted is very xbox live.
I had all but forgotten the first use of it. Just a jerk seal.
"xbox seal" I like to call it.
Oh my god, I think I peed. I've never seen that before. Everything makes sense.
You should really animate that whole comic. I know someone that could make the voices.
I wish I was gay so I could tell everyone that it's ok and people shouldn't get offended, but I'm not, sadly. So, I'll feel bad until a gay redditor tells me it's ok.
Do you realize how seriously flawed your logic is?
Don't you worry about me, riemannman, it's a god damn joke.
Well I'm asian, so, hypothetically, if someone exclaimed "Oh that's so chinese" or something like that, I really would be offended. Especially if everyone said it and it was accepted.
I've only ever seen the "gay" seal used to describe something that involves two men doing something very intimate.
Really? I see it posted all the time whenever a male Redditor implies that he is not 100% masculine and adherent to gender norms. Also, it seems really redundant (and thusly not funny at all) to use the image to point out that two men are being intimate.
It was the banner for gaymers for a while.
/r/srs is leaking
Deal with it.