Terminology for Homosexual...

R1Geezer | 12:32 Thu 20th Mar 2008 | Body & Soul

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I am told in another thread that "Gay" is the top insult used by young people. I have innocently been using the term to refer to homosexuals so can someone tell me what is the accepted, non insulting, terminology? Thanks

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Whickerman

Why reference it at all?

Whickerman

Gay is still the acceptable term btw - suppose it's the context you use it in.

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leelapops

Geezer, it's not the terminology, it's the negative implication. When young people say something is "gay", it's usually annoying, pointless, frustrating or just downright cr*p. Gay is fine, when talking about people's sexual orientation.

MrBounty

Maybe he's just insinuating they are happy......

R1Geezer

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I see, thanks all

whickerman, "why reference it at all" I agree that most of the time it is not necessary, however there are occasions in communication when it is necessary. I just wanted to get it right.

Whickerman

lol R1geezer - you're right of course.

For some reason that reminds me of a boxing fight on itv some years back, and the commentators insisted on identifying the fighters by the blue or red shorts they were wearing - studiously and religiously avoiding mentioning that one guy was white, the other black!
Maybe the world's oversensitive?

andy-hughes

Whickerman - commentators have always avoided using any physical characteristics to identify boxers - it's simply that ethnic origin is the most obvious.

As a standard rule, it simply avoids getting into issues such as

"The mean looking streak of p**s in the blue corner ..."

or

"The ugly SOB with no teeth in the red corner ..."

it just makes lifef nicec and easy, and shows no bias - which is the actual thinking behind the rule.

gonzo00

sausage jockey.....but said in a nice way:)