RE: Is this homophobic?
August 4, 2017 at 2:21 pm
(This post was last modified: August 4, 2017 at 2:27 pm by Regina.)
Yeah that's reaching to call that homophobic in almost every sense.
"Homophobia" is verbally or physically lashing out at LGB people, or denying us rights. It's nothing more or less than that.
Let people have humour ffs, I actually found that funny, and I didn't read it as "bashing" gay people whatsoever. I can take a joke, and so can most gay people I know, we're not all sensitive cunts who need to be treated with kid gloves and can't take a joke at our expense.
I remember a similar situation a while back involving Simon Cowell. Everyone got so outraged at this on our behalf;
Ok maybe this was a little crass for live TV, but fuck it I laughed. It was funny to me, it was quick and I find that kind of spontaneous wit funny. Simon (and everyone watching) also knows the presenter he made the joke at is comfortable in his sexuality and could handle the comment, and also Simon has repeatedly given platforms to gay contestants over the years. I don't want to live in a world where straight people have to talk to me like my face would crack if I tried to smile, because that's not who I am. I'm comfortable in my sexuality and I appreciate clever or fast humour.
"Homophobia" is verbally or physically lashing out at LGB people, or denying us rights. It's nothing more or less than that.
Let people have humour ffs, I actually found that funny, and I didn't read it as "bashing" gay people whatsoever. I can take a joke, and so can most gay people I know, we're not all sensitive cunts who need to be treated with kid gloves and can't take a joke at our expense.
I remember a similar situation a while back involving Simon Cowell. Everyone got so outraged at this on our behalf;
Ok maybe this was a little crass for live TV, but fuck it I laughed. It was funny to me, it was quick and I find that kind of spontaneous wit funny. Simon (and everyone watching) also knows the presenter he made the joke at is comfortable in his sexuality and could handle the comment, and also Simon has repeatedly given platforms to gay contestants over the years. I don't want to live in a world where straight people have to talk to me like my face would crack if I tried to smile, because that's not who I am. I'm comfortable in my sexuality and I appreciate clever or fast humour.
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