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Turning Point USA Is Hosting Its Own Halftime Show Because the Super Bowl Is Too Gay (www.them.us)

submitted 2 months ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/nottheonion@lemmy.world

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[–] CXORA@aussie.zone -5 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Are you seriously using gay as in insult in response tl this story?

[–] DrMorose@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (2 children)

What not gay enough? We can turn it up to 11 if you need more?

[–] CXORA@aussie.zone 2 points 2 months ago

I don't like when people use gay as an insult... that's all.

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe we just don't use the word gay as any sort of pejorative.

[–] mika_mika@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Mega gay

[–] possumparty@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 months ago

yeah, i am pretty fuckin gay for my girlfriend

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

I took it as sarcasm.

[–] dvoraqs@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think many people today make an exception if gay is used to insult anti-gay people

[–] CXORA@aussie.zone 1 points 2 months ago

Well they shouldn't. It validates and perpetuates homophobia.