The Phrase “That’s So Gay”.
Have you heard that Schools in the States now consider the phrase “that’s so gay” to be profanity? Kid’s will now get lines or detention when they use my all-time favorite phrase, “that’s so gay”. After hearing this news I was instantly concerned with what adjectives will take the place of “that’s so gay” when the adults of tomorrow are tasked with replacing this magical phrase with one that is just not as magical.
Of major concern to me are the following potential replacement phrases:
- That’s So Barney: instead of saying “that’s so gay” when observing a male sporting a purple t-shirt, kids are going to start saying “that’s so barney”. Barney can’t help being purple, he was born that way, and don’t think he should be placed into a phrase because of the color of his fur.
- That’s So So Def: the next time you miss out on an opportunity and are explaining it to a friend seeking sympathy, you will get a “oh that’s so So Def” instead of the “that’s so gay” that you were so desperately needing to hear to help make yourself feel better. I dislike Jermaine Dupri and the So So Def crew, my phrases are far to good to include So So Def in.
- That’s So Stupid: I dislike the word stupid, I think that the word stupid is the stupidest possible word that one can use when describing a situation. When JenJen say’s that she has a headache or is tired, I don’t want to say, “that’s so stupid”, I want to say “that’s so gay”, and tell her to take some Tylenol.
- That’s So Hasselhoff: I don’t’ agree with everything the Hoff has done but he shouldn’t be used in phrases that I would use to describe a 400-Ib man in tights doing Yoga, I already have a phrase for that and it’s magical!
- That’s So Happy: do we really need people saying “that’s so happy”?
- That’s So So Def: the next time you miss out on an opportunity and are explaining it to a friend seeking sympathy, you will get a “oh that’s so So Def” instead of the “that’s so gay” that you were so desperately needing to hear to help make yourself feel better. I dislike Jermaine Dupri and the So So Def crew, my phrases are far to good to include So So Def in.
At the end of the day, “that’s so gay”, should not be thought of as offensive and should not be considered profanity, it is just a saying and after all I could care less what phrases “straight” is used in, “that’s so straight” kind of has a nice ring to it.
All that being said, I encourage you to use www.thebitterblog.com to show support for “that’s so gay” and keep this classic phrase alive and healthy in today’s public schools.
Thank you for your support,
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Comments
That's gay, personally I will keep using the phrase. I do not like any of the alternatives that you proposed.
Thanks for keeping it real bitter dude!
Posted by: Jamie | May 18, 2006 06:26 PM
They are also doing that up here in canada... it's crazy.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 19, 2006 02:20 AM
Shines a bad light on the homo's. As if being gay is so terrible as to be used to exemplify a situation one is displeased with.
Use the term "That's so Kel"
And by 'Kel', I mean "Awesome".
Posted by: Kells | May 19, 2006 09:58 AM
I am so tired of the PC Nazis with their language edicts that change from week to week.
Posted by: jan | May 24, 2006 03:12 AM
Your right I'll show my support by saying your gay. Your site is gay, your style is gay, and your family is probably gay.
Posted by: Anonymous | May 31, 2006 01:50 AM
Had to laugh at this cos i heard kids weren't allowed to say thats so gay at school anymore. well i think thats totally gay. If i hear my son saying it i'll laugh.
Posted by: stacy anderson | June 1, 2006 11:58 AM
ur All gay go get layed, don't you have anything better to do than talk gay ass blog on the computer... really is soooo gay.
Posted by: micah | June 5, 2006 06:07 PM
haha i hate gays-ill use the friggen phrase!
Posted by: antifag | June 13, 2006 11:06 PM
What is wrong with this world? Why does everybody say "that's gay?" Is there something wrong with gay people? Is it bad if a woman and a woman love each other, or a man and a man love each other? I'm sick of this world.
Posted by: Devin | June 29, 2006 01:41 AM
I'm a high school teacher (1st year, I'm 24) and I hear students say it all the time. I tell them what I really think of it. . . I think, wow, that person can't think of anything original or the least bit descriptive to actually say why he/she is unhappy with the current topic. I say "person", while I'm thinking "absolute f-ing moron who has the trite vocabulary of a factory worker that never graduated high school." In some careers it's fine to say "that's gay." Try getting a job in an office and telling your boss that something was gay. Likewise, it's not appropriate in school, where we're trying to train students to be able to get paying careers.
Go ahead, parents, laugh when your kid says it. I'll be laughing too . . . at you and your entire dim-witted family. The phrase "that's so gay" doesn't offend me, it's arbitrary, a red flag that says "I'M AN IDIOT! HAHA!"
Bitter enough?
Posted by: Teacher | February 28, 2007 10:37 PM
You will reap what you sow.
Posted by: Patrick | March 2, 2007 02:37 PM