# Simon Cowell called a "British homo" by Triumph the Insult Comic Dog on Conan **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 23, 2003, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395 "2003-01-23T06:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 7:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395/41 "2003-01-25T07:42:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by red\_dragon60 \* > \*\*I see a difference in usages with “gay” and “homo” and similar words. If said sincerely, without tongue planted firmly in cheek, it can be very offensive. Said other ways though, it is more of a farce. I look at it as making fun of people who make fun of people using “homo”. Does that make sense? Probably not. Using it to set the character of a closed-minded ignorant person. For example, when my friend Cora (who is a lesbian) talks about an incredibly stupid or intolerant thing someone did, sometimes we say “that is sooo gay!”, meant in a way that it mocks the person not because we are calling them gay, but because it is something that they would say. > > Don’t pit me on this one, it’s late at night and I’m rambling. \*\* I think people know what you’re saying. ---
**Author:** ![chula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a4c791/32.png) [@chula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chula)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 9:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395/42 "2003-01-25T09:27:26Z")
You’re right - calling someone British is really insulting. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395/43 "2003-01-25T14:08:22Z")
Don’t know if he’s gay or not - don’t really care. However, I was reading one of those entertainment magazines the other day (People or Us) and there was a picture of Simon and another dude on (separate) jet skis. The caption read something like “Simon Cowell and his close friend” or “special friend” or something like that. The way they worded it, my first thought was, “I didn’t know he was gay.” ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395/44 "2003-01-25T15:23:57Z")
You’re all upset over him being called gay, whether he is or not, and the “Man, I’ve always wondered what would happen if you blew out the Weakest Link woman’s hair and cut her nuts off” \ comment is fine? Or is that okay because it was funny? (My verdict - um, okay because it’s funny. 🙂 ) ---
**Author:** ![MyFootsZZZ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/myfootszzz/32/12580_2.png) [@MyFootsZZZ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MyFootsZZZ)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395/45 "2003-01-25T20:33:10Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zsofia \* > \*\*You’re all upset over him being called gay, whether he is or not, and the “Man, I’ve always wondered what would happen if you blew out the Weakest Link woman’s hair and cut her nuts off” \ comment is fine? Or is that okay because it was funny? > > (My verdict - um, okay because it’s funny. 🙂 ) \*\* I don’t think anyone here is upset. ---
**Author:** ![Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c68b51/32.png) [@Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395/46 "2003-01-25T21:07:03Z")
As a homo, I thought it was _damn_ funny. ---
**Author:** ![pesch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pesch/32/4925_2.png) [@pesch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pesch)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395/47 "2003-01-25T21:32:54Z")
Saying “British homo” is not over the top. Saying that “British homo” is redundant is. Thank you. I’ll be here all week. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/simon-cowell-called-a-british-homo-by-triumph-the-insult-comic-dog-on-conan/150395.md?page=2)