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That's so GAY!!!

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In all honesty, if someone said ewww that smelld dreadlocked... it wouldn't bother me at all.And I'm not defending the term gay meaning stupid, i'm defending the multiple uses of the word gay, just because someone is homosexual, doesn't nessaceraly mean they're gay.And to say the only people defending it are all not gay... I'm actually bi. soaringeagle said:

exactly you are free to prove your ignorance thats a protected right

i wonder how much youd deffend it if dreadlocks or dreads became like saying stinks like eww something smells dreadlocked
would u say its just words and right to use em?.

i notice the only ppl deffending using the term gay meanning stupid are all..not gay
unaffected by the use of the word
but at same time get all upset when a different word with same meanings used "fag" suddenly your offended because then its not used to imply your stupid or lame but actualy homosexual

so its ok for gays to by synominouse woith stupid or lame but not ok for fag to be synonomouse with you..

all speach is protected but some things u say just show how ignorant you are..
nobody is saying u cant say it theyt are just pointing out its you who looks "gay" (in quotes to indicate being used to mean stupide or laME)

That's so GAY!!!

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I do try! Metalhead Fred said:

Nail on the head with that post Gary.

That's so GAY!!!

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Ok... here goes...Gay meaning homosexual became established in the 1960s as the term preferred by homosexual men to describe themselves. It is now the standard accepted term throughout the English-speaking world. As a result, the centuries-old other senses of gay meaning either carefree or bright and showy have more or less dropped out of natural use. The word gay cannot be readily used today in these older senses without arousing a sense of double entendre, despite concerted attempts by some to keep them alive.Gay in its modern sense typically refers to men (lesbian being the standard term for homosexual women) but in some contexts it can be used of both men and women.The word gay can be used as an adjective to describe something. It has been for centuries. Did you know in the UK we eat faggots? Thats not to say we eat gay guys, it's meat balls in gravy. The word faggot was used up until about a hundred years ago as a name for bundles of fire wood, and the shorthand slang of faggot, "fag" is used as a slang term for cigarettes.My point here is that words change meaning. I remember when a dyke was a drainage system for agricultural areas.This is just one of those changes, just because someone who says "thats totally gay" doesn't mean they're being derogatory to homosexuals. The word gay just has a different meaning.I don't get what the big deal is, it's just a word.Isn't America meant to be a free country, with freedom of speach? Surley anyone is free to say whatever the hell they want.Apparently not, for example you can't say n***** unless you're black (I censored that cos it's not really a nice word no matter who says it!) , You can't say fag or queer unless you're gay. Now that doesn't scream out freedom of speach to me!As long as a word isn't being used as a deregatory slur against either an individual or group of people, then I don't see a problem.In this commercial the word gay is being used in a derogatory slur against a plastic/carbon fibre chef. This chef isn't living, and has no feelings. So this so called Wanda Sykes has no right to tell off this group of teens.You're being controlled America... "Don't do this..."; "Don't say that..." they tell you a word is banned, you don't use it. But you're allowed to say anything you like!That sounds like a hypocracy to me, and that IS totally gay!

Mad loose hair on the top of my head

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See my reply to the "Thats so gay" thread, I'm not typing it again! soaringeagle said:

umm yea gay meansw your hair is homosexual meanning your homosexual since its part of you
to eliminate loose hair on your head shave head
otherwise accept it

Is my hair looking normal for 2 months?

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They look good to me. Don't worry about them being "normal" nothing in the world is normal, everything is unique and beautiful in it's own way. They look like they're gunna be propper fat! Keep it up!

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Definatley. I love parrots! Alden said:

Indiana is called the the Cross Roads of America because if you're going across America, then you're probably going thru Indiana. I live 5 miles from the interstate you'd be traveling across the state on, and only about 20 minutes from Indianapolis. We do animal rehab here in the house, so we've lots of animals, mostly large exotic parrots (17 of them I think), but we've got 2 extra rooms with beds and friends are always welcome. Shoot me an email sometime and let me know.

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You're more than welcome! Rachael said:

TAKE ME WITH YOU!!!

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A little of everything really, I wanna take in as much as I can in the few months I will have money for! Maxe said:

What do you go for? community? city? nature? sights? experiences etc?

updated by @gary-charlesworth: 07/10/15 10:08:22PM

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Awesome. This is gunna help in sorting a rough route through, although I do have 2 years to plan everything!

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Yo dudes, Ok so i just found out I'm being made redundant in 2012, I should get quite a hefty pay off. As a result I'm gunna be travelling round the USA! Just wondering where are the cool places to be. I wanna do a coast-coast trip from New York to LA.Any ideas of where to go, would be much appreciated!PEACE & LOVE!
updated by @gary-charlesworth: 02/14/15 08:05:21AM