I just asked one of my students if he was chilling out with his homos.

[Bucky]

He wasn't amused. Teenagers are so easy to antagonize. {insert evil grin smily here}

[Sub Atomic]

1. You should be careful with comments like that

especially to a student.

It could come back to bite you in the ass later.

[RagingInMiami]

3. Especially if the teen is a homo and thinks Bucky has a fine ass

[Misunderestimator]

4. Unbelievable. I can't believe what people think it's ok to say.

[Bucky]

8. How is good natured teasing not okay?

I thought as a teacher I was supposed to push the envelope a little.

[Misunderestimator]

10. How is it good-natured to use a term like "Homos" why not "Niggers"

Would you say that?

[RagingInMiami]

12. So homo is offensive, but homosexual is not?

Isn't just a shortened version?

[Misunderestimator]

14. Exactly. Homo is offensive. It is a derogatory "shortened" version

ho·mo2 Audio pronunciation of "homo" ( P ) Pronunciation Key (hm)
n. Offensive Slang pl. ho·mos

Used as a disparaging term for a gay man or lesbian.

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=homo

[tjwmason]

16. Is it? oh okay then.

:shrug:

[Misunderestimator]

2. Are you kidding? You asked a student that?

Why?

(On edit... are you teaching them about homophobia??)

[Bucky]

6. Because I can antagonize them AND make them think about language usage

By the time kids are done with me, they're much more aware of how language is used by others and how they themselves use language. Plus they end up with a stonger sense of the ironic. It's a basic college skill, I think.

[Misunderestimator]

9. So, you antagonize them by insulting them as "HOMOS" ??

And you don't see that doing that by itself is homophobic?

[StopTheMorans]

5. {insert popcorn smiley here}

:popcorn:

[Misunderestimator]

7. So... do you just like to watch... or do you find this offensive too?

Or, since you're not gay... maybe that's why you don't find it offensive, so you will instead just eat popcorn. I'm confused.

:hi:

[StopTheMorans]

11. i like to insert popcorn smilies into threads that are going to turn

into flamewars. yes, i found this language usage to be a bit "risque" at best, but I didn't feel like taking up the argument myself as i knew that others would, and i prefered to be the first in the thread to utilize the oh-so-popular "popcorn" smilie. does that make me such a bad person? :shrug: :cry:

[Misunderestimator]

13. Not bad... it just concerned me.

I see something that is offensive, and even if it's not offensive to me personally, I can understand it being offensive to others.

Never mind, STM... This thread has just pissed me off... you aren't bad.

[terrya]

15. "His homos"???

Yes, I can see why he was antagonized. Probably because he doesn't want to hear some homophobic remark.

[Misunderestimator]

17. Thank you. I was wondering if I was living in an alternate universe.

*shaking head*

[Midlodemocrat]

18. I am going to lock this.

This is flamebait.