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The last arcade in NYC Chinatown
Dartful Dodger:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on February 21, 2011, 01:26:53 am ---How does closing of an arcade equate to homosexuality?
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Not homosexual gay but, you know, 'my parents are chaperoning the dance' gay.
Epyx:
Funny how a word can change meaning so drastically in such a short amount of time...from once meaning simply "happy" to describing a sexual preference to now also essentially meaning the reverse of what it initially meant..something akin to "not cool". All within the space of about 40 years...
Either way cool link...here in Vancouver we have a similar arcade called "Movieland" on Granville Street in downtown. For the last 15 years it has always looked like it was "barely" hanging on and yet there it stays year after year...of course it has the pervo booths in the back but that is a whole other story...
Xiaou2:
I think the problem is that the words association really didnt change from a sexual description, to a negative expression. (check definition) It pretty much came into existence from bashing homosexuals.
Probably brought on and popularized widely by South Park alone. Which is incredibly sad to see impressionable youth soak that crap up, and spreading the hate and intolerance... Even if its on an unconscious level.
There are plenty of better ways to express displeasure than using a derogatory/bashing word.
If we were using the derogatory word for African American to express a bad situation / experience... Im sure that would be flagged pretty quickly.
Racial tolerance, rights, and abuses are much better monitored and protected against. Yet sexual preference, discrimination, abuses...are not thought much about.
In reality, its the same exact thing.
amendonz:
to some extent i agree.
but yeh, meaning of words change.
amendonz:
bit of an update.
NOT GAY! :P
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/21/chinatown-fair-could-relocate-currently-renegotiating-lease/
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