A Cool Dude@lemmy.mlM to Comics@lemmy.ml · 27 days agoThings Straight People Can Stop Sayinglemmy.mlimagemessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up1171arrow-down127
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minus-squareFaridlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·27 days agoBut how can it be used in a derogatory way? Just because the user thinks it’s derogatory doesn’t make it insulting. LMK if I’m being too logical here.
minus-squarescoobford@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up4·27 days agoIt used to be a standard thing that young people said to express disapproval. “Ms Johnson said I can’t make up the homework I missed because I forgot my bag yesterday.” “Sorry bro, that’s gay.”
minus-squareFaridlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·27 days agoI haven’t encountered that IRL, but when I see that on the internet, I just assume it’s being used ironically.
minus-squareblakeus12 [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·27 days agoits the intent yeah. people using it in a derogatory way means they think gay = bad
But how can it be used in a derogatory way? Just because the user thinks it’s derogatory doesn’t make it insulting.
LMK if I’m being too logical here.
It used to be a standard thing that young people said to express disapproval.
“Ms Johnson said I can’t make up the homework I missed because I forgot my bag yesterday.”
“Sorry bro, that’s gay.”
I haven’t encountered that IRL, but when I see that on the internet, I just assume it’s being used ironically.
its the intent yeah. people using it in a derogatory way means they think gay = bad