Talk:Gay (disambiguation)

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Gay Meaning "Stupid"

This is an accepted (slang) term in various countries/regions. Admittedly amongst younger people. Also, whilst this may prove offensive to some, merely removing the content doesn't change that the word "gay" is widely used in this manner. So leave it there..... John Miler 21 April 2006

Widely used? With some effort, I'm going to assume good faith, and not merely tell you "Don't troll". To have your addition on the disambiguation page with no other discussion than a link to Stupid is simple abuse. And since discussion isn't appropriate for for dab pages anyway, the only place for your point, with discussion, would be the article Gay. (Of course it'll be removed from there in a matter of minutes, mind you, but that's another discussion.) I suppose you are aware that a talkpage, such as this, isn't part of the article? Most readers never see it. They would, in this case, simply see a claim that stupid is a useful article to read more about a special sense of "gay". Get a grip. Bishonen | talk 13:20, 21 April 2006 (UTC).

it doenst mean homo sexual it means bitch or ass hole. this is a common word used through out high school

Certainly here in the UK "gay" has many meanings. Besides referring to homosexuality and bright/happy/colourful, it can mean bad/rubbish/unsatisfactory: "This new computer is totally gay, I'm taking it back to the shop". It can also refer to an infortuitous event: "Oh no, you crashed your car? That's gay!". Or it could be an insult: "You are gay." Interestingly, it can also be used as a term of endearment or affection between male friends in the same way that other insults are. For instance "Come here you big gay!".

I think it should be remembered that the word "gay" existed long before the homosexual community adopted it. I don't know if any gay people actually take offence at the above uses, or if it is non-gay people taking offence on their behalf. The word "straight" is also used to mean "boring" or "plain", yet I have never taken offence from someone referring to something as "too straight" when they mean "uninteresting".

So, I propose that "gay" should go to the disambig page, whereupon there are also links to these various other terms that have absolutely nothing to do with homosexuality. Either that, or perhaps the article on "gay" should take a leaf from the book of the "queer" article and include all meanings?

The purpose of the disambiguation pages in Wikipedia is not to provide various meanings of the words, but rather to serve as navigational assistance; to help readers locate the article they are looking for. For meanings of the word, you might want to check Wiktionary, a link to which is also displayed at the top of this disambiguation page. Cheers,—Ëzhiki (Igels Hérissonovich Ïzhakoff-Amursky) • (yo?); 16:06, 24 December 2007 (UTC)