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Oh that's great and I really do understand what you've been saying now. For me it's like i'm not very pc, notoriously bad for it, so I am aware I can personally be offensive sometimes and such, as can a lot of us. If it's not one thing it's another, but what I really wanted to achieve with this thread was just to back you up a bit so you didn't feel like you were talking to a brick wall. Because that's really fucking aggravating for anyone. And although I think it's not going to change much and it's not gonna stop people making gay jokes (along with midget, women, mental disability, religion etc etc) at least it will make people a tiny bit more aware when they do, that includes me. I think that the more accepted things become the more people will use it in humour, kind of like being overfamiliar and at ease with someone you don't really think about how you interact with them. Jibes at any given group of people are rife when you really break it down, it's just the more taboo are more glaringly obvious. Anyway i'm really glad you brought it up berti and it's cool you've been so laid back about things in general. Thanks for kicking some arse back there, you're cool

In reply to this comment by berticus:
Hey! You don't need to apologise... I don't feel that you singled me out. I'm really pleased that it's important to you and that you want to discuss it. But much like you I don't feel militant enough to pursue it, so I was backing off. In any case I don't want you to think that you need to apologise to me for anything, and actually, I'm sorry if I said anything that seemed harsh or overly negative.

In reply to this comment by alien_concept:
Hey berticus. Look I in no way meant to single you out. My chief aim was to rehighlight it as you seemed to want to back off from it having gotten "tired of policing it." I just didn't want you to feel like that. I wanted it to be an important topic that even if not resolved was at least looked at and not brushed under the carpet. But i'm done, i'm not militant enough for all this haha. Sorry man

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Hey, what happened to your previous avatar? The white one with the drawn bunny, if I'm not mistaken? I really really loved that one (then again, I'm an insufferable, biased bunny lovah), and it doesn't matter that much, because all rodents are totally cool. Is this one (rat/hamster?) yours?

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Hey berticus. Look I in no way meant to single you out. My chief aim was to rehighlight it as you seemed to want to back off from it having gotten "tired of policing it." I just didn't want you to feel like that. I wanted it to be an important topic that even if not resolved was at least looked at and not brushed under the carpet. But i'm done, i'm not militant enough for all this haha. Sorry man

written by alien_concept

| 1 day 22 hours 43 minutes ago | CH

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That's fine, no worries at all. If you call it out as offending you, then i'm happy to deal with it. I really do have different views on it, like Laura said, the term evolved from meaning happy to meaning homosexual and will probably evolve again. BUT, I absolutely appreciate you bringing it up, thank you

written by alien_concept

| 1 week ago | CH

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In reply to this comment by berticus:
sorry, i should've worded that more carefully -- the 'lighten up' part was meant to be addressed to the thread, rather than you personally. i appreciate that you and the majority of people here are supportive, so i don't want you to think i have some bone to pick with you. cheers.

In reply to this comment by laura:
hey there!
Just so you know...I wasn't even remotely telling you to lighten up at all...
I was telling you how lightly I take it myself, in fact.
I was being silly, irreverant, and non-serious.
Didn't know you would take it as anything else but.
Sorry for any misunderstandings!

In reply to this comment by berticus:
I'm not questioning your subjective meaning of the word, laura, I'm questioning why this topic is in the gay CHANNEL which IS for gay (as in homosexual and related) issues, and NOT "issues of a certain vibe that some people have associated with the word gay".

Before you tell me to lighten up, take into account that this is just the latest in a huge series of things that have been mis-labelled gay, and this is one of the only times I've said something about it.

written by laura

| 1 week ago | CH

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hey there!
Just so you know...I wasn't even remotely telling you to lighten up at all...
I was telling you how lightly I take it myself, in fact.
I was being silly, irreverant, and non-serious.
Didn't know you would take it as anything else but.
Sorry for any misunderstandings!

In reply to this comment by berticus:
I'm not questioning your subjective meaning of the word, laura, I'm questioning why this topic is in the gay CHANNEL which IS for gay (as in homosexual and related) issues, and NOT "issues of a certain vibe that some people have associated with the word gay".

Before you tell me to lighten up, take into account that this is just the latest in a huge series of things that have been mis-labelled gay, and this is one of the only times I've said something about it.

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| 1 week ago | CH

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| 3 weeks 1 day ago | CH

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| 3 weeks 3 days ago | CH

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written by dotdude

| 1 month 2 weeks ago | CH

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| 2 months 1 week ago | CH

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Your Pqueued sina is dead (I tried to watch)

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| 2 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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Our own Monster of Ceremonies, gorgonheap, will lead us in a dissection of Doc_M on Friday, April 25th @ 5:00pm MST. All participants are invited to bring their scalpels and other appropriate tools for this siftious endeavor. Medical records and other pertinent information will be made available here.

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| 4 months 2 weeks ago | CH

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A Snipe Hunt

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written by dotdude

| 5 months 1 week ago | CH

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HA!

and who else would show up, the moment i hit 'submit', on my comment here!!
bitchez don't know 'bout mah quantum entanglement telepathy.

written by my15minutes

| 5 months 3 weeks ago | CH

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