The New And Improved Fashion Board

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
When the bored gets flooded with pooty pics...it's a little much, boys, only inasmuch as it gets old fast and that these women would not give mortal men the time of day. Spanky excluded Mr. Stripper Banger himself.

1. That blonde never gets old.

2. Bite your tongue. You might be getting laid this evening because your husband happened upon those pictures.

[nononono]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Yes, I've certainly gone over the top with that post. How dare I stifle the fag-calling hilarity of the board? I can see why this bothers you so much.

I realize (though, I note, not all casual readers of the boards would) that most or all of you are calling each other fags in the most enlightened, ironic sense of the word, but I sort of made a vow to myself, after years of living in Dallas (a.k.a. the bible belt) and hearing people make perfectly serious homophobic and derogatory statements and jokes that I wouldn't just sit by silently. If that means that once every 1000 or so times someone here calls someone else a fag I mention that I don't find the jokes funny, I'm not sure how I'm infringing on your enjoyment of the boards.

In answer to your question, no, calling something "gay" is not nearly as offensive to me as calling people "fucking fags". I guess I typically filter the jokes through whether my gay friends would appreciate (or even make) the joke. So calling TM's princess bed "gay" is not overly offensive to me. However if my gay friends came across a chat board where people spend 5 pages calling each other fags, fucking fags, faggots, even in a joking context, I don't think they'd want to hang out here or participate in the discussion. I think that sucks.

If you want to sit around calling each other fags, and it is really really amusing to you, fine. Be my guest. I just happened to mention (and I can't promise I'll never mention it again, though I think I'm fairly restrained in how often I point it out) that I don't find it funny.

Is it just me, or is calling someone "a gay" weird? (sorry, Manfred) It makes me uncomfortable to hear (as opposed to just saying someone is gay), much as calling someone "a black" would. It just rings of a "those people" sort of comment. No one says, "he's a straight."

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
1. That blonde never gets old.

I can't say that I am a big fan of the blonde, but I am a fan of the hooters pictures in general. Much more than, for example, the Mario Lopez ones.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
1. That blonde never gets old.

2. Bite your tongue. You might be getting laid this evening because your husband happened upon those pictures.

1.) She is beautiful.

2.) I surely hope I do get laid tonight by my husband maybe I should send him the link?

3.) I prefer "he hits for the other team" or he's so not on my team. it gets my point across and offends virtually noone.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Yes, I've certainly gone over the top with that post. How dare I stifle the fag-calling hilarity of the board? I can see why this bothers you so much.

I realize (though, I note, not all casual readers of the boards would) that most or all of you are calling each other fags in the most enlightened, ironic sense of the word, but I sort of made a vow to myself, after years of living in Dallas (a.k.a. the bible belt) and hearing people make perfectly serious homophobic and derogatory statements and jokes that I wouldn't just sit by silently. If that means that once every 1000 or so times someone here calls someone else a fag I mention that I don't find the jokes funny, I'm not sure how I'm infringing on your enjoyment of the boards.

In answer to your question, no, calling something "gay" is not nearly as offensive to me as calling people "fucking fags". I guess I typically filter the jokes through whether my gay friends would appreciate (or even make) the joke. So calling TM's princess bed "gay" is not overly offensive to me. However if my gay friends came across a chat board where people spend 5 pages calling each other fags, fucking fags, faggots, even in a joking context, I don't think they'd want to hang out here or participate in the discussion. I think that sucks.

If you want to sit around calling each other fags, and it is really really amusing to you, fine. Be my guest. I just happened to mention (and I can't promise I'll never mention it again, though I think I'm fairly restrained in how often I point it out) that I don't find it funny.

I don't disagree that "fag" gets old when overused. It's funny when offered sparingly, in the right context, perfectly timed.

However, I've never heard "fag" used more than by a couple gay friends of mine. They drop it like crazy to describe flamers they find tacky or embarrassing. There seems to be a whole crowd of gay people who hate the flamboyant gay people. One gay friend was pretty adamnt about disparaging queens for giving mainstream society a cartoonish view of gays.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
1. That blonde never gets old.

2. Bite your tongue. You might be getting laid this evening because your husband happened upon those pictures.

you know, this constant drooling over women in scanty dress is offensive. I think if several enlightened women i know found this place and read the repeated posts like this, I don't think they'd want to hang out here or participate in the discussion. I think that sucks.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by nononono
Is it just me, or is calling someone "a gay" weird? (sorry, Manfred) It makes me uncomfortable to hear (as opposed to just saying someone is gay), much as calling someone "a black" would. It just rings of a "those people" sort of comment. No one says, "he's a straight."

It's very weird, and it is something I would expect to come out of Ross Perot's mouth (or his ilk).

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
I can't say that I am a big fan of the blonde, but I am a fan of the hooters pictures in general. Much more than, for example, the Mario Lopez ones.

It's cliche, but... You can appreciate the female form as a work of art.

Art you can tcb to.*

*For an example of perfect silver dollar nipples, consult the centerfold in this month's Playboy.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by tmdiva
FWIW, 2.

tm

I did enjoy the use of "economist" as an epithet.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
It's cliche, but... You can appreciate the female form as a work of art.

Art you can tcb to.*

*For an example of perfect silver dollar nipples, consult the centerfold in this month's Playboy.

The one thing that is cool about having kids is my tits went up 2 sizes. TM can joke about me lying about said size, or Sidd can joke about them being floppy and all, but on an asian chick a big rack is rare.

[greatwhitenorthchick]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield

However, I've never heard "fag" used more than by a couple gay friends of mine. They drop it like crazy to describe flamers they find tacky or embarrassing. There seems to be a whole crowd of gay people who hate the flamboyant gay people. One gay friend was pretty adamnt about disparaging queens for giving mainstream society a cartoonish view of gays.

Isn't this just a repeat of the argument that we (the gay person) can use this word but you can't because you're not one of us and haven't been through what we've been through to be able to use it? I think this argument has some merit, simply because I try hard not to offend people and so why should I use a word that has the potential to really offend someone. The one who would be offended can use the word because it's not offending me.

The partner I work most closely with tosses around the word "fag" all the time, especially to describe himself, but I would not dream of using it. (He is as flamboyantly gay as a lawyer in a big firm can be, so, relatively flamboyant, so perhaps your gay friends would not like him. I think he's pretty great.)

[Pretty Little Flower]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
It's cliche, but... You can appreciate the female form as a work of art.

Because I am in agreement with ncs' reasoning, I am not going to tell you what I think of this post.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Isn't this just a repeat of the argument that we (the gay person) can use this word but you can't because you're not one of us and haven't been through what we've been through to be able to use it? I think this argument has some merit, simply because I try hard not to offend people and so why should I use a word that has the potential to really offend someone. The one who would be offended can use the word because it's not offending me.

The partner I work most closely with tosses around the word "fag" all the time, especially to describe himself, but I would not dream of using it. (He is as flamboyantly gay as a lawyer in a big firm can be, so, relatively flamboyant, so perhaps your gay friends would not like him. I think he's pretty great.)

I've only met one gay man I couldn't stand. He was a total dickhead from law school. Generally, gay dudes are pretty witty (even though that is a stereotype, it holds). Some of the outrageously flamboyant ones are sometimes too much drama, but that's not an indictment of gays, so much as an indictment of people who buy into the extremes of any "identity." I think some of the super-queens are akin to religious fundamentalists or left wing Berkeleyites who protest everything. They want to belong to something, so they go over the top and make asses of themselves carrying what they think are the badges of their chosen identity.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally posted by patentparanyc
The one thing that is cool about having kids is my tits went up 2 sizes. TM can joke about me lying about said size, or Sidd can joke about them being floppy and all, but on an asian chick a big rack is rare.

Your tits are not like hers. That I am sure of sitting here.

[patentparanyc]

Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
Your tits are not like hers. That I am sure of sitting here.

Protest, I'm not trying to say my tits are like hers. I'm just saying I am happy with my tits being larger than they once were.