Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard backs High School students' gay pledge...
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[TD][h2]Prime Minister Julia Gillard backs Wirreanda High School students' gay pledge.[/h2][/TD]
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[TD]Prime Minister Julia Gillard says other schools should follow Wirreanda High's lead and pledge to stop the derogatory use of the word "gay".
Ms Gillard said the pledge, organised by the school's Student Voice committee, was a "fantastic idea" and hoped the students "really pump it out to other schools".
"It's the kind of thing that could really catch on," she said.
"I have enough contact with young people to know how the word gay is misused."[/TD]
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[TD][B]SOURCE: [/B] [URL]http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/prime-minister-julia-gillard-backs-wirreanda-high-school-students-gay-pledge/story-e6frea83-1226587596806[/URL][/TD]
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Well, This is an interesting development for our Prime Minister, of whom is opposed to gay marriage..
How gay of Julia.
Like hell anyone is going to not say gay, Its probably going to turn out into a joke at that school like "Omg dont say gay you fag."
About time she takes a fucking stance on this issue. She's an athiest for goodness sake, what stance does she have against marriage? She isn't even married to her boyfriend so she obviously doesn't care all that much about it.
[editline]28th February 2013[/editline]
[QUOTE=Best4bond;39745804]How gay of Julia.
Like hell anyone is going to not say gay, Its probably going to turn out into a joke at that school like "Omg dont say gay you fag."[/QUOTE]
I know a few gay people, even my girlfriend's sister might be gay (she doesn't know) and I've realised now that you shouldn't use gay in that sort of fashion.
I think she's only doing this to get more votes later this year. I wonder if anyone in the opposition is going to remind everyone that she, and a few other members of the labor party voted "no" to gay marriage.
[QUOTE=Best4bond;39745804]How gay of Julia.
Like hell anyone is going to not say gay, Its probably going to turn out into a joke at that school like "Omg dont say gay you fag."[/QUOTE]
[I]"Omg dont say nigger you coon."[/I]
[SUB][B]Mods, please don't ban me for this, I am merely pointing out that derogatory terms can be found offensive by people to whom they effect; through an example that was relevant 50years ago during the civil rights movement.[/B][/SUB]
[QUOTE=Badballer;39745834]About time she takes a fucking stance on this issue. She's an athiest for goodness sake, what stance does she have against marriage? She isn't even married to her boyfriend so she obviously doesn't care all that much about it.
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I know a few gay people, even my girlfriend's sister might be gay (she doesn't know) and I've realised now that you shouldn't use gay in that sort of fashion.[/QUOTE]
There's two right winged priests out there that helped her get up to the top, and it's speculated that they're pressuring her to oppose same sex marriage. It's pretty gay.
I want to stop derogatory use of the word dick. Dicks are wonderful pieces of human anatomy and they do not deserve to be used to describe idiots. I have a dick and I feel that the use of this word demonises me and my fabulous dong.
[QUOTE=Bradyns;39746201][I]"Omg dont say nigger you coon."[/I]
[SUB][B]Mods, please don't ban me for this, I am merely pointing out that derogatory terms can be found offensive by people to whom they effect; through an example that was relevant 50years ago during the civil rights movement.[/B][/SUB][/QUOTE]b-but when i say gay i don't mean homosexual as in gay i mean something's bad like homosexuals, not that homosexuals are bad or anything. its nothing to do with homosexuals i swear.
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;39746684]I want to stop derogatory use of the word dick. Dicks are wonderful pieces of human anatomy and they do not deserve to be used to describe idiots. I have a dick and I feel that the use of this word demonises me and my fabulous dong.[/QUOTE]
it's also offensive to people named richard.
my gay friends call people gay and faggots and say its fine for me to as well, its only bad if you actually are meaning it as derogatory to gay people rather than a different way of calling someone a dick
[QUOTE=Dr. Ethan Asia;39746684]I have a dick and I feel that the use of this word demonises me and my fabulous dong.[/QUOTE]
I must have this as a bumper sticker.
I don't ever say "gay" or "faggot" in a derogatory manner.
Personally I wish people would stop using "Jew" as a derogatory term here. It's used all the time, but it's not used in an anti-semetic manner, and it's not meant to insult Jews, so I tolerate it just fine - but I don't like it. Because it promotes a general attitude of disrespect towards Jews, and manages to achieve that. It subconsciously creates the image of Jews being a bad thing. I would imagine "gay" and "faggot" has much the same effect.
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