# AIDS free Giraffe board? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [January 9, 2010, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280 "2010-01-09T15:20:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/61 "2010-01-10T03:31:00Z")
> [@chacoguy](#): > > I’m hoping to see “_ **Giraffeboards** : Our moderators freely admit that their actions are capricious and arbitrary_”. > > No reference or offense to anyone here, of course. 🙂 Of course. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 3:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/62 "2010-01-10T03:41:36Z")
I put it in the poll. It’s up to the voters now. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/63 "2010-01-10T04:23:53Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > Of course. :rolleyes: Oh, get a sense of humour. Nobody’s stopping you starting a thread taking the piss out of GB, are they? It could actually be an impetus for something fun, lively and creative around here, a bit of friendly rivalry between the two boards, but instead you choose to harrumph through your moustache and mutter darkly about damned cheeky upstarts. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/64 "2010-01-10T04:47:26Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Giraffe Boards - Everyone needs to be somewhere > > Giraffe Boards - Where lizards go to die > > Note: Both of those slogans were shamelessly stolen from a contest I read about for Bakersfield CA to create a slogan for the city. Those were two of the better entries. That made me laugh out loud. Kudos to you and Bakersfield, the fabulous home of Buck Owen’s Crystal Palace :p. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 9:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/65 "2010-01-10T09:24:07Z")
> [@Scissorjack](#): > > Oh, get a sense of humour. Nobody’s stopping you starting a thread taking the piss out of GB, are they? Actually, I’m pretty sure that our Moderator Agreement says something about this, in that we can’t do such things. It’s been a while since I’ve read the thing, and I’m not even sure that I have it on this computer. But we are limited in what we can and cannot do. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 10:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/66 "2010-01-10T10:21:55Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Actually, I’m pretty sure that our Moderator Agreement says something about this, in that we can’t do such things. And that is why you fail. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/67 "2010-01-10T21:53:09Z")
It is a bit offensive to a gay person. The easiest way to tell is to substitute another word. Would it be funny if you said “Now sickle cell anemia free” or would that be offensive. If you think that is offensive, then yes it’s offensive. I would have that ad removed if I was a SDMB admin. You can easily remove anyone from placing an ad on your site through AdSense (Google Ads) ---
**Author:** ![zelie\_zelerton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/59ef9b/32.png) [@zelie\_zelerton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zelie_zelerton)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/68 "2010-01-10T22:40:22Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > It is a bit offensive to a gay person. The easiest way to tell is to substitute another word. > > Would it be funny if you said “Now sickle cell anemia free” or would that be offensive. If you think that is offensive, then yes it’s offensive. > > I would have that ad removed if I was a SDMB admin. You can easily remove anyone from placing an ad on your site through AdSense (Google Ads) Why would you associate AIDS with gay people? 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2010, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/69 "2010-01-10T23:13:09Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Note: Both of those slogans were shamelessly stolen from a contest I read about for Bakersfield CA to create a slogan for the city. Those were two of the better entries. Heh. Like the slogan for Santa Monica from Harry Shearer’s _Le Show_: “Santa Monica, the Home of the Homeless” ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/70 "2010-01-11T02:30:38Z")
> [@zelie\_zelerton](#): > > Why would you associate AIDS with gay people? 😕 You don’t know the history of AIDS in north america do you? ---
**Author:** ![chacoguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@chacoguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chacoguy)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/71 "2010-01-11T02:50:13Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > You don’t know the history of AIDS in north america do you? Well, at least, not post Magic Johnson. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/72 "2010-01-11T02:52:50Z")
Magic Johnson has to deny rumors he was gay. I wonder why he’d have to do that? ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/73 "2010-01-11T02:54:46Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > It is a bit offensive to a gay person. The easiest way to tell is to substitute another word. > > Would it be funny if you said “Now sickle cell anemia free” or would that be offensive. If you think that is offensive, then yes it’s offensive. Possibly offensive to people with AIDS, but to gay people? Come on. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/74 "2010-01-11T02:57:53Z")
> [@levdrakon](#): > > Magic Johnson has to deny rumors he was gay. I wonder why he’d have to do that? The best way to disarm a stereotype is to distance yourself from it, ie, if someone mentions AIDS only, don’t get upset on behalf of gay people, that just serves to keep the link in people’s minds. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/75 "2010-01-11T03:16:08Z")
> [@zelie\_zelerton](#): > > Why would you associate AIDS with gay people? 😕 > [@billfish678](#): > > You don’t know the history of AIDS in north america do you? > [@chacoguy](#): > > Well, at least, not post Magic Johnson. > [@levdrakon](#): > > Magic Johnson has to deny rumors he was gay. I wonder why he’d have to do that? [quote=“1920s Style “Death Ray”, post:73, topic:524280”] Possibly offensive to people with AIDS, but to gay people? Come on. [/QUOTE] [quote=“1920s Style “Death Ray”, post:74, topic:524280”] The best way to disarm a stereotype is to distance yourself from it, ie, if someone mentions AIDS only, don’t get upset on behalf of gay people, that just serves to keep the link in people’s minds. [/QUOTE] [Moderating] Let’s not make this a general discussion of whether the ad is offensive to gay people. ---
**Author:** ![Zhen\_ka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecccb3/32.png) [@Zhen\_ka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zhen_ka)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/76 "2010-01-11T04:57:17Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > [Moderating] > > Let’s not make this a general discussion of whether the ad is offensive to gay people. But, we can still point and laugh at **Markxxx** and **samclem** for not having a sense of humor, yeah? ETA: :), just in case :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 6:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/77 "2010-01-11T06:40:28Z")
> [@jjimm](#): > > …I am also registered at Giraffeboards - but owe it no loyalty… You’re lucky. I had to sacrifice my firstborn to **Giraffe** _and_ he makes me wear a shock collar. He’s a monster! A monster, I tell you! ---
**Author:** ![Ruby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/13edae/32.png) [@Ruby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ruby)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/78 "2010-01-11T07:03:47Z")
**Scissorjack** , you like it and you know it… ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 10:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/79 "2010-01-11T10:23:12Z")
> [@Ruby](#): > > **Scissorjack** , you like it and you know it… Don’t make me go back there! Oh, he’s all kind and friendly here, but over there he makes us do - things. Terrible, disturbing, forbidden, erotic _things_. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2010, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280/80 "2010-01-11T11:02:02Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Actually, I’m pretty sure that our Moderator Agreement says something about this, in that we can’t do such things. It’s been a while since I’ve read the thing, and I’m not even sure that I have it on this computer. But we are limited in what we can and cannot do. If that extends offboard, then I think that is excessive. Remember, what we are talking about didn’t occur on Giraffe’s board or our board. I would hope that, if something made you mad, there’d still be a place you could vent, so that your moderation could be as free from bias as possible. I’m actually curious what your mod agreement says that would involve the Giraffe Board, since you (and I think most of the others) became a mod well before it existed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aids-free-giraffe-board/524280.md?page=5)