+229 It's dumb how some people get offended when being called "gay". I mean, if you're gay, why are you offended? You are gay, so why do you get annoyed when you're called gay? And if you're straight, why are you offended? You're not gay, so you shouldn't be offended either. Amirite?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think people only get offended because when someone calls you gay they don't usually mean homosexual, they mean stupid.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Then they're even dumber. They're being offended by the insult "stupid"? There are over 1,000 insults that are more offensive that that.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's still an insult. They're meant to offend people. You don't insult someone and expect them to be happy about it, do you?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

i think it's more the fact that people don't like their sexuality being thought of as an insult.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

The gays should be proud of themselves. Lesbians, too. Throw in the Bis too.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

BISEXUALS RULE!!!

by Anonymous 13 years ago

Are you Bi?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

That would be like asking someone with a mental disability why they don't like being called retarded. It's being used in a negative sense, not a 'I'm making an obvious observation' sense. It's turned into an insult and it's offensive. Sure they can shrug it off like any other insult, but still you have to put yourself in their shoes.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

It's more about it being an insult. Just like getting called a Jew or Mexican. *I'm not using them as insults, alot of other people I know do* It's offensive because those are just supposed to describe who we are, not make make us feel bad.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

This is a terrible argument. If someone called you Hitler I'm sure you'd be offended, but by your argument you shouldn't because you are not actually Hitler.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think they're talking about when someone uses the word "gay" to mean "stupid." Then again, every slang word for stupid is offensive to some group.

by Anonymous 13 years ago

I think straight people get offended because of either the 'you're stupid' thing said above, or because they don't want to be seen as a person with that sexuality. Not in a mean way though, just because they'd think they attract people they're not interested in or seem off limits to people they are interested in. Hopefully what I said made a bit of sense?

by Anonymous 13 years ago

When people use the term gay it usually isn't to state your sexual orientation, its to try and degrade you.

by Anonymous 13 years ago