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Freddie the Falcon???
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:17 pm
by Falconboy
Atlanta's Freddie that is. Is this the gayest falcon you've ever seen or is it just me?
http://www.atlantafalcons.com/uploads/p ... falcon.jpg
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:38 pm
by Dayons_Den
I'll reserve judgment on sexuality until MACMAN chimes in.
Re: Freddie the Falcon???
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 5:43 pm
by duckunder53
At least he didn't run over a back-up QB while driving a golf cart. Man, I bet the guy who did that will be fired pretty quickly down in New Orleans.
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 11:09 pm
by gayfalcon
Golly I thought I was the gayest Falcon!
I've been 'out' done
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 1:32 am
by BGSUVA
it was the Titans mascot who ran over the Saints QB...I say give the guy a raise (Pretty genius move if he had money on that game too)
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:11 am
by Schadenfreude
gayfalcon wrote:Golly I thought I was the gayest Falcon!
I've been 'out' done
Heh.
He does look happy.
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:24 am
by Flipper
I think he looks.....festive.
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 7:31 am
by Rightupinthere
Rick Chryst! It's a chicken on crystal meth.
Re: Freddie the Falcon???
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:58 am
by MACMAN
Actually this is gayest (falcon-redhawk)
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:33 pm
by Flipper
As a student of language...when did the term "gay" become interchangeable with "odd" or "stupid". The word was co-opted by homosexuals and lesbians when I was a kid and for as long as I can remember it had a very specific meaning (which depending on your POV was good, bad or value neutral).
When did this shift occur that made the term less specific and entirely pejorative?
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 3:06 pm
by Jacobs4Heisman
Flipper wrote:As a student of language...when did the term "gay" become interchangeable with "odd" or "stupid". The word was co-opted by homosexuals and lesbians when I was a kid and for as long as I can remember it had a very specific meaning (which depending on your POV was good, bad or value neutral).
When did this shift occur that made the term less specific and entirely pejorative?
As long as I can remember (late 80's), my little retarded friends and I used the word gay with absolutely no connotation of homosexuality.
"Do you want to play kickball?"
"No, kickball's gay. Let's play football."
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 4:04 pm
by BGorDeath
Flipper wrote:As a student of language...when did the term "gay" become interchangeable with "odd" or "stupid". The word was co-opted by homosexuals and lesbians when I was a kid and for as long as I can remember it had a very specific meaning (which depending on your POV was good, bad or value neutral).
When did this shift occur that made the term less specific and entirely pejorative?
Oo la la...Jan Smithers...now she is not gay.
Posted: Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:30 pm
by Schadenfreude
Flipper wrote:As a student of language...when did the term "gay" become interchangeable with "odd" or "stupid". The word was co-opted by homosexuals and lesbians when I was a kid...
And "gay" became interchangable with "odd" or "stupid" about 15 minutes later.
I think it's unfortunate that, in 2006, people are still using the word "gay" this way.
It's insulting to some among us and it really, really bothers me every time I see it on this board.
I've been tempted to delete these uses of the word, but that would mean a pissing match I'm not sure I'm ready for.
I will say this:
It seems that some among us are completely comfortable with the fact that there are gay and lesbian Americans trying to live their lives to the fullest just as the rest of us are trying live our lives to the fullest.
It seems that others would say they "hate the sin but love the sinner."
From either point of view, I'm not sure how someone can justify "gay" as a metaphor for "odd" or "stupid."
Twenty years ago? It was a different era.
But today?
How is that loving the sinner?