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# There is a lot of homophobia on b3ta
which indicates immaturity and/or masculine insercurity.

I can undertsand if you're upset with SSG but why attack gay people to make a point?
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 10:51, archived)
# i'm in no way attacking gay people,
the only thing insulting about it is that SSG will take offence to being called gay.
therefore him more of a homophobe.
(I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 10:56, archived)
#
(ChuckAnger Keepin' it real since 1985, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 10:56, archived)
# Not really -
you're presumming that he will take offence to being called gay which makes you the homophobe and if he does take offence it's more likely to be with your attitude rather than with what you're saying about him.

It's getting too common to use 'gay' as a term of offence and I blame Little Britian for making things worse.
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 10:59, archived)
# It can't be very nice for the gay B3tans either
Maybe we should have a gay day on the board.

Anyone who's comfortable with his/her sexuality can sign up.

/scraps idea
(Pachey, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:02, archived)
# hahaha whatever...
www.b3ta.com/board/5524213
(I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:04, archived)
# Yes I think (I hope) he's being ironic
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:05, archived)
# No my intelligence is too low to be ironic
We never really finished our gif/jif argument properly. Fancy a threadjack?
(I helped save b3ta! Roland E O'Dorant R Tape loading error, 0:1, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:10, archived)
# Actually I read an insert
from one of my Photoshop Studio Techniques books and it says there is no right ot wrong in the ways it's pronounced - so I appologise if I seemed to making my point too strongly, which was that even though I and millions of others pronounce it 'gif' as in 'Gift' there are still a proportion of people who call it 'jiff' whether Compuserve defined the pronunciation or not.

Fair enough?
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:16, archived)
# *kisses*
*makes up*
(I helped save b3ta! Roland E O'Dorant R Tape loading error, 0:1, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:18, archived)
# Standing back from that argument
I must admit to finding it vaguely interesting how quickly the word "gay" changes. I'm old enough to remember when it simply meant "happy". It then became shorthand for for homosexuality, and now it's changed yet again into a euphemism for "shitty". Words change; it's their nature to change, and it's nothing to get hung up about.
(I helped save b3ta! Ptolemy the man with the silent pea, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:14, archived)
# Words change, that's true.
How they are used changes but not always for the better. Why should calling someone 'gay' mean: Sad, shitty, freakish, boring, pervert, weirdo?

Homosexual people took on the word to mean homosexual, ignorant people responded by changing the definition of the word to become an insult.

'Queer' was used as an insult, homosexuals took on the word as something to be proud of so in that instance it was something positive and disarmed the bigots.

I'm all in favour of disarming the bigots and not pandering to ignorance because it seems to be a bit-of-a-laff. Just like the racist humour of the 70's with Love Thy Neighbour and Alf Garnett etc.
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:22, archived)
# for the love of....
....'more' of a homophobe?

Do think before speaking, there's a good fellow.

And what maiden said.
(I helped save b3ta! Geoff the Clownfish You know Myra, some people might think you're cute, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:04, archived)
# fair point
still www.b3ta.com/board/5524213
(I helped save b3ta! Just Flange, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:05, archived)
# this is my favourite piece of logic
ever

EVER
(I helped save b3ta! dotmund .co.uk, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:24, archived)
# you're hoping to offend a bisexual by calling him gay?
and if he does get offended, he's the homophobe?
You're...
you're trying to wind someone up by calling them gay,
and suggesting that they might be the...
and i'm gay anyway...
this...
this is incredible!
(I helped save b3ta! Sir Sand GOBLIN ^popular page dis, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 19:01, archived)
# YOUR ALL GAY
sorry
(I helped save b3ta! mugatu, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 10:56, archived)
# good answer ;)
(I helped save b3ta! maiden is filmed before a live studio audience, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 10:59, archived)
# Because
Like disabled people, they're an easy target for people like me who are of limited intelligence.

Especially if I'm using my laser sight
(I helped save b3ta! Roland E O'Dorant R Tape loading error, 0:1, Wed 11 Jan 2006, 11:00, archived)