"That's So Gay" Commericals Win Top Ad Council Award

NEW YORK ( / adage ) -- The ArnoldNYC agency in partnership with the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network has won the Ad Council's award for best Public Service advertising campaign. Entitled "Think Before You Speak," the messaging was designed to discourage use of the slur "That's so gay" by school students. The Council's Bell awards for creative excellence were announced at a dinner ceremony at Manhattan's Waldorf-Astoria hotel.

[@safarit678]

14 years later, the video is gayer than ever.

[@Thatjumpguy]

I love how this had the opposite effect.

[@hr8290]

How's that going?

[@wowhowbizarre8176]

@@hr8290 nah it really did the message behind it is a good and right but seeing this commercial when it came out a lot of people where like that was gay kinda like that episode of South Park where after the anti smoking assembly the boys started smoking

[@jwbmore101]

Karen became a meme and the left lost all moral high ground

[@supercharlestf2]

10 years ago and you're STILL right!

[@nathaniel261]

How you doing my man? It's been 10 years

[@pikadill3]

MrLemonboy, that is completely correct. My parents used the slur "that's so gay" quite often, which made me think they were against it. It made it very difficult to come out, but I managed it. Ever since, they haven't uttered the phrase at all. They never were against it, but the phrase was so common to them that they used it all the time. So yes, please be conscious of what you say. Nobody is forcing you to, but if you want to be respectful to everyone then do so.

[@7521eric]

Oh boo hoo hoo. Nobody cares.

[@megachadbrown7548]

Gay

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

Ew, your parents said that 💀 how extremely immature of them

[@SupaMaster]

words have no meaning till u make em mean something

[@hagertt]

"Kids are listening, and they're getting it." This made me laugh.

[@hr8290]

Modern youth say hi

[@DelBistoBeco]

@@hr8290 modern youth is gay as hell

[@blasticnova]

This can either be good or bad depending on the sense of humor 🤣

[@nathaniel261]

Jesus Christ! 11 years ago

[@Vulpas]

@@hr8290 The ones confused about their gender? Those ones?

[@husnihassan9037]

In the military, any term for homosexual that can be used in a derogatory manner was prohibited. Instead the term "alternative" was utilized as a neutral basis to refer to anyone of an alternative preference. Boy, did that backfire. Before you know it, everyone was referring to things as "alternative" instead of "gay."

[@teehee4096]

"that's so alternative" sounds incredibly dumb, but at least it doesn't sound straight up homophobic

[@chrisstrubbe3465]

Truth! It wasn’t because anyone was homophonic it’s because it’s literally fun to act gay and tell people that what they are doing is super gay😂

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

That's so straight 🤢 it implies that heterosexuality is the default

[@Vulpas]

@@teehee4096 You sound alternative.

[@javiersilva1577]

@@teehee4096​​⁠​​⁠So you want us to use these new made up pronouns like Ze and Zir, but then you also want us to stop saying certain phrases and words? When you call someone a bitch, you aren’t calling them a female dog. Does it make female dogs bad, no of course not. Same with “That’s gay” has nothing to do with sexuality. If you don’t like it, then don’t use it. But you’re not going to tell us what words we can’t use while also telling us what made up pronouns we have to start using. Newsflash, the world doesn’t revolve around you guys. You don’t get to police other people’s language.

[@secretshuriken94]

I will say what I want to say no comercial will ever change that.

[@Vulpas]

Based

[@CaptainRobinSparrow]

The term was originally used to refer to feelings of being "carefree", "happy", or "bright and showy".

[@mrs.snoopdog8059]

No duh

[@hugothepinkcat]

70 years ago.

[@BillCosby681]

That’s homosexual

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

@@BillCosby681 lol hi Bill!!

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

@@hugothepinkcat Even 20 years ago... even 10 years ago, that meaning never goes away, which is the thing about some of the people who jump onto campaigns this that is utterly idiotic: It acts like people using a word in a bad way means that the word's good meanings go away, which is not how it works at all.

[@kingalow1]

those kinds of ads make me do it out of spite

[@Vulpas]

Me too lol

[@arhysr]

I like the end ..... " knock it off" Lol

[@Jon92254]

Cause that girl is really intimidating

[@jamespelham7687]

I literally repeated it after they said it and then saw your comment lol

[@Vulpas]

This only makes me wanna say it more.

[@godofbiscuitssf]

@s0ulpatrol Can't for the LIFE of me imagine how "that is gay" which is "just slang" which means "that's stupid/sucks/is bad/is wrong" could possibly be offensive to gay people.

[@lopiklop]

I actually never saw these when I was a kid. I just thought it was dumb to say gay on my own right. I think it's kind of crazy how the media poured their resources into this. As if they truly see themselves as those who shape reality.

[@phylliswalsh6745]

Each time I see this ad I will use the word "gay" in a derogatory manner.

[@ozziecomedian1786]

Why is it it when someone says “That’s so dumb”, people don’t find it offensive towards people who can’t speak. But when someone says “That’s so gay”, people find it offensive towards homosexuals?

[@abdullahal-shimri3091]

It’s the liberal way of thinking.

[@GN.24.7]

You have got to be joking. Istg if we said “that’s so straight” when smtn dumb is happening you’d be pissed. y’all literally are the sheep you claim not to be

[@crosstatt7441]

I’m not saying that either is correct. However, in modern times, “dumb” doesn’t normally refer to deaf or speechless people, whereas “gay” refers to homosexual people. That’s just my guess.

[@Arabmarxistt]

⁠@@crosstatt7441bro this is a guy who’s clearly not fond of gay people and is alright with making any sort of argument to justify this hatred towards them

[@yblate1]

You know whats gay? this commercial. If anything this add makes people what to say it even more. Oh and the "KNOCK IT OFF" part, really? Don't you fucking order people what to do because chances are people will do the exact opposite.

[@LSPig]

I know right!?!? A lot of people believe being g-- is wrong, including me. What happened to the freedom of religious beliefs part in the first amendment?

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

Slay, this commercial is gay rights

[@Vulpas]

@@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts cringe

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

@@Vulpas cRiNgE 🤡

[@AR-xc7qf]

she said "everyone" says that's so emma and julie..that karen basically lied to prove her point. weird.

[@squasholantern6343]

If you piss off a liberal the right way just enough , watch how they throw out those same slurs and then some. Never believe a liberal.

[@kosbuns]

@@squasholantern6343 lol what

[@skippythescout5446]

@@squasholantern6343 lol, alot of the radical left and snowfleck soyboys throw the N word when faced with black cops. If they don't have double standards, they have no standards.

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

You must be a smooth brain

[@Vulpas]

@@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts So anti-gay terms are not good, but it's fine for intellectual disabilities huh? That's rather ableist!

[@ACParker13]

Yeah, and when I say someone is really cool, the items in my freezer get very offended too.

[@doug]

I'm gay, I use it all the time. If people actually find this common phrase offensive, they have problems with who they are.

[@crouton7070]

@1893 Benz Victoria that's so gay

[@gauravpatley8919]

That's so gay

[@BorderOllie]

Hey Doug, you still use this phrase? 😂 this aged like MILK

[@HauntingTheHoly]

:56 "The work requires emotional precision or risks aggravating the prejudice it seeks to reduce....." Yes, very true, but how are teens gonna respond to the KNOCK IT OFF command at the end of these things? Has this guy ever met a teenager? These people have on clue what makes teens tick. These commercials will aggravate lots of prejudice and that could have been avoided if competent people had made them. They're a loss.

[@BradNYC]

The "That's So Gay" piece is effective because it's got people talking about it. Judging from some of the comments here, there will always be insensitive, unthinking people. But the majority of people who see this ad will think twice before using the term "gay" in a pejorative way again. Most people want to do the right thing and not hurt others. This is a consciousness-raising ad.

[@kingpuppo5880]

Dont be gay

[@chrisstrubbe3465]

Wow your morality is super jacked up if you are looking at this in terms of right and wrong. This commercial was so gay it made me double down, show all my friends who in turn doubled down on saying it. So yeah if you are weak than you will think about it cower down in a hole and not say it again, or you will be a man and speak your god given freedom! I’m on the side that you are a “turn your swords into plows” kind of dude anyways!

[@Vulpas]

Propaganda only makes people want to do it more, my kids use it without even learning it from me. Felt proud lmfao

[@bradleycarlson8310]

@@VulpasAs I said, there will always be insensitive, unthinking people. With maturity usually comes rationality and compassion. But not always.

[@Glowie-Umbreon]

There are also just people who don't give a shit and will say whatever slang they want

[@MistaHoward]

These commercials are so "ad campaign with more funding than the problem warrants"

[@JD-yz8cn]

Everyone who clapped for this, 10 years later: "She was being such a Karen!"

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

Lol yeah, but saying that is really harmful to nobody, except people who act like that, which they deserve

[@JD-yz8cn]

@@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts Harmful to nobody until you choose a different name, stereotypical of another race. Doesn't set a good precedent in my opinion.

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

@@JD-yz8cn Well Karen is a relatively common Anglo-saxon name around the anglosphere, so it fits. It has nothing to do with race. Any name you would have a problem with.

[@JD-yz8cn]

@@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts Sorry, I can't really make sense of what you're trying to say.

[@BuyJiafeiyassifiedpr0ducts]

@@JD-yz8cn It has nothing to do with race. If it was any other name, common for another ethnocultural group, you would say the same thing.

[@HotCanadianBoyz]

@shiningstars109 I am a gay teenager, and I think what you just said, it totally awesome. You pretty much summed it up. Its like people have nothing better to do than be negative towards something that is different, or out of the ordinary. I am sick and tired of listening to people bitch because they are scared of being hit on. Gimme a break, not many GLBT go and hit on straight people. Thank you so much shiningstars109 for posting your comment, I appreciated it :D hehe :hug: S Kay

[@TehDevl]

warning: do not read the youtube comments for fear of hating humankind. you may proceed.

[@Acanofalconpunch]

If you let some randos on KZbin make you feel like that, then you should commit the su.

[@TehDevl]

@@Acanofalconpunch bro idk how, why, or at what point you decided replying to this comment from seven fuckin years ago but you really got me w this one. thank you so much for contributing

[@Vulpas]

@@TehDevl Did you take his advice and sudoku?

[@badassukeS]

@SongsofInnocence yeah,basically. people say "that's so gay" to mean " that's so stupid," "that's so annoying" or "that's so dumb" amongst other things.

[@brianfong5711]

I will not knock it off. It is such a good word. At the same time I am conflicted, I think gays should not be subject to prejudice and have all the rights as the non-gays.

[@CODmontages110]

Man this commercial was so Emma and Julia.

[@skyofthelivingdead]

"Knock it off." And what are you gonna do if I don't, Ad Council?

[@hr8290]

Have you knocked it off yet?

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

@@hr8290 I knocked it to the side, but it didn't fall off. Maybe the Ad Council needs to see a doctor about that growth that can't be knocked off.

[@VixenAurora]

@TheBabecc An asterisk is the star symbol on your keyboard (usually above the number 8) or phone. For info about what it means Google "asterisk"

[@MerelWithChoclate]

This won an award? Nothing better? Really?

[@Lilboibleu86]

Words only have as much meaning as we give to them. Context people

[@Tekirai]

its funny how someone can say use of the race card is petty but yet pitch fit when some says "thats so gay!!" can't play one side and negate the other....but its funny how speaking of phrases that no one showing vids about stop using rape or raped in speech js

[@Musickt196]

I agree! Did you notice in Macklemore's "Same Love" he yells at everyone for saying "that's so gay" but then uses the n-word in another song of his. Practice what you preach, dude.

[@Tekirai]

yeah i stopped listening the moment he said the n-word im like dude....you really just said that????!?!

[@jesuswasblackandgay]

***** I reckon. fuck me. Thats so Gay

[@travelsonic]

I wish Ad council would actually put the campaigns to good use by targeting the BEHAVIOR, NOT the words that have common non-derogatory uses that existed long before they were used in a derogatory manner. Otherwise they, IMO, help paint people w/ a good IDEA as loony censorship barons instead of what they are trying to be.

[@mattutubematt]

now ima say it even more :D

[@glostzom]

Homophobic piece of crap, so matt. Ew

[@garyliebler556]

Glostzom loser. Stop liking your own comments

[@shannan7701]

@@glostzom not u arguing with a 10 year comment

[@Acanofalconpunch]

@@glostzom Ⓜ️ entally Touchable

[@DanknDerpyGamer]

I actually am tempted to use "gay" in the usage meaning "happy," since that meaning never went away - just to piss off absolutist idiots who think that people misusing certain words means that the innocent and legitimate usages go away.

[@gooodwoood]

can someone help me find a commercial im looking for?? It is a bunch of basketball players, and one of them says "your game is so stupid, its gay"

[@devlinvox]

We live in times where we have to mind what comes out of our mouths, soon we will have to be carful what we think.

[@Vulpas]

Update: we're there now.

[@emilydallmann2878]

You people talk about free speech and your rights. You speak of how homosexuality is wrong and these people have no right to be putting out this message. Of course they do. Free speech, right? Or does that not pertain to anyone but yourself?

[@texlancer9659]

I use it even more now.

[@sarahgordon2834]

This isn't about being sensitive or an elitist. It's about being aware of the connotations behind the words that you are saying and a general lack of awareness in the effects that some words can have on others. I think the ad is simply asking you to "think" about what you are saying and if the tables were turned on you would you really find it that appropriate?

[@Vulpas]

Nobody cares, Sarah.

[@leapingfury]

I'm glad I didn't have to watch a commercial to watch a commercial. I was worried for a second.

[@seanchapin1]

@vr00m123, gay marriage was legalized in Mexico City just a month/two ago, and the mayor is standing behind this legalization in front of their federal government.

[@doug]

@Warrior1984100 I can't see which comment you're replying to, but you either just called me gay, which I am, or homophobic, which would make me a homophobic gay. Aren't you a clever one!

[@EtiquettePrincess]

I just wish we could all be people and not labeled as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transexual. It just breaks my heart . . . it really does.

[@mgm57901]

My lesbian sister always said, "that's hella gay."

[@user_J117]

Thank you. People need to find real problems to fix. Honestly..

[@cutieglam1959]

Matthew McR She gets a pass as a lesbian. Like blacks with the n word.

[@GojyotheFeared]

them know that the next time I hear someone say either of those phrases or something similar, that I will report them for harassment. It's not just me, or any individual gay man or woman that hears such negative phrases that they insult by using these phrases. It's every gay man and woman and every other member of the LGBT community. I am not a "thought police officer" as some have put it. I am simply trying to remind people that there still is such a thing as common decency. Use it.

[@Titanic141912]

People! The point is, people use the term GAY to replace the words "Dumb" or "Stupid". Using gay in replace of those words is implying that gay is bad or wrong. When it's NOT wrong or bad!

[@AngryNerdBird]

I definitely agree that the term "That's so Gay" is offensive for many people. Unfortunately, high-horse Advertisement campaigns will not make these things go away. It's like tying to beat back the ocean.

[@coyotebongwater6833]

That is exceptionally homosexual. There. Ya happy?

[@katsuprince]

why are you so obsessed with where other men put their dlcks? you’re probably gay just admit to it 😭

[@monssavmik]

@MaitreTsu I obviously didn't contradict myself because nothing was clear at all. Is it the last statement I made? You have every right to speak out, but you don't have the right to FORCE your beliefs on them. We're not Nazi Germany. That in no way contradicts itself. It's actually a reason why America was built this way. And I'm sure that you think I'm a homophobe because you called my point homophobic. Let's get something straight. I'm not.

[@JordynsPoetryPannier]

I am a Christian. I believe certain things and others believe in other things. Though my faith says that I should be "recruiting" people to accept the same faith I believe in... I also believe in tolerance. I live by showing God through me and my actions. I do not put down others because they do not think or behave like me. I accept others for who they are and hope that others do the same for me. I want to set an example for my faith and hope others see God in me no matter who they are. I love.

[@PigPharmaceuticals]

The meaning is CHANGING. it doesn't mean homosexual when used in that way. You can think of it as another meaning for the word gay, or a completely different word.

[@RandomMajin]

Sure, I tell you what folks, we'll stop saying "That's so Gay" when people stop attacking religion. How about that? Oh, it's not going to happen? Well then, guess what, we'll never stop using our freedom of speech to call something stupid "gay'. Get use to it, in fact, I'm gonna teach kids to use the words "That's so gay" for something they don't like. Thank you, you just made me have to do this now.

[@h2ogurl1234]

I'm gay and when people call stuff gay it's very annoying and it pisses me off to read some of these comments

[@monssavmik]

@MaitreTsu LOL. How was that statement NOT literal after saying just before that message, "im done with this conversation so jut live life and fall under your ridiculous beliefs, goodbye"? You obviously don't want to be in this conversation (meaning you don't have time for it) and knowing that you'll be blocking me gives me more ammo on why you don't want to engage here. By the way, my "saying something out loud" wasn't a literal statement. I think we all know you can't talk out loud in typing.

[@Quilliant]

Just because you can say something, doesn't mean you should.

[@ajayrulezzz]

People now use the word properly to decribe someone who is actually homosexual

[@drolsitsirhc]

As far as this nature argument, here are some other things that occur in nature: some animals eat their fecal matter and vomit; some animals eat their young; some animals kill their mates. Would you try any of these things because animals do them? Too, why on earth are you looking to animals to determine how you as a human should live? Wouldn't that be called "acting like an animal?"

[@invisibleBOBsayz]

@lekesha00 gays arent "recruiting" anyone. We dont have a "gay agenda" and we aren't trying to shovel down anything down anyones throat. Sure there can be better psa ads, but im happy they made one about this for those who might find it offensive. I think we should have more psa's regarding a wide range of things, but this is like only ONE ad, theres no need to make such a big deal over it.

[@AstroMen2911]

"Thats So Gay" is no different then saying "Oh My God" Why does it matter? When someone says "Thats so gay" just say back to them: "You ought to know."

[@C4tP0ff]

I, as a "gay," find the term "that's so gay" as just another way to summon me

[@skippythescout5446]

Of course, You are the vegan of sexuality XD

[@SilverLionHeart7]

And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it. (Luke 9:23, 24 KJV)

[@LazyFilmMaker]

What's contradicting about these ads is that dumb originally meant inability to speak, and lame meant disabled. But they don'tcount as people according to this group!

[@Jewchai]

In a situation such as this one I would've used the term "f-cked up" instead of "gay". Than again I wouldn't use slurs or profanity at a workplace.

[@invisibleBOBsayz]

@lekesha00 we have a ton of those ads. this is the first time anyone has tried this, i think its awesome and a step forward.

[@jibberjabberwock]

I refuse to use the term gay, unless I'm talking about 'happy.' I just use homotastic. That's better, right?

[@eagle219406]

If you insulted your boss at work or if you are in customer service, a customer, and then said that it was a "Free Country" with "Freedom of Speech," would that stop the boss from Firing you?

[@hyoonoot]

bro let me just say it

[@flyrphil]

Being gay is not who you are or what you are, it is a sexual preference that should be your own Goddamn buisiness, so keep it to yourself and dont flaunt your sexual preference and No one will be affended. I have been sayin things are Gay since I was a kid and I will continue to enjoy my freedom of speech!!!

[@monssavmik]

@22149SF I think the bigger thing people see is how absurd this commercial is for trying to control what we say in the land of free speech. And maybe the fact that people get bullied for other things such as hair color, facial features, being overweight/underweight, being a 'dork', and where are commercials trying to stop these "issues"? That is probably what he means by "homosexuals make a big deal on everything." Hate exists, period, and you can't stop it, even if you try.

[@IKnowYourFuture]

i dont think some people get what these ads are trying to stop. "WHEN YOU THINK SOMETHING IS STUPID, YOU SAY "THAT"S SO GAY." THAT"S LIKE...." what they are trying to do is get people to stop using "that's so gay" when talking about things you think is moronic or ugly. they are also trying to point out that, when you say things like that, you are putting down an entire group of people, maybe even people you know. it's like saying "that's so Male." Or That's so Female."

[@shannonstauffer]

it's really easy to get offended at a lot of things. it's also really easy not to, but most people don't take that route. "war will end when we all have the same favorite color"

[@Nickjaa]

i don't get the second ad. asterisks appear on your face when you take steroids? no one gets pimples unless they use steroids?

[@NintendoDSVampire]

@MCRdynamite There is a certain point where I would agree with you- This guy, who admits that he is a pedophile but does not want to hurt children in any way, is someone that you would EXPECT to have already committed suicide. I will give you the video link.

[@Randomidable]

Ughhh I hate it when people say thats so gay. Its insulting and just shows how ignorant you are. Whenever someone says "thats so gay" I say "thats so straight" to them every time I don't like something.

[@mobgripone]

Being gay isn't who you are. That's like saying being straight is who I am. Just makes no sense. I'm very complex. Don't judge me based on my sexual preference of girls. Now, saying someone's name is who you are. Commercial makes no sense and gave me diabetes.

[@MrGreg433]

@22149SF - I really do not care who loves who, male or female. My comment was regarding a commercial and "that's so gay" was being used long before the girls in the commercial were born & like I said has nothing to do with liking the same sex. Sorry, if I offended you, but my gay friends respect what is really meant and the lingo in a conversation, in fact they laugh at the commercial, of course they don't have hang-ups either.

[@savedandbeingsaved]

Why do people jump into other people's conversations in these commercials? Not only did the people not intend to use the word "gay" to offend homosexuals, they weren't even talking to the homosexual! Yet they butt right in and want to force people to have the same convictions they do! By the way, homosexuality is a sexual preference not a race. Disagreeing with or being disgusting by the homosexual lifesyle is completely different than not liking a particular race!

[@sams517]

I think it's rlly insulting to the gays out there when ppl say "that's so gay", and btw, NO, I am not a gay, but I also like nvr say this! But the majority of the population nowadays don't care who it hurts when u say this, they still say it. :( and the redhead girl in that add, sometimes appears in iCarly! (: haha, js since I noticed.

[@FaganRoberts]

@DWMC93 Give me a break. My wife is a nurse and friends, even REAL SPECIAL friends, can visit the dying or hospice victims anytime. What you wish are special rights strictly pertaining to your sexual preference. Any homosexual can get married. But in order to "marry" someone of the same sex you MUST legally redefine the original definition of a marriage. This notion is rejected by most states virtually whenever it's put to a referendum vote. It doesn't benefit heterosexuals in any way. Period!

[@bentstrider]

Ad Council campaigns like this tend to back-fire disastrously.

[@plusmin09]

Using the word "gay" is just like using "dumb", "whack", "bunk", "square" or any other word that has gained a negative slang definition. IT'S NOT THE SAME MEANING!!!

[@Claronium780]

@RockieOllie unfortunately many people don't realize how unfair it is to have the way you're born used to describe something that's bad (fascism!) And many people DO realize it's rude and mean to gay people and that's the main reason they use it AND then deny they meant it to be insulting!

[@HarryPotter87]

I used to use the word "gay" as in "stupid," but I've realized that it can be mean and very hurtful, especially towards gays.

[@lionsmaine1238]

So if I'm speaking racial slurs in a black neighborhood I shouldn't expect people to get pissed at me? Honestly, if you are offending someone don't expect people to be nice to you.

[@carolynlovesthefun]

But now they call people "Karens". I never use that term and have spoke to my kids about it. Karen is someone's name, Gay is also someone's name. I know because Gay is my maiden name and I have a friend with that name and know many more people with the name Karen. Stop using people's names as insults.

[@LulzRoyce]

Let's also not forget that the underlying meaning behind that's so gay is subjective. I can be saying that and mean it's happy or joyful. Or I can just attach that word to a positive thing. It's just WORDS people, grow a thicker skin, fuckin a...

[@xmenfanaticnnb]

@SexyMelon Gay originates as a term that meant bright, happy, etc, Not as a swear. It then after was used to refer to homosexuals, and became a common term that people used to describe them. A term used more often than homosexual itself. THEN after it was used to refer to a gay person, a coupel years later it gained a negative connontation, and then followed as a negative term in response to it being used to describe gay people.

[@Titanic141912]

I don't tolerate HARMING others!

[@lesliegrrrl]

All of you who just don't get it, you are young and stupid and hopefully you will outgrow this uncalled for behavior. With age, comes experience, and with experience, comes understanding...Hang in there! " When you know better, you will do better." (Maya Angelou)

[@bigboom11021]

@godofbiscuitssf i cant spell? what?!?!? so i used to wrong form of the word "your" how is that bad spelling?

[@IVIoI3iuS]

People need to understand that it's not homophobic... people are not literally saying that some inanimate object or event is homosexual, that makes no sense. The fact people get mad at this shows they have no understanding of culture. This whole thing is synonymous with the change in the use of "queer," which used to mean strange or odd but is now semi-PC for homosexuality. Why aren't they mad about that?

[@CallumJ230]

being gay is cool but im not really offended when people say "thats so gay"

[@crpsbryd1108]

just because one person used 'retarded' in that context doesn't change the definition of it.

[@34and0]

@dnldwd * I meant speak not hear..... my apologies. The point remains the same.

[@alexblack534]

R u against freedom of speech?

[@Personmr]

i dont see how there's anything wrong with the comercial, ad council has freedom of speech too.

[@godofbiscuitssf]

@smallispowerful Congratulations, then. Now you know why we get pissed when someone says "that is gay" when they mean "that's stupid" or "that's lame". So clearly you empathize. What are you gonna do with that empathy?

[@SophiaVonHelgastein]

How do you think God feels when people say "oh my G*d!" "That's so gay." - God

[@Arabmarxistt]

If only that dude existed lmao at least gays exist

[@KurlzHD]

since that ad, i have not noticed any decrease in homophobic slurs. I are gay, thats not insulting.

[@monssavmik]

@MaitreTsu Just because it doesn't offend you doesn't make it not offense to everyone else. I agree, discrimination is awful and shouldn't be tolerated, but you might want to leave out the "unless" because you're leaving yourself to be contradicted. And good for you! You have every right to speak out against it but what you don't have the right to do is infringe on other people's beliefs by forcing yours down their throat.

[@urteil2]

I agree that the original meaning of many words has changed. There is nothing wrong with that; it's not a new trend. Why then do you come unglued when the word gay is used to mean something else? You can't have it both ways. And enough already with the petty sarcasm.