tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post1728830795865890735..comments2023-12-11T08:49:46.305+00:00Comments on Dizzy Thinks: Stop being so gay!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-13695439343476565932009-02-08T10:12:00.000+00:002009-02-08T10:12:00.000+00:00I realise that Dizzy and I wouldn't dream of doing...I realise that Dizzy and I wouldn't dream of doing so. Nor for you. But that does not make Iain the sole authority on gay matters :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-75622504955451385242009-02-08T10:08:00.000+00:002009-02-08T10:08:00.000+00:00I think that it wo0uld be very difficult to accuse...I think that it wo0uld be very difficult to accuse Iain of being homophobic. He is after all gay himself in a civil partnership.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-81847197586866053052009-02-08T10:06:00.000+00:002009-02-08T10:06:00.000+00:00Have you thought that both alternatives are possib...Have you thought that both alternatives are possible - ie that the word gay can be divorced from 'homosexual', but isn't necessarily so? I don't think a chav would understand it as being so. Why the urge to prove it had no homosexual connotations in this case? Of course I'm not accusing Iain Dale, or Dizzy, of being homophobic, I'm just advocating caution here and responsibility with language. Go too far down the route you're suggesting and you get to Ann Coulter claiming 'faggot' has nothing to do with 'homosexual,' just with 'wussy,' which is spurious; it means wussy because it means homosexual! Similarly, gay means rubbish now for some people because it meant, and still means in other contexts, homosexual. Although you might think the suicide comment is ridiculous, gay youth do have a much higher rate of suicide than average, and it makes sense that the constant, daily homophobic banter in schools etc helps this along. This isn't about being PC - it's about responsibility, which is a very conservative virtue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-89105712290417702152009-01-05T13:53:00.000+00:002009-01-05T13:53:00.000+00:00PS Gays love chavs. Check out Rude Boys at Fire......PS Gays love chavs. Check out Rude Boys at Fire....................................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09387648864595329094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-43709412192034915512009-01-05T13:52:00.000+00:002009-01-05T13:52:00.000+00:00Machiavelli was once physically assaulted on campu...Machiavelli was once physically assaulted on campus by someone accusing him of being homophobic. This despite Machiavelli doing a great deal of work on homosexual relations whilst a student*.<BR/><BR/>*Make of this what you will..................................https://www.blogger.com/profile/09387648864595329094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-29077802080980107182008-12-24T17:22:00.000+00:002008-12-24T17:22:00.000+00:00It is the ultimate instant IQ test.It is the ultimate instant IQ test.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-50692940846480075302008-12-23T11:19:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:19:00.000+00:00When I were a lad, and we are talking real time he...When I were a lad, and we are talking real time here "GAY" stood for membership of the religious organisation Guild of Abstaining Youth. Not many people know this now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-86237529129367158682008-12-23T11:07:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:07:00.000+00:00So it's lingo fascists this morning is it Iain. ;)...So it's lingo fascists this morning is it Iain. ;)<BR/><BR/>Looks like I'm being acused of calling you a homophobe (oh the irony) when I think the main thrust I was making was that it is right to attempt to put someone down no matter what language they used. Of course in this case the language had added poingnacy.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-91827982645741648842008-12-23T11:02:00.000+00:002008-12-23T11:02:00.000+00:00*bangs head against keyboard*I just knew that at l...*bangs head against keyboard*<BR/><BR/>I just knew that at least one person would not be able distinguish the sarcastic nature of the beginning part of this post.dizzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04250325010662356883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-10430481885621394172008-12-23T10:57:00.000+00:002008-12-23T10:57:00.000+00:00Agree with how the meaning of words changes over t...Agree with how the meaning of words changes over time - but isn't the use of the word "chav" just the latest middle class way of expressing their old irrational hatred of the "lumpen proletariat"? <BR/><BR/>Even better if you can refer to "chavvy gayness" - it is quite clear who your current irrational hate targets!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-17967811390986197752008-12-23T10:22:00.000+00:002008-12-23T10:22:00.000+00:00"Thus, the word 'gay' can mean 'homosexual', but i..."Thus, the word 'gay' can mean 'homosexual', but if used contextually, can just mean 'a bit pants'."<BR/><BR/>Careful, Dizzy. The word "pants" can lead to real despair among Y-front wearers and often suicide in vulnerable youngsters who dont have others to whom to turn when they haven't got any clean boxers left.Letters From A Toryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14612766550608940053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22202011.post-51837218057577569642008-12-23T09:51:00.000+00:002008-12-23T09:51:00.000+00:00Brilliant. But of course no doubt the lingo fascis...Brilliant. But of course no doubt the lingo fascists will now dub you a gay hater too. Of course, you're not gay so you must be. That seems to be their logic. I think you need to share with us your "youthful experiences" to prove you can empathise. What was it you told me about that Maths teacher of yours? :)Iain Dalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03270146219458384372noreply@blogger.com