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It has been explained before, but basically it is blatantly saying that gay = bad. I hear people saying they don't mean it in "such a way", but I don't know what they mean with "such a way"-- That they aren't saying the item is homosexual? Well obviously. That isn't the problem. The problem is saying it to equate bad. Which merely reinforces it being bad. It's not that saying it is offensive, it's it replacing bad what's offensive.
People, it's a word. If you're offended then you take life too seriously.
People, it's a word. If you're offended then you take life too seriously.
^ I lol'd, then realised you were serious...
People, it's a word. If you're offended then you take life too seriously.
No.
And by the way trying to mock what offend people as you're quite clearly doing (yes, we're going to look at, oh, say, what posts you pressed "like" on and things like that in trying to determine if we should take action on something. Surprise, surprise...) falls under flaming and baiting. Which is banned and infractable.
Over the past few months, the Bulbagarden administrators have grown increasingly concerned with the way several forum members associate the word "gay" with "bad things" (eg, "That film was so gay" to describe a bad movie). We feel strongly concerned about how it makes other members of Bulbagarden (of the lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender community especially) feel about their place on Bulbagarden.
At the same time, as a forum where even swearwords are not banned, we remained strongly opposed to simply banning the use of this or that word, when that use is meant harmlessly.
As such, we have decided on the following policy:
1. If someone is making you feel uncomfortable with the way they call things "gay" or anything else, you should tell them. Asking them to stop because they make you feel uncomfortable will not be treated as minimodding, or as flaming and baiting, so long as you do it in a relatively polite way.
2. If the staff feels that your use of the word gay (or anything else) is making our other users feel too uncomfortable, we will ask you to stop. Continuing after we ask you to stop may result in an inappropriate content infraction
Note, of course, that in all situations, trying to insult or provoke another user will result in a "flaming and baiting" infraction (which may be severe).
To reiterate. There really should be no arguments on this, the staff is not taking away your right to use the word. I think Figment was pretty clear one the new policy, so I really see no reason to continue arguing or debating it.