Oh, sorry, for some reason I had you as from Chicago.
I withdraw my request for you to fornicate with a plumbing tool then.
I grew up then, and even then regarded using “gay” in this way as lame and stupid.
Do you suppose this explanation actually helps your case any? You just keep digging yourself deeper. Seriously, you are actually getting MORE insulting…it seems to be keeping pace with your cluelessness, which to me is pretty friggin miraculous as I thought your level of being clueless was reaching black hole proportions.
-XT
Me too, born 1980. I was never a fan of “retarded” either.
Wheee! Isn’t this fun?
Dude, you’re stereotyping. Has it ever occurred to you that the reason you think flamboyance represents gays is because it’s well, flamboyant and gets your attention? Has it never occurred to you that plenty more non-flamboyant homosexuals “get TV time” and it doesn’t ping your radar precisely because they are not flamboyant?
If you meant “faggy” as a stereotype of a flamboyant homosexual and you aren’t actually referring to a flamboyant heterosexual in terms of endearment (probably only possible if you are gay, I guess), it’s a pretty blatant pejorative. How do you not get that?
Ditto.
faggy: Meaning and Definition of | Infoplease @ definitions here. One does not pertain because I have no knowledge on the sexual orientation those who own . Nor do I thing the dogs are gay. Therefore number 2 ,which pertains to an easily and identifiable sort of affectation does apply. In that respect the poodle hair cuts falls within the definition.
There was no reference to sexual orientation. That is a false accusation.
Another Gonzoism!
You missed:
The one definition grew out of the other. You don’t have to be gay or a student of etymology to know this. I thought everybody in the world knew it but apparently not - for that matter if you haven’t worked it out in four pages I’m not sure you’re ever going to.
You can’t say “faggy” with no reference to sexual orientation unless you’re British and trying to say ‘cigarette-y,’ which you are not. “Faggy” means flamboyant and affected because gays are stereotyped as flamboyant and affected. Many gays - go figure, I know this sounds crazy! - object to that stereotype. So they’re angry you threw that word out there in reference to dogs, and even those of us who don’t have a personal stake in it are a little amazed you’ve continued to defend this as long as you have.
Well…if he’s REALLY old (and geeky) he could have meant the dogs resembled rolled bundles of firewood…
I tend to doubt it considering his later remarks, however. And since it’s gonzo I’m not inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Get real. None of us think you were referring to the DOGS sexual orientation you idiot! You were quite obviously referring to the way the dogs looked and making a disparaging comment about how this resembled your conception of homosexual fashion.
As kidchameleon pointed out in your own link it says ‘Slang (disparaging and offensive)’. As I linked to earlier in the thread (by you failed to bother to read), here is what Wiki says about the term you used:
Bolding mine. READ the bolding, you idiot!
-XT
Geez, now I’m actually starting to feel sorry for Gonzo. I knew he was a crank on economics and so on, but there are lots of decent people who have nutty ideas–like Christians, for instance. And since he’s older, his once sentence posts can be explained by having to hunt and peck instead of type.
But this thread is kind of like arguing with an Alzheimer’s patient.
If he said “I’m sorry, it was a stupid thing to say” and THEN folks pounded on him I’d feel sorry for him. As it is…not a chance. If ever there was a justification for a good old fashion Straight Dope pile on, this gonzo is the person for it.
It is a bit like pushing some baby chicks into a pond full of neo-pike though…
-XT
Agree. Gonzo when stuck in a hole don’t keep digging till you hit magma!
I have a dog in this fight. In fact, I have four. Here is one of them.
Hamish gets layed more than I do…
He no longer sports the show coat.
And, yes, I realize this thread is no longer about the dogs.
He’s a handsome dog.
As the OP of this thread, let me assure you, this thread was never about the dogs in the first place.
If I dyed my beagles pink and gave them a partial shaving, what kind of remarks would be made? Who would be offended?Why?
Regards, troll.
I believe the remark made would be that you’re a fucking idiot. Idiots would be offended.
By whom? You, or intelligent people? If you, something juvenile and flagrantly homophobic. If the rest of us, probably something like “pink is not a good color for dogs”.