I'm Half Gay and Damn Proud of it.

[trumad]

I'm not going to go in to detail on how I know it because it might sound like a bunch of sterotypes, but I know I am..

OK...Maybe one reason: The Culture Clubs, Church Of The Poison Mind lyrics is the Bomb Baby!

[Catfight]

1. 50% gay, 50% italian

I am sueing my parents, they raised me in a str8 home, with str8 siblings and str8 cousins, forced me to go to str8 schools, and str8 churches and I STILL ended up gay! Go figure.

[NewHampster]

2. Which half is Gay

Top or Bottom
Left or Right

My guess is its the left side.

[trumad]

3. Damn good question?

I've got to investigate that.

[Catfight]

4. the better half

[pagerbear]

7. Hey, that's a very personal question!

[KinkyDem]

5. Do you have any idea how offensive this is?

I am almost at a loss for words.

How do you think this would make a teen coming here for the first time, looking for some understanding of themselves because one of their parents is gay? Hoping to find a liberal haven where they would be accepted and welcomed instead of belittled or ostracized because of who their parents are.

And just so we're clear, I'm married to someone who falls under the LGBT umbrella and so that makes MY kid half gay and let me tell you he has no idea who or what Culture Club is.

I don't know if I should be sad angry or sick.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

9. I think the original poster was being humourous.

This is The Lounge after all.

[KinkyDem]

11. I think the original poster was being humourous

Are you saying you think is funny?

So it would be OK for me to say I'm half black cause I like Al Green and fried chicken? Is it OK to say I'm have mexican because I like tortillas and Dos Exxies? I don't think so!

Oh, right, this is the lounge so giggotry is OK!

Maybe Robnycny is right. Maybe there is no hope for DU.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

15. No. I think you are overreacting to a thread that intends to be playful

If you take offence to it, that does not change the original poster's intent.

[KinkyDem]

18. OK

so it's OK to propogate stereo types about gays, so long as it's a joke?

You know all the rednack assholes I went to highschool would spend hours laughing over N****r jokes too. Damn, they wer funny. :eyes:

This may have been a failed attempt at satire, on the otherhand maybe people who can't pull satire like this off shouldn't do it.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

19. Look at the original post again. What in particular offends you?

[KinkyDem]

22. This is what

the fact that anyone feels it's OK to make jokes like this.

The fact that satire of this sort must be perpitrated by better authors than trumad or myself.

The fact that perpetuating stereotypes of homosexuals is somehow OK.

The rest of what offends me so much is that trumad can't or won't see that what he says could be considered offensive by some.

Lastly what absolutely dumbfounds me is that there are people who would so readily come to his defense in his inadvertant (I'll grant him that much) homophobia.

[Screaming Lord Byron]

25. All I see from the original post is this.

Trumad likes gay people, he associates himself with the gay community. He likes the lyrics and singing style of a gay man.

Whatever you saw, I didn't.
And I for one, am certainly no bigot.

[ronnykmarshall]

26. From the mouth of a big ol' homersex'l:

What is the big fucking deal? Gezzzzzzus.

BTW - Culture Club??? Oh please trumad, that is soooooooooo last century! Good try Miss Thang!

[trumad]

12. I think that Teen would chuckle and understand that er...trumad is joking

and actually propping my Gay Brothers and Sister... BTW: Can I say Brothers and Sisters even tough I'm not gay. The greatest most wonderful people in my life happen to be gay and I love them dearly.

Oh..and if a wondering teenager comes in and see's this post then welcome and do know that this is the lounge and we can joke around.

peace

[KinkyDem]

13. Trumad

Just because it's a joke doesn't make it funny.

The fact that you would defend this instead of appologizing speaks volumes. Sterotypes like this are offensive. THere is no other way around it. The fact that you fail to see that makes me very sad.

[trumad]

21. Listen er...Kinky..

The fact that you're taking this so personally while my other fellow DU'ers are chuckling simpy tells me that being Kinky has effected your sense of humor... I'm sorry your so sad ... Maybe the Lounge ain't for you?

[KinkyDem]

24. Listen er ... Trumad ...

The fact that you can't even acknowledge that what you said here could be offensive to some and fail to see the others who are taking exception to your words simply tells me that watching too many on line flash comics has warped your sense of good judgement ... maybe satire ain't for you.

The fact that not many have replied is the fact that so many here on DU who are some flavor of sexual minority are sick and tired of the ignorant and hateful things people say around here and have given up.

[trumad]

30. Sorry Kink

The only some I see is you ..... If I offend you so much then simply put me on ignore....

[Az]

6. Er...

Being gay is not about your choice of bands. Its about who you are attracted to. Quite different things.

Gays can be football loving, hard rock grooving, sweaty guys. Just as straight guys (do we have a nick name too?) can be musical loving, Boy George fan, shopping geeks.

[shekina]

10. Just look at Rob Halford

He's the lead singer of Judas Priest and he's a homosexual. Haven't seen any gay football players yet though? But then again, I'm not really looking.

[Gildor Inglorion]

23. Gays can be football loving, hard rock grooving, sweaty guys...

they can indeed; just my type! And though I do love to shop and enjoy musicals thoroughly, I never really fancied Boy George. Bumping uglies and swapping recipes with a man wearing makeup is not my idea of a swell time. Maybe I'm half-straight? (No, no! just kidding - please don't shoot!)

[LynneSin]

8. If you are half gay wouldn't that make you a bisexual

:shrug:

[Az]

14. There is a phrase gaining currency right now: Metrosexual

This is a person who is sexually hetro but exhibits traits more associated with the opposite sex.

[shekina]

16. Didn't Queer eye make that phrase popular

?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

29. metrosexual?

i like that word

[Screaming Lord Byron]

17. I thought we'd killed that phrase a few months back.

Terrible, terrible word.

[Az]

20. Some people seem to need labels

Can't see each person as an individuals worthy of getting to know on a presonal level. So much easier to slap a label on them and drop them in a box.

[shekina]

27. which word

metrosexual or queer?

[Screaming Lord Byron]

28. qwertysexual.