If you make "Add me!" posts, they will be DELETED, and you may be BANNED.
Please ask an admin BEFORE YOU POST A LINK. This includes links for other Facebook groups, websites, articles, etc.
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The admins reserve the right to enforce the rules and purpose of the group. If you have questions or concerns, E-MAIL them to us at the address listed at the bottom of the page.
IMPORTANT: Drama WILL NOT be tolerated in this group. If you have an issue with another member, it does not belong on the boards. Send them an inbox message and deal with it OUTSIDE the group. If you cause drama, your posts WILL be marked irrelevant. Thank you.
**OUR MISSION STATEMENT OF AWESOMENESS**
This is for EVERYONE-- male or female, straight, gay, in between, or otherwise--everyone is welcome to join this group. All members are appreciated!
This is just one group with one purpose, and that's to educate people that we believe "gay" should not be used as a synonym for the word "stupid." We're not trying to tell anyone that they can't use the word; we're just trying to inform them of why it can be offensive. While we do understand that there are other words out there, that is NOT the focus of this group... if you wanted to raise awareness about said mentioned words, then I would encourage you to make a group about them.
And again, this group isn't trying to say that people can't use the word "gay" as a synonym for "stupid." We're simply trying to say that the term, used incorrectly, CAN offend people, and we're offering the suggestion that like all the amazing things that a human can overcome, people should at least consider that if they can understand why using "gay" incorrectly could be offensive, then perhaps they could try and deter themselves from using the word.
Essentially, there have been people that have joined this group and reported a change of heart and say that they're trying to make an effort to stop saying "gay" incorrectly. Not many, but there are a few, and that's all we could ask for... or just even someone acknowledging why their words could be hurtful would be reaching this group's goal.
It's not about being politically correct or trying to censor others... this group was solely created for the intent of informing others why the incorrect usage of the word "gay" can be hurtful.
This group is completely open to the opinions of others and new ideas, as long as they are respectfully written out (i.e. "You all are a bunch of fags; homosexuality is bad because the Bible says so," is neither respectful nor intelligent.) Like most people in this group, we all like a good debate in the discussion boards, or just discussing mutual (or different) opinions in general.
We hope that this has helped answer some questions that certain members of this group may have... and if not, please feel free to come back and ask and [we] shall try to help you resolve any conflicts with this group that you may have.
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GENERAL RULES OF CONDUCT FOR THE GROUP
Topics that WILL get your thread BALEETED and you BANHAMMERED:
• “This group is effing gay”, “you all suck”, etc. type threads
• Homophobic/heterosexist topics
• Harassing and/or antagonistic threads and posts will be dealt with in the appropriate manner, i.e. deleted.
Don’t bring religion into this; it will avail you no good.
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PLEASE, for the love of pants DO NOT:
• Make threads about other offensive words (e.g. “retarded”)
• ADVERTISE WITHOUT GETTING AN ADMIN’S APPROVAL! This includes, but is not limited to, links to other groups, websites, projects or studies you are conducting. We are not Craigslist.
• We’re pretty flexible with non-relevant topics, but if you make it a habit to ONLY post NR, we will delete them.
• Tell people to add/friend/PM/etc. you – being a friend skank is not attractive, and we don’t what your stink on this group.
Still have something to say? Ask away and you’ll get some answers, as long as you're civil about it.
Thanks for taking the time to read!
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Here are some EXCELENT links that you might want to check out!
• "This Show is so gay!" is an LGBT radio show where "that's so gay" is regularly discussed. Ken, one of the hosts, wrote his PhD dissertation on how high school students use the word "gay".
http://www.thisshowissogay.com and http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=30785818090
• http://thinkb4youspeak.com/
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uoiRIkqw4w
This is a video that was posted and made by one of our members. It is absolutely beautiful, so if you have an extra 5 minutes, we recommend you watch it.
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