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"THAT'S SO GAY" RANT
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I hate when people say "That's so gay" about inanimate objects. That is the phrase of people who live and breathe stupidity in its purest form.
One time, someone told me my backpack was gay. My BACKPACK. Yes, in the grand scheme of things, my backpack prefers to mate with other backpacks of the same sex. I found homoerotic magazines under his bed. There were highly explicit pictures of backpacks taking it up the C.D. player compartment by other backpacks. They unzipped each other, poured shreds of old homework papers on each other, you name it. There were even interracial pictures between a purse and backpack, carryall and bookbag, and even a dirty little centerfold with a Gym bag completely open with its straps spread-eagled.

If people say "That's so Gay" when they insult something why don't they say "That's so straight" when they want to compliment it? What if something isn't really as BAD as being gay, would you say "That's bisexual" or "That's transgender" or even "That has closet crossdressing tendencies"?

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I do have to say your rant was rather amusing. Either way I'd have to say your feelings about such "insults" are justified. So, yes you are normal, and no you don't need to be institutionalized.
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Anonymous
To call something 'gay' is immature and insulting. No, a backpack or any inanimate object cannot be 'gay'.
(God forbid, if the backpack was yellow. All the other backpacks would point and whisper, "That one's into watersports.") I'm partial to the term 'lame' but inanimate objects cannot be so either, hence they have no legs, so in fact they don't have a leg to stand on, excluding tables, chairs and such of course. The original post is neither 'gay' nor 'lame' either but does sound verrry familiar.
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Glad my work is appreciated, I'll keep the rants coming.
;)
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and am as gay as all the rest. ja love, you tweeny people!
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Anonymous
@: magnum2
I knew that was you Jerry.
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heh-heh
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Anonymous
omg that was the funniest thing ive read here.. i laughed and it hurt. But yes you are right people say that and i even say it too its a habbit from my younger days of ignorance, but sometimes there is no way around it..

LIKE
how else can you discribe a fanny pack?
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I absolutely can't STAND when people use the word gay. Every day at school: "Popcorn is gay." "Books are gay." "You're so gay!" I actually hear people say that, and it's so annoying. I admire your style.
Obviously people don't know what "gay" means anymore.
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Anonymous
@: oxymull
Your so Gay, you probably think this post is about you... cuz your so Gay Ay.
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Anonymous
My own backpack is gay. It came of the closet (both literally and figuratively) last week. I was shocked at first but then I realized that it was the same loyal backback it always was. I've met it's partner, Jan Sport, and we now get along very well. I'm even a member of the GBLL (Gay Backpack Liberation League)
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This rant reminds me of my beloved. I do sometimes call things gay, but not as an insult, as much as a compliment for the flamingly rainbowish nature of the item. I love the gays, I love them good.
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you're the same person that wrote the LOL RANT story aren't you?
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Why dont you turn gay if your not allready then this will fix your problem
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Oh yes, because the guy uses a backpack as an example let's call that gay too.

What I don't understand is why can't people look at what they say ONCE in a while.

I tip my hat to you, "he who rants about backpacks". You are correct, 'Gay' seems to be everyone's hot word now-a-days.
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I hate that also. I was at the GSA in my school the other day and somone made apoint about that. They said "Whenever people say 'that shirt is so gay' they're describing the person wearing it"
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...you're my hero
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One day when everyone has actually realised they are gay the new insult will be your SOOOO straight and then the human race will die out because they'll be nobody reproducing anymore.
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And then they'll say oh well we had a good run, the human race, time to let another species take over. And with that all the guys will have died from aids because of all the fudge packing and all the millions of gorgeous women will be oh life will be so boring now without cocks. And then suddenly I'll jump out and say AHA I never had gay sex and they'll all go yay and I'll say form a line ladies its gonna be a LONG NIGHT...
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Haha that was amusing. I'm with you though. I HATE when people use "Gay" as an insult. It's really not a bad thing to be homosexual, so why use it as an insult. Agh, people piss me off.
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I guess you felt this comment was just so outrageously witty that you thought you should post it on random stories?
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I LOL'd @ bob!
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HA IM PISSING MYSELF LAUGHIN AT THIS! UR SOOOOO FUNNY! r u gay... coz iff not i wanna snog ur face off =P
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If my whole family is 'gay,' how can we be inbred? I'm so glad you think through these clever, clever insults.
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omg


I turned gay just reading this thread.
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On behalf of men everywhere: Oh well...
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I just realized, that I did not ever comment on this thread, yet invisigoth still saw fit to post that comment on it. She's crazier than I thought.
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I really hate homophobes and I feel the same way when people use "that's gay" as a way to express disapproval of something. I'm in high school, so I hear it constantly. Certainly, there's worse things in the world to compare it to. I never thought anyone else really cared about it, but I guess I was wrong. I think it's pretty normal and no, you shouldn't be institutionalized.
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may i ask how old you leobutrkurnel ? because if you are middle aged, i would not have thought you would have noticed what goes on in teenage lives.. but seeing as i don't think you are, i think what you are saying is completley justified. this person in my school, a boy, is gay and once he got called gay because of the portfolio he was carrying, because it was required by school, and he went mad!! it was quite funny but he too was justified, he started shouting things like 'you f*cking homofob!' and 'how would you like it..' E.T.C

bye lol
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gay is a greek word meaning joyfull,i think that not many people are joyfull anymore and when your having a good day and you smile people automatically think your gay,which in turn you are....i agree inanamite objects cannot be "gay" but the word gay has adopted the meaning homosexual(or a person of one gender liking people of the same gender)
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okay your gay calling something gay is like calling something stupid it dos not mean takeing something up the @$$

you are gay
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Then why not just call it stupid? Are you worried that you would be comparing said item to yourself? Don't let your mind wander, Insane; it's to little to be let out alone...
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its just everybody talks different if thay say "thats gay" then let them say it don't try to control people

thats what i tryed to say if i called you gay so what you know that your not so then just move on

have a nice day
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That's so fucking straight. Are you talking about Jay?
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I think they mean a gay guy would probably wear it, not so much the sexuality of your backpack. My male friend has one of those small, purse-like shoulder bags that you carry your wallet and camera in and it looks totally gay even though its grey and blue. You don't have a homosexual backpack, maybe you're stylish?
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This is so gay
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why is there so much tention between gay and straight people - let me rephrase that: why do straight people hate gay people?
Very funny backpack story though - lmao.
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The fact that people say,
"That's so gay,"
Is retarded!
It makes no fucking sense,
Imagine going to your friend,
And asking what he had for lucnh,
So he goes "PB&J"
And you just scream, "THAT'S GAY"
Does that make any sense?
No, it makes no fucking sense AT ALL!
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wow
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Hey you faggot emo kid. Shut up.
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"faggot emo kid" - Did you come up with that fantastic piece of wit yourself?
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smithee
i think you're gay
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lol love the back pack story im gona right about this in my school paper, because at my school the term "Gay" is used more often then needed... That's gay, this is gay, your gay...etc
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This is Gay.
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WOW someone else who gets as FRUSTRATED as I do!!!!! I mean, how can a sexuality be an insult? Thats like saying the fact that they didnt show the last season of NCIS is SO hetrosexual..
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Agreed, agreed, and more agreed. Indeeed, that is SOOO GAY.

J/k
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He is gay
They are gay
Your rants gay
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this rant is bisexual but you are by far gay and as for me im straight you fucking jackass
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This rant is f*cking hilarious. I know what you mean
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"as for me im straight" - Did anyone say otherwise? Sounds like you're being over sensitive. You hear the word "gay" and automatically have to defend yourself? Hiding something, me thinks...
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i cal things gay all the time and while yes you are absolutly right that the word gay is being used incorrectly n i love ur rant, its just a figure of speech to me when i say that something is gay, everyone that say it around know i mean that t=what ever im doing isnt working right, i dont actully mean that whatever im talking about has homosexual tendencies, but ur backpack... i think i saw it looking at mine in an inappropriate way
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I believe the backpack insulter was referring to the variation "ghey".
Or maybe your backpack was so exceedingly flamboyant that he assumed it was indeed gay. I mean you never even told us what it looks like.
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yor right you could become a good friend of mine soon
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LOL, thats so true
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Haha! Nice. =]
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LFC_999
THATS SO GAY!!!!!!!
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Ok, first off, its called personification. Saying "thats so gay" is retarded, i agree. but you are simply stupid! personification is used a lot, especially with the term "thats so gay" not saying that the backpack is a actual "gay". you lose.


That is so gay.
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I like to call people gay like ur so gay gay brid
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when i comment on something or someone saying thats so gay, its not offence to gay ppl, its meaning that "thats so whack or he is so whack thing" . Im bisexual so i aint gonna insult any gay ppl.
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your nan is so gay.
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I'm a homosexual. I use the term "gay" in this way all the time. It's just our language. If I say: This stapler is so gay, people know that I don't mean: this stapler likes other staplers of the same gender. If I took myself too seriously...well, I bet I would be the ONLY one taking me seriously. To conclude: That's was gay, that guy just totally jewed me. So, I was just like, nigga please!
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Gay in it's original meaning is 'Happy' but now I have stated that fact, how about spelling it ghey instead of gay, there, all fixed :P
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I am a homosexual and I think homosexuals claiming a word to describe themselves is pretty ignorant. Was the word gay intended to mean homosexual originally? No. So why does it offend you for it to take on another meaning as well. I hate almost all homos because they are full of gay pride which doesn't even make any sense because being gay isn't different than being straight. this is why people are homophobic because most homos try and emulate what they believe being gay is. This is no fault of their own but growing up somewhere they learned that being gay is just being gay and they adopt the whole femme homo lifestyle. i don't want to be associated with that shit.
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@: silence
Yeah this person is obviously a gay theatre kid preparing his daily rant tomarrow for summer school. Use this as a correct example of the term gay. Gay theatre kid instead of just gay. My dad says being gay is ok. My mom says it's disturbing. I say let gays do their own gay ass thing. Just don't hit on me. Or try to feed me food from the grill with your hands. Ugh. They gross me out but you gotta live with them. Tee hee!
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Err..
I say it, but I don't mean for it to insult any gays. I've only gotten called out on it once, and I simply stated I don't mean for it to insult gay people and that if you're going to let something as stupid as a little saying bother you that much, you need to get your priorities straightened out.

Have a great day.
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lol ur fucking halarious but ur right i will always remember this thanks (lol)
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This story is so gay..

But really. It is used because it is meant to be derogatory because, lets face it, nobody wants to be gay. It's cuz gay people are basically retarded. If you don't think so, then why is it impossible for 2 dudes to have a child?

People are so fucking stupid these days damn
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Well said.

You're awesome.
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Backpack porn!
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I get mad when people say it too because I think there is nothing wrong with it. That is why I usually replace it with "pussy", "douche", or "flamboyant". It all depends on the context.
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Get off of IIN, Ad Council.
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You are hilarious and need to be my best friend. This rant was so straight.
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I want black people to stop saying my nigga...
people are going to say what they want.
And i know gay people that say that's so gay. We can rant or not give it anymore negative engery.
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Your rant is so gay.... Gay has like three different meanings. HOMOS don't own the word. It also means happy. So maybe your backpack is happy.
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If anyone with an age in double figures is saying "that's so gay" then there is really no hope for them, you should put them in an institution!
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This is crazy hilarious..

And sooo Ghey!
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I see where you were trying to be funny in your post... but you failed :(
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when people say thats so lame do they mean that something cant walk???? i think it shouldnt make you angry because people dont really mean the bkpack is gay
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sjaygee
HAHA! ROFL.
This made me laugh hardcore like sex. (jk)
You made my day!
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Janith
People do say, "that's straight" when complimenting something.
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That's very absurd! That's complete nonsense! That's the most foolish thing I've heard! Sheesh! Can't anyone use real words? What's happening to the English language?
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lol, I love your backpack metaphor.

Let me start off by saying that I'm gay. I guess I'm a bit of a hypocrite in that I tend to say that things are "gay" too, but mainly just as a figure of speech.

As for inanimate objects, it only bothers me if it makes no sense. If you're saying the backpack is gay because it looks stupid, then I agree with you. But if you're saying the backpack is gay because it has unicorns and rainbows on it, then it's a fairly accurate description. :P Don't deny it!
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Fuck some people are homophobic and awful!
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Budthewise
@: TAngelo
Second it. I have no problem with the word gay or "gay" people, same with retarded people and "slow" people. If my son is slow, that is okay but what makes him retarded is if he is bright but yet does all sorts of stupid things.

Calling something gay has nothing to do with sexuality anymore. It is more of a way to insult something or to think something is lame in general.

So I agree with the poster above, this topic is rather gay or retarded.
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i agree
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haha this reminds me of chris crocker's " stop saying gay, and start saying thats so strait"
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lol i think it's normal I do that too.
It's so annoying when people call everythign gay.
That made me laugh :D
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ROFLMAO. I love it! the backpack thread was amazing.
but yeah i agree, I think that ish is really homophobic and needs to die.
but on another note, i say 'that's so gay' sometimes...but i'm queer, and i say it like, 'that is so something that reminds me of a flaming man-loving man'. is that wrong?
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oh, because there aren't any white homophobes?

You're ignorant, and a hypocrite. How can you get offended at people hating on one minority (homosexuals) when you do the same for another (black people)? especially when you are blaming homophobia entirely on one race when it's an issue that runs deep within your own? (I'm assuming you're Caucasian).

also, the use of the word 'gay' is used widely in teen culture, it's not limited to 'ebonics' and as far as I'm aware, that's not where it originated.
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Is this Chris Crocker, or a fan of?
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"that's so gay" is honestly an ignorant phrase
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I agree with you 100%, what gives people the to use 'gay' as a negative thing? I bet people would have something to say if gay people started say "Omg, that's so /straight/!" with negative connotations attached to it.

And, just saying I laughed and laughed while reading this! I never knew our book bags were so raunchy xD
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Oh what is so wrong with the human race.
Ignorance,that's what.

'Gay' originally meant ,and still does in other languages 'Bright','Fun',Happy',etc ,so the poster is ignorant of this fact .
It has been highjacked by a very unfunny network.
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*facepalm*
this is so gay.

we don't say "that is so straight" because it sounds stupid. people that say "that's gay." say it because they think that gayness, in and of itself. is absurd.
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THAT IS THE MOST EPIC RANT I HAVE HEARD. EVER. I LAUGHED TO I STARTED SQUEALING
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Holy shit! Do none of you people get that 'gay' has been adapted by teens and children of this decade as a synonym for dumb, stupid, idiotic, etc. THEY ALMOST NEVER MEAN HOMOSEXUAL!!
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It is really f**king rude and ignorant to use the word gay as a negative adjective in that way. I loathe it.
Is it ok toy use the word Jewish to mean stingy? NO
Is it ok to use the word Black to mean retarded?
Perhaps we should start using the word heterosexual to mean ignorant.
Oh thats just so hetero.
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Hahaha this is hilarious! But you do have a point.
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Where the fuck are you from? I hear and use "straight" as a compliment all the time, as in:

Prima: How do you like LaCuya?

Seconda: She's straight [translation: she's ok]
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so
is your backpack a homo?
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when you say "thats so gay" do you realize what your saying? Knock it off!! go whonda sykes
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I know!!! its SO annoying, and when they're trying to be cool, the go "thats, like, so gay!" And as if ur bakpacks a homosexual.
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lmao! i hate it when people use that phrase too but what can you do?
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People that get really offended by that statement are usually gay. Get over it. Black people don't freak out when someone goes "Oh, this coffee is black"
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Haha
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Samyouelle
This is comedy gold man. This is hillarious!
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I use "That's so gay" when I mean "That has closet cross-dressing tendencies" or someone is literally flaming - especially if they are flaming unintentionally - like not a drag queen.

I have heard people use "That's so gay" to mean something is bad, but that usage confusing and less fun.
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I completely feel you, here. And yeah, it's normal. Well, unless you and I are so UNnormal then it's not? <.<
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Yeah I totally agree, this post is so gay! and yes its true us teens did make dis shit up cuz lets face it, being gay is retarded and nobody likes to be referred to as 'gay' right?

So... I really couldn't give a monkeys if I heard someone say dat to mean dat something is bad.
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Oh and da word 'gay' is a generic insult. It can mean obviously bad, stupid, whatever you want it to mean.
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*hahahaha* that was hysterical! But I agree wit you. I makes me angry, especially because i know quite a few gay people.
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@violet3
The only thing retarded is people like you who in 2010 still think its ok to discriminate against gay people. Do you also think that being black or jewish is retarded? Its sad that your already a bigot at such a young age.
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@Veebaker
Your ignorance is astounding.
That is a ridiculous statement. When you say coffee is black you are not using the word black as a put down or in a derogatory way. So that argument does not hold up.
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ugh ive heard this rant so many times its stupid and gay
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I rarely use the phrase 'that's so gay' because it is absurd as you say. However, I understand why it is such a fun phrase and occasionally I do say something is 'so totally gay,' or just 'gay,' because at the end of the day it's just funny to use a phrase that is so obviously self-defeating and meaningless.
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YES. i agree with you completely, i actually did start calling things 'straight' because of this. most people didn't get it. -___-
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wow, i totally agree with you. but the rant was SOOOO funny i'm like LOLing. you should say the rant on youtube.
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You need to read this and take it in my friend. you are very sexually frustrated get laid or have a Wank that was gay. very gay. a very gay rant i hope you get cancer and die homos make me sick Fuck you! prick.
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@Lmfaoatu

Wow you must be really proud to be such a force of hatred and negativity on a planet that already has so much darkness. Good luck with that.
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That rant was genius. LOL
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This story was so funnyyyy thanks and I think you're right about what u talk about
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Ever heard "That's so bi" or "that's so a"? You know, I've seen some dogs that were so gay (literally, lol).
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who cares... would you care if you lived in a reverse world and people said that's so strait (if your not gay of course)? didn't think so. Stereotypes shouldn't bother people unless they fall into that category in my opinion and until the government makes it illegal or something it WON"T STOP!
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How about "That's so trans"? "that's so metro" or "that's so hetero".
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excactly
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stop being so gay ;) lololol
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I completely agree with you. I'm bisexual but my friends don't know that so whenever they say that's so gay they don't know why I hit them, lol :D
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k you're WAY too sensitive and people were saying "that's gay" before the whole issue with gay rights came forth... when people say something is gay they dont mean its homosexual, they just mean its dumb and it has nothing to do with GAYS
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A lot of people I know would describe anything as gay, e.g - The pencil i use in school or the fact I sometimes carry my schoolbag with 2 straps over my shoulders instead of one. Because 1 is supposed to be cooler
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Dumb means you can't talk, so if you say something is dumb, you're insulting those who can't speak.

Stupid means you have low intelligence, so if you say something is stupid, you're insulting those of lower intelligence.

It's the same thing.

However, if it bugs gay people to use that term, I will make sure to use it as often as I can.
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Saying something is gay is the same as saying something is retarded. I mean, it's insulting to [some] homosexuals when people say "that's so gay." But people don't really think about who they are insulting or hurting when saying, "that's so retarded." Why not start something that won't insult innocent people...maybe "that's so rapist". Or just not insult any group of people.

But to be perfectly honest...people are always going to say it. Embrace the fact that it is just a word and reclaim it. Kind of like the "n" word or the word "bitch"--if you don't let it bother you, and just embrace it, then people will find other insults. Just reclaim the word and don't let it bother you--and show the world that it doesn't bother you.
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I used to think that way, then I started saying it ironically. I stopped though, but my friend started doing it ironically too and she says "That's soo gay -- in an ironic sense." You know I'm being sarcastic because I have a stupid tone I my voice when I say it and it's funny because you wouldn't think I'd say that kind of thing if you knew me.
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It's funny, people where I live actually say that's straight like if they went to an amazing party they would say "that party was straight" but if something bad they say gay.
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I accidently voted no but meant to say yes!!
When people say that it's a figure of speech they are not really refering to that object being gay!
I say " that's so gay" all the time not only do I say it but my mother says it and her boyfriend says it!! Not only do we say it about objects but if someone is being lame or being stupid I'll be like ur gay, I don't see anything wrong with it and i'm bisexual too.
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You need to listen to Nick swardson! He has a comedy act that talks about the phrases "gay" and "retarded"
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first of all gay used to mean happy once upon a time so prole like you arent pretty gay
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LagXX
lol XD The way u put it was hilarious!!! "bookbags pouring shredded up homework into each other"
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Whenever someone says something is gay around me, I say "I KNOW RIGHT?! That is so homosexual!" shuts them right up :)
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i actually tend to take it a step further and say that stuff is not only gay, but that it's homosexual, takes it up the ass, sucks 10 thousand cocks, or is a cock muncher.

Seriously, if that kind of shit actually makes you mad, you need to take a serious look at your life and your priorities. they're just WORDS people, just like fuck, shit, cunt, fag, cumswallowing jizzwhore, and yes, even nigger.

People are ALWAYS going to say them because they're still fucking taboo to say, and people love to see how far they can push the agenda. I'm not homophobic in any way, but i see NO problem with the use of these words, provided it is in the right context. i wouldn't walk into church or a kindergarten classroom and deface the air with my vulgarity, but with people i'm comfortable with, calling something gay or homo is pretty acceptable.

Seriously, if people just stopped complaining about it being used, it wouldn't be taboo anymore, and it wouldn't be fun to say.
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Youre so right!

Gay DOES NOT EQUAL stupid!!
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wrestlingrant
Of course you should be institutionalized you get mad about people calling things gay
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DontHateNate
Words change meanings. Gay doesn't mean what it used to. I have no roblem with gay guys. I have gay friends. I think everyone should calm the fuck down about the word gay. Ever seen the fag episode of southpark? Yeeee duuuu look that shit up.
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U r 10000000% right
And that backpack thing was hilarious :P
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This rant is so gay.
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DontHateNate
Props to sneakybear ;D
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OMG! One time on YouTube I had just started a video and my friend goes this is gay. And I was like how?????
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This story is so gay.
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Yo this crap is Hella gay :) lol
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Notice the huge number of comments on this subject. Demonstrates that there's a lot of passion surrounding this subject regardless of your stance. And my stance? It's a silly little trendy adjective, like "groovy" and "far out".

And I'm sure I'll get raked over the coals and called terrible names, but what is wrong with a little man handling? Not saying yea or nay about it, but why so much passion on either side?
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Corb11
It's just a word, deal with it.
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This is fucking awesome very funny
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hahaha OMG ROFL!!!!!!YOU ARE HILARIOUS!!!! AND YES FANNYPACKS ARE SO FEREAKIN GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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problemseverywhere
Are you gay? I sweat that backpack description was so creepy... And gay (: haha
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LOL you must really love your backpack XD
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hornsby123
You have a backpack fetish. Gayness is something wrong, to be looked down on and disgusted by, so by having your backpack called gay by others you are being subconciously insulted.
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I love you.
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Gay means happy
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That's happy ha ha not happy queer
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Adolf_Hitler
This is gay. . .
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Adolf_Hitler
Agreed, OP is a huge faggot.
An hero plox.
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because you look like a fag wearing it.... and your backpack might have been sucking dick while you wore it.
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IM bi. and i know what your talking about but when people say thats so gay it doesnt have anything to do with that. even i say thats so gay. it just happens its just slang suck it up pansy.
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CrazyCorn
When someone says "That's so gay" they are not talking about sexual orientation. There's nothing wrong with anyone saying. It's called slang. "Gay" also used to mean happy, but now it has been transformed over the years into being another word for homosexual. Now, it is also being changed into a way of calling something stupid.
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ItsTheKanninbal
some of these comments are pissing me off :/
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Uh where I'm from people actually do say that's straight about stuff that's cool or as a compliment lol X)
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haha. well buddy we do say its straight.
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I see what u mean and everything. And I agree to an extent.
But, I think the majority of people that get angry about the phrase "that's gay." Is usually because they're bi or gay themselves..Why really care what other people are saying? It's not coming out of your mouth..people need to focus more on themselves instead of other people and their actions.
Seriously.
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Gay!? LOL
Jokes, Sorry. I loved you're rambling on, Its so funny.


I understand what your saying, People are basically, saying that being GAY is a bad thing...

However, years ago, GAY meant 'HAPPY', so if people are saying 'That's So Gay', surly that means - Your backpack is so Happy?!... its' all that sex he's having with the other male backpacks! LOL
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cougan
Ha ha. That is the funniest thing. I was literally loling
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your opinion is gay.......yes it would rather mate w/ opinions of the same sex
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I dunno man, you are over thinking this particular thing. Alot of things people say make no sense. Calling homosexual people gay which means happy doesn't make much sense either.
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justXsmile:]
Hahaha :] I like how much thought you put into the back pack porn
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Merriam-Webster dictionary defines gay like this:


Main Entry: 1gay
Pronunciation: \ˈgā\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French gai, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gāhi quick, sudden
Date: 14th century
1 a : happily excited : merry <in a gay mood> b : keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits <a bird's gay spring song>
2 a : bright, lively <gay sunny meadows> b : brilliant in color
3 : given to social pleasures; also : licentious
4 a : homosexual <gay men> b : of, relating to, or used by homosexuals <the gay rights movement> <a gay bar>
synonyms see lively
— gay adverb
— gay·ness noun

Nowhere in there do I see "used to describe something that someone doesn't like". Therefore, people who use the word incorrectly is homophobic and immature. The only people who use the word gay to say they don't like something is guys that think saying a word will buff up their masculinity. I think they are pussies for not saying it politely because they're afraid of their masculinity going down. People need to grow the fuck up these days.
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vansshoes
You're gay
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i thing that is so rude tew that is so STOP IT NOW
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That's so STRAIGHT.
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Godboy
Wow that was gay..... Jk it was funny
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dude that post is so gay
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I agree that comment is just annoyingand it's ofencive to the people who are gay just rude
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I enjoyed reading your rant, especially about the backpack part.

The expression has become so common that people ONLY use to insult objects that look bad and don't work the way they should... and not to insult people who are homosexuals, because that would be rude.
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persondude122
I so agree with you. Your rant made me laugh.
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cheezitup
That story was GAY honestly it's a phrase... Like when you say to a friend...
GIRL: Oh gawd I hate you! :)
GIRL 2: Hahaha, yeah well I hate you too! *wink-wink*
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cheezitup
You think they mean it!? Get over it, tere are more important things to worry about other than "THATS SO GAY". Now I know this will snap at me, so sorry for shining a little light on your rant? Have fun...
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xoxolostxoxo
WAY TO GO!!!!!!! I don't understand why when you see a boy and girl walking down the street you say "oh i wish that were me" but when you see a couple of the same gender holding hands or kissing it's repulsive. Love is love no matter what, and bi, gay, or straight w/e we all have feelings
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Your hilarious,You know I know,that when some one says "thats so gay" they do not mean that.They are simply implying that you think gay people are stupid.


ps. I just wasted 2 minutes.
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Hello, Chris Crocker.
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Potatoepie
Your comeback with that little backpack scenario was funny. I laughed. I think what you need to realize is that words such as GAY are being used more and more in different contexts. Don't get so mad about it, people will say it and you know what they mean, so just get over it.
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I know a lot of people that say, "That's straight" when something is good, okay, or awesome.
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This is really gay.
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Just give it time, the 'that's's so straight' compliment will catch on soon. >:D
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I love this. :)
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iheartblueberrymuffins
this story made my day, I like your point and agree w/ it 100%! hahah :)
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LagXX
Niggas who stole my bike, they was some cross dressers! They had large boobs and large buts and skirts. Indeed they were crossdressers and not gay but none the less they stole my bike.
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@: TWhip
Thank you!
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You aint never lied.
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Sounds like you need to grow up.
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ziggyonly717
That backpack porn sounds hot. Where can I get some?
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No, not institutionalized. You should get into stand-up comedy. Put that in your shtick.
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it offended me when i saw a PSA against the phrase so now I say it to piss off the anti-its so gay brigade.
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Normal-is-Weird
I say this ALL THE TIME when I get shot in the head on call of duty. I shot his ass!!! Lol. I have nothing against homosexuals or any sexuality for that matter, it's just force of habit. Most of the time when people say "That's so gay" they aren't referring to gays as bad. They don't say "That's so straight" really because it doesn't sound normal. Now when there's a conflict between two people and it's resolved, they might say "We straight?" "Yea.". That's about it though.
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I remember reading somewhere that ages and eons ago, "Gay" was a synonym for "Happy". Does anyone remember this age of which I speak?

It really isn't good to use the term "That's so gay" though. The way a lot of people say it, it sounds like an insult.

I agree though that inanimate objects can't be considered "gay", "straight", or otherwise.
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Haha 200 comemts

Wiw
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Wow there's a lot of comments
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Straight up, this made my day!
I think I'm in love :P
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This story is gay
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I think people are taking it a little to personal lol i like boys and i say wow thats gay all the time :) . We've just given gay two meanings. Like what the hell. Hell for religious pple is all devil and crap but i dont believe in hell so hell is just what the hell lol
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