tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post1234716367796140711..comments2023-11-02T07:07:17.651-05:00Comments on Love Is An Orientation: You Look Good (no homo)Andrew Marinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15792774593779675643noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-19404014940458616312009-03-03T09:12:00.000-06:002009-03-03T09:12:00.000-06:00Andrew...thanks for your blog bro and your work. ...Andrew...thanks for your blog bro and your work. can't wait for the book!Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06565035872325823356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-47695613968021264562009-02-20T20:45:00.000-06:002009-02-20T20:45:00.000-06:00"no homo" is a popular phrase here in Chicago as w..."no homo" is a popular phrase here in Chicago as well among teens and young adults. I've even heard a group of teenage girls using it after what seemed like every other statement. <BR/><BR/>I know it's made it into popular music in the opening line of the rapper Lil' Wane's song "Lollipop"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-17822511611771972082009-02-19T15:21:00.000-06:002009-02-19T15:21:00.000-06:00drew,right on man. having just moved recently fro...drew,<BR/><BR/>right on man. having just moved recently from that city i can attest to that experience being pretty normative. and probably more important (as you yourself pointed out) i am so ashamed to say that i used terms like that in my past as synonyms for 'lame' or 'bad' or whatever. i was so insensitive and now i understand the comments i used to make as nothing short of bigotry. <BR/><BR/>what a message we send people when incorporate a title or tag that describes them into our pejorative vernacular. and let's be real clear - for many of us this doesn't even raise an eyebrow - but we would get upset if we heard someone use the 'n' word or other such disgusting terms...<BR/><BR/>any way dude, thanks for keepin it real. and thanks for the reminder that love is for everybody.Dan Bryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03140910897714300510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-48361212863317560712009-02-19T14:53:00.000-06:002009-02-19T14:53:00.000-06:00Hilary Duff adThink B4 You SpeakHilary Duff ad<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9Jf59TGxaU" REL="nofollow">Think B4 You Speak</A>michael danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132647649311855533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-59983075189307714862009-02-19T14:44:00.000-06:002009-02-19T14:44:00.000-06:00Andrew-Thank you again for your courage and honest...Andrew-<BR/><BR/>Thank you again for your courage and honesty. Because of who I am, a number of friends have come up to me and said, "Dude, if I have ever said something was so gay, I'm really sorry, and I hope it didn't offend you." And it's hard for my alpha-male friends to remove that from their vocabulary! I see them make the genuine effort to remove the language, and I feel grateful and appreciated when they do that.<BR/><BR/>So again, thank you for your example and bravery.<BR/><BR/>http://3crossroadsblog.blogspot.comJimmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07290488927347583442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-43102156558355688392009-02-19T14:29:00.000-06:002009-02-19T14:29:00.000-06:00I will admit that i've done something along the li...I will admit that i've done something along the lines of this from time to time when talking w/ my straight guy friends.<BR/><BR/>It's also hard to not just join them in saying that something or someone is "so gay" when we mean they are lame or something.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if you've heard of the Think B4 You Speak campaign but they've got commercials on tv now telling people not to say "that's gay" when they mean that they don't like something. They've got a few celebs in the commercials too which I think is helpful.<BR/><BR/>http://www.thinkb4youspeak.com/michael danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09132647649311855533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6438555530050940668.post-35251906536031984152009-02-19T09:14:00.000-06:002009-02-19T09:14:00.000-06:00I actually think I can totally and completely empa...I actually think I can totally and completely empathise with you on this matter. In high school, those were words I let fly when ever wherever. And the worst part of it. . . there was a guy in high school who came out, and I was just one of a bunch of people who made fun of him and called him names. . . I know realise that I was just insecure with my ownself and and trying to divert any attention from myself on to him. It apparently got so bad for him, he ended up transfering schools. But, it was in the past, and no matter how hard I would like to change it, I know I can't. The important thing is to just live in the now and look towards the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com