Treating each other with respect: let's not use hate-speech

[mdavlee]

Gee lets all get bogged down in a pointless semantic argument .
In before the lock.

And by the way. I think some of the most boring,tedious,trifling obnoxious people I know male,female,gay or straight are those who define themselves wholly or in large part by their sexuality or orientation. Also the easiest offended.

Right. I can see someone not liking gay. But ghey, meh. It means lame.

 

[mdavlee]

Are these high quality bearings OK to talk about? Or offensive?

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Nope. Got to blur out that name

 

[Termitebuffet]

Have the cow look it up on Wikipedia.

I like this idear. .....

Zoo City Sawz

 

[thomas1]

Accept his statement that being gay is ok. Just because he posted that its ok? He made a statement and I responded. Simple! He can say its ok and I can say its not

Exactly, you're free to choose. How is that "forcing" you to do anything?

 

[A.E.E.llc]

Nope. Got to blur out that name

Can I say your bearings are slackers but not gay?

 

[thomas1]

I have a couple buddies that are gay, but them driving Libertys and PT Cruisers doesn't have any effect on my life.

 

[KenJax Tree]

I have a couple buddies that are gay, but them driving Libertys and PT Cruisers doesn't have any effect on my life.

[emoji1]

 

[junkman]

This thread is gay .

 

[KenJax Tree]

This thread is gay .

Reported

 

[Keith Gandy]

Exactly, you're free to choose. How is that "forcing" you to do anything?

Youre right. Thanks for pointing that out but like I said he posted its ok to be gay and I disagreed and stated my opinion

 

[USMC615]

Before the OP gets back to this thread, it'll be severed at the base of the spine and the noggin lopped off.

 

[Ryan Browne]

Before the OP gets back to this thread, it'll be severed at the base of the spine and the noggin lopped off.

No, I'm here, second baby-nap is now. Gimme a minute...

 

[Ryan Browne]

@Keith Gandy

I absolutely respect your opinion (and that of your religion) that's it's not okay to be gay. I don't agree with you, but I don't have to. You don't agree with me, and you don't have to. I don't know what your religion is, but making some assumptions here (I think you're from the US) I think your religion also preaches about loving your fellow man and leaving judgment of others to a higher power. You mentioned that you're taught to hate the sin not the sinner.

Actually, I probably shouldn't have mentioned that I think it's okay to be gay. I do, but that's not the point of this discussion. My point was that calling things, "gay" or "ghey" is hateful. It causes hurt to our fellow man. I think we shouldn't do it. I think that we can have a better forum for discussion of chainsaws and other awesome things if we don't use it. Just my opinion. I'm glad to see that some of you guys agree.

Is it a big deal? Probably not. Will life continue without is changing our behavior? Certainly. Am I super stoked about this forum and think it's great? Absolutely. Did i know this might be a troublesome topic? Yes. Will it be worth it to me if even one member reads my post and just considers removing that term from their vocabulary? 100% Yes.

 

[Termitebuffet]

Can I say your bearings are slackers but not gay?

Oh im telling Daddy ......[emoji2]

Zoo City Sawz

 

[Termitebuffet]

I have a couple buddies that are gay, but them driving Libertys and PT Cruisers doesn't have any effect on my life.

Yes I lol'd ......[emoji200]

Zoo City Sawz

 

[Termitebuffet]

This thread is gay .

I'll tell mom this time .....[emoji2]

Zoo City Sawz

 

[leadfarmer]

Wtf....even on on a chainsaw site ,you got to be kiddin me

 

[Ryan Browne]

Thats their choice but dont drag it in a public forum and state that its okay to be gay but its not for me and religion to believe that way. Politics, religion ,sexual preference shouldnt be drug into this site. Talk to the OP about forcing gay rights on people on this site

Just to clarify, as I said above, I should have kept my own opinions on homosexuality to myself. Hopefully we can move on and agree respect each other's opinions. But, to be clear I'm absolutely not trying to FORCE anything onto anyone. I'm simply making a suggestion use more respectful language. Just a suggestion. I'm very aware of the fact that many of you may read my suggestion and say "GFY", and that's completely 100% okay with me.

 

[Ryan Browne]

Right. I can see someone not liking gay. But ghey, meh. It means lame.

I hear what you're saying. To me, "lame" means lame, and "ghey" is a way of saying lame that puts others down and is clearly a derivative of "gay". Just my thoughts though.

 

[KenJax Tree]

Is this where we all hold hands and sing kumbuya?