Why do people use the word 'gay' as something bad? (im not gay, just asking)?

first of all i just wanted to say that IM NOT GAY AT ALL. trust me





when people say, "thats so gay!" or "your gay" .. its suppose to be a bad thing. i don't get why people say that. because being gay isn't necessarily a bad thing.





when you say "that's gay" your offending gay people. and theres nothing wrong with gay people because its not like they can help it ! its like .. if a girl was born with blonde hair. she was born with it and she can't help that she has blonde hair ! and its not her fault that she has blonde hair. having blonde hair wasnt really her choice. being gay isnt really a choice. like cmon .. people dont CHOOSE to be gay.





so how would you feel if people say "thats so straight!" and that would suppose to be a bad thing. its offending straight people.





so i think people should stop using the word 'gay' to describe something bad. anyone feel me on this? am i making any sense? hahaa :]





stop hating on gay people .. they need some love too %26lt;3

Why do people use the word 'gay' as something bad? (im not gay, just asking)?
Because of those simple comments right there. You say this: "first of all i just wanted to say that IM NOT GAY AT ALL. trust me" Even though your sexuality has nothing to do with the question. Do you know what thats called? Homophobia. You feel like you have to put your guard up, for what ever personal reason you have, but it comes down to you being afraid. I don't even know what it is that scares you. So because people tend to be more homophobic than not, it has become a negative term to call someone. End homophobia, whether you realize you do it or not, think about the negative effects words can have on others.





edit.. its not like saying thats so stupid, your actually implying that its a foolish thing. Saying thats so gay, like thats so homosexual... doesn't make any sense.
Reply:You're not to the point where you can't be around them, but you are still uncomfortable enough to feel the need to make sure we all knew you weren't gay and that you don't want to be hit on. People hear you say something like that and might take it a different way. Report It

Reply:Alyssa, thank you for saying that.





Now, people say it because, the people who are homophobes, don't like the gay community. So, they say "that's so gay" because in there eyes, being gay, is a very bad thing to be and not the best thing.





Hell, I am proud of being gay, and I am not going to let some little push-over take me down.
Reply:Saying something is "so gay" has absolutely nothing to do with gay people. There are words with more than one meaning. Its just like saying thats so stupid.. There are stupid people in this world..are we offending them too by saying that? Get over it people will say it and it doesn't mean homosexual the way its being used.
Reply:Because they're a bunch of pus*sies.
Reply:I think it has become common enough that people who use it don't realize that it came directly from people using gay as an epithet like the f-word, because it was considered one of the worst things you could call someone and get away with it. I know people who are very gay-friendly, but use it so casually that they don't even think about it. People can say I am overly sensitive it they want. Gay is a word that WE chose to describe OURSELVES, and to have a bunch of half-wit kids turn it into a pejorative and then say WE need to get another term for ourselves is, to me, just more straight arrogance.





And to the answerer who says that it is not used to mean homosexual, you should realize that that is EXACTLY where the usage came from, and it IS offensive. Get another word, or use the one you actually mean - stupid.