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Post by iDesign on Jan 24, 2009 17:23:07 GMT
 Am I the only one who finds the "gaydar" products inappropriate? At the moment, I consider myself Bisexual (being 13 I don't have a clue really) and I keep seeing silly keychains that beep when you press a button, aptly called Gaydars because they can "hunt down the gay people out there" for you. Notice on the picture they say it's to find out if you are gay to cover themselves. Like anyone's gonna do that. I dunno, but I think that's wrong. If I was completely gay, I wouldn't want to see a product that clearly is homophobic/discriminating against me. Thoughts? |
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Post by Root Admin on Jan 24, 2009 17:53:49 GMT
I'm not sure. These things are novelty products, so it is clear that a large percentage of people will take them with a pinch of salt and see them as the jokey bit of fun that they are.
However, I can see how some people could find them offensive.
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Post by iDesign on Jan 24, 2009 17:58:26 GMT
Nah, I'm not saying I totally hate them. The websites are okay, but I think that actually making a product is pushing it.
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Post by sobiteme on Jan 25, 2009 12:03:47 GMT
I don't know if I can really judge this because as far as I know I'm straight. But it doesn't really seem all that homophobic to me; it seems like a slightly childish joke.
They probably made the product because the websites were popular and they saw it as a money making oppurtunity.
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Post by iDesign on Jan 26, 2009 8:10:51 GMT
Hmm, true.
Reason I decided to grumble is because a group of idiots at our school have them, and are now declaring the world "gay". They've also been making fun of somebody who is gay, and I can tell you he isn't happy at all.
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Post by sobiteme on Jan 26, 2009 16:30:05 GMT
Well that's just kids being eejits; I'm sure if they had a 'terrorist detector' they would declare everyone terrorists and likewise.
Just because there are probably more straight people than gay and bi (so straight is the 'norm') people seem to find being gay hilarious.
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Post by MotU2510 // Luke on Feb 24, 2009 22:02:33 GMT
I've spent a fair few years wandering between bi and gay, and I actually find the thought of that rather amusing. Though as Tom said, I can understand where people could easily find offence. And where it could cause problems. I'm not out to many people IRL. Three, at the last count, I think. And a couple of months ago if someone had come up to me with one of those and declared me gay infront of people I would have found it quite difficult to deal with. Nowadays though, I'd have no problem brushing it aside. I suppose I'm more confident in my own sexuality, and even though effectively no-one knows, I'm comfortable with being addressed as it.
That probably makes no sense. Extreme tiredness + far too much sugar does not make for coherent posts I'm afraid.
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