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COMMENTARY: Why “That’s So Gay” Is Okay…Or Not
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Language is powerful. There are a lot of factors as to what gives it power (love, lust, anger, hate), and we all interpret what we hear differently based on our have experiences, our possess prejudices, or whatever mood we take place to be in at the period. In this daytime and age, or at least in my own petite social atmosphere, people seem to be more sensitive to language than they’ve ever been.
Words, phrases, and expressions that have historically been PC are no longer acceptable, depending on whom you’re speaking to. Some people think we’re in a language revolution, aggressively ridding the world of hurtful words and phrases for the betterment of mankind. Others think people are hypersensitive, creating a tense environment by making others hesitant to say their minds even if what they have to speak is harmless.
Some words and phrases are definitely not okay to say, agreed upon by the general public living in modern community (e.g. several unlike ways to explain black people AIDS Terrorist - Someone who is HIV+ and who knowingly engages in unsafe sex. B & D - Bondage and discipline. A milder form of S & M which involves one partner being at least constrained. Baby Dyke - A young or inexperienced lesbian, particularly of steep school or college age. Bareback - The practice of having anal sex without using a barrier method of a condom. As in skin-to-skin sex or uncooked sex. Basket - A man's crotch. Bear - An extremely hairy man. Beef - Buffed men. Blue - Gay, referring mostly to males. Blue Balls - Term used to describe an extremely horney male. Bog Queen - A gay male who frequents public toilets for sex. Bottom - The passive or submissive partner in anal intercourse. Breeders - A derogatory term for heterosexuals, especially for those who glorify childbearing. Brown Eye - A derogatory term for the anus. Bungie Boy - Straight-acting, but homosexual or bi-boy. Bunker Shy - A young man who fears creature forced into homosexual sex. Derivation from a 19th century prison term. Butch - Masculine. Chicken - Anyone who is under the legal age of consent. Young ga by Jordan Redman Do you know what the word gay really means? The word gay dates advocate to the 12th century and comes from the Old French “gai,” definition “full of joy or mirth.” It may also relate to the Antique High German “gahi,” essence impulsive. For centuries, gay was used commonly in speech and literature to intend happy, carefree, bright and showy, and did not take on any sexual meaning until the 1600s. At that time the sense of gay as carefree evolved to imply that a person was unrestrained by morals and prone to decadence and promiscuity. A prostitute might possess been described as a “gay woman” and a womanizer as a “gay man.” “Gay house” was commonly used to refer to a brothel and, later, “gaiety” was used as a common name for certain places of entertainment. In the 1890s, the designation “gey cat” (a Scottish variant of gay) was used to describe a vagrant who offered sexual services to women or a young traveler who was new to the road and in the company of an older man. This latter use suggests that the younger gentleman was in a sexually submissive role and may be among the first times that gay was used implying a gay relationship. In 1951, gay appeared in the For years gays and lesbians have been fighting for acceptance in mainstream society. While there are some signs of victory, there have also been some unanticipated consequences. In downtown Minneapolis a enormous entertainment complex called the Gay Nineties used to be a fixture of gay nightlife. Now, especially on weekends, the Gay Nineties has become a popular destination for the non-gay crowd - and, some say, a much less friendly place for gay patrons.
Staff Writer
November 20, 1997
IT'S SHOW TIME at the Gay Nineties' Le Femme Reveal Lounge, where a standing-room crowd awaits a parade of female impersonators. Camille Collins is the show's campy emcee, and in her glittering cocktail dress and six-inch stilettos, she's a towering figure of exaggerated femininity. A raucous bachelorette party in the front row immediately grabs Collins attention. In truth, on this Friday night the audience is distinctly female, and Collins wastes no time pointing that out. Collins: My goodness! ... There are a lot of you noisy females in the house tonight aren't there! ... [Cheers from the crowd] ... skillfully how many homosexuals are here? [Less raucous applause.]
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