tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post5458991115938495469..comments2023-10-08T12:11:52.993+13:00Comments on New Zealand Conservative: Homofascism in action - is Sir Ian McKellen on the case yet?Lucia Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-1434852929367322002012-11-07T21:35:30.383+13:002012-11-07T21:35:30.383+13:00Hi Duncan,
Yes, the language is changing, however...Hi Duncan,<br /><br />Yes, the language is changing, however I can see Sir Ian's point. I just wish that he and people like him would see the converse and not be so ready to pounce on the slightest infraction. <br /><br />I agree, it's trivia, but oh does that trivia gain attention!Lucia Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485990994973953860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38893560.post-32913033642141176372012-11-06T22:10:13.121+13:002012-11-06T22:10:13.121+13:00Sir Ian needs to remind himself that the English l...Sir Ian needs to remind himself that the English language is still developing. I can remember when gay meant being merry or lively, or bright and cheery, until the homosexual community claimed the word for themselves. It's interesting to note that dictionary.com has 5 meanings for the word, the first is homosexual, the 5th is awkward or stupid. I also note it means 'lame', another slang, which I'm sure might be ofensive to some. Like it or not, the language is changing. Even a brief perusal of urbandictionary.com has surprisd me how much modern culture has messed with the language. If we can't use gay in the context of 'weird' perhaps to be consistent we should also ban its use in relation to homosexual.<br />There are a couple of more important issues: <br />Why are our media - and other politicians - so obsessed with trivia. Who benefits if the target of the day is worn down by the endless questions of little merit?<br />And should we not rather look at the context of the comment? I watched the video and it was just silliness and fun, and in no way a jibe against homosexuals. If people think JK was just being too silly, or too off-hand, let's talk about that, but we should not waste valuable media question-time with point-scoring about non-issues.Duncan Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08288585682586735771noreply@blogger.com