interesting if odd thread forming over at Radio Clash on the rubbish = gay question

[fingertrouble]

http://www.mutantpop.net/radioclash/archives/2006/06/07/gays-rubbish/

Hmm - so me saying that the 'You're so GAY' usage is wrong to be supported by the BBC is supporting bigotry and oppression.

WTF?

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[bismrkbear.livejournal.com]

Heard your Podcast and didn't know the details of it all, but just read your rebuttal to Kiki at Radio Clash. Uninformed is putting it mildly when you talk about Kiki's position. I do remember putting a younger coworker "straight" a few years ago when he used the term "that's so gay". I asked him did he mean that's so smart?... was he thinking that's so stylish... just what was he thinking. I got this high school aged kid to really think about what he was saying, and who he might be saying it around. Now, four years later, he stops by work to see me, and other former coworkers, to introduce his fiance. He then tells this girl that I was one of his mentors in life.

So whether it is a one on one with a high school kid, or via a much heard podcast, it is worth our time to call bullshit when we see bullshit.