"that's so gay"

[kimberkit]

I wonder whether it is my moral obligation as a teacher to stop my kids from using carelessly-offensive language like "that's so gay." Or is it just me coming from another paradigm?

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[dominika-kretek.livejournal.com]

On a more practical level, I would bet a million dollars that the district already has a policy about this.

We have discussed this before, I think, but the fact that this has suddenly become all the rage fills me with rage and despair.

On a lighter note, have you seen those new Geico ads? The guy is like, "We have redesigned our website to be so simple, a caveman could use it!" And then from off-camera you hear this voice say, "Hey! Not cool!" And it turns out the boom operator is a caveman, and he throws the boom down in disgust. The spokesguy is like, "Sorry, I didn't see you standing there...."

Then there's a sequel where you see the ad that you saw being filmed being aired on this fancy-schmancy plasma TV, and then they cut to this high-tech ritsy bachelor pad inhabited by cavemen, and one says to the other, "Did you hear that? I can't believe it!" And the other looks up from his laptop (presumably he is using a website?) and says, "That is SO condescending!"

It tickled my heart.