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Idk sounds kinda gay
Ok my deleted message was: "Saying gay as a synonym for bad or weird is homophobic."
But I'm not really sure if it is in the context you were saying in, this could be taken as a stance in terms of making fun of people who say gay as a synonym for bad or weird. In which case it is totally ok to be mean to homophobes.
I'm kinda confused is this homophobic or not?
To be gay is absolutely completely 100% fine. But it's also, like, really gay. Does that help?
Stop already, you're gonna break their brain.
I think they were just making a joke because git.gay.
As in, not as bad or weird but more making fun of the homophobic "it's gay" argument that used to be used.
I do the same thing with my spousy occasionally. We're gay as hell, so it's funny as shit when I stroll by their room and just say, "Gaaaaaaaay~". Lol.
I just had a pretty intense argument with my friends about this and we ultimately came to the same conclusion as you pretty much.
Using gay as a synonym for bad or weird is homophobic.