User blog:Lord Andrew Mallace/Community Vote: Usage of "Gay" as an Insult

As we continue to reform ourselves following the recent boom in activity and "cleaning up" the wiki, the next item to address is our over-usage of the word "gay/gai/ghey/etc" in a derogatory fashion. Everyone is guilty, so nobody is. The admins will have to work to find a line between who's breaking the rules and who isn't, but this isn't the first time. Our decisions are rarely wrong ;).

From Nults's SSC post: "This has been an issue for a while now. In light of "kys", "retarded", "autistic", etc. being banned, I think it's time we take the next step forward and ban "gay" and all variations (gai, ghey, etc.) from being used as insults. Even in a joking manner (ex: "r u gai?"), they shouldn't be used. "Gay" should only be used when explicitly referring to homosexuality. Thanks for considering.

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Vote away friends,

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