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(UK education secretary) Gove declares war on the use of the word ‘gay’ as an insult
Daily Mail (UK) ^
| 19:49 EST, 5 July 2013
| Sarah Harris
Posted on 07/07/2013 12:41:40 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Education Secretary Michael Gove yesterday declared war on the “utterly outrageous and medieval” use of the word “gay” as an insult. He will study current laws to ensure they are “properly policed” and could even “sharpen” them in a bid to stamp out offensive homophobic language.
Mr. Gove told a conference held by pressure group Stonewall that the Coalition was determined to protect gay pupils from being subjected to homophobic bullying at school. He said that it was unacceptable to use the word “gay” as abuse and named and shamed former Radio One Breakfast Show DJ Chris Moyles.
Mr. Moyles was branded Stonewall’s “Bully of the Year” at their annual awards ceremony in 2006 after he dismissed a ringtone, saying: “I don’t want that one; it’s gay.” …
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: educationsecretary; fdrq; gaystapo; homosexualagenda; michaelgove
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:41:41 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:43:53 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Olog-hai
So what word does he want to use to make homosexuals sound happy?
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:44:11 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(If America is a nation of immigrants, where's my free stuff?)
To: Olog-hai
I have no problem going with the more traditional "poofter"
CC
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:44:12 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Olog-hai
I just say “sodomite”. It’s perfectly descriptive of their practice, so it can’t be dismissed as mere bullying. And they are the ones who have chosen to be identified by their perverted sex lives.
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:45:04 PM PDT
by
mrsmel
(One Who Can See)
To: cripplecreek
‘gay’ as an insult
what kind of faggotry is this?
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:45:09 PM PDT
by
max americana
(fired liberals in our company after the election, & laughed while they cried (true story))
To: Celtic Conservative
I’m partial to “turd burglar”.
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:45:25 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Olog-hai
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:45:59 PM PDT
by
Revolting cat!
(Bad things are wrong! Ice cream is delicious!)
To: Olog-hai
Uhm K, I’ll have a faggot....
Got matches too?
I only brought my bad habits....
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:46:28 PM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously, you won't live through it anyway)
To: Olog-hai
In medieval times, “gay” was no insult. It meant light-hearted. I want our word back.
To: Olog-hai
>>Mr. Gove told a conference held by pressure group Stonewall
So, now we’ve gone from “advocacy groups” to “pressure groups”?? Let’s stop calling them “gay” and start calling them what they are: FASCIST.
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:47:16 PM PDT
by
Bryanw92
(Sic semper tyrannis)
To: Olog-hai
Is Gove the Education Secretary or the Re-education Secretary?
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:47:41 PM PDT
by
Fedora
To: Olog-hai
I don’t think “gay” is medieval. It’s a perfectly wonderful word that has been destroyed by the homosexual subculture. How can they object to its use? They invented its use.
To go medieval, try “queer” “faggot” “fudge packer” “pansy ass” “c**k sucker” etc.
To: cripplecreek
How about the new and still novel "President Obama"?
CC
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:48:54 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(tease not the dragon for thou art crunchy when roasted and taste good with ketchup)
To: Olog-hai
What are words for,
when no one listens anymore.
What are words for
when no one listens.
What are words for when no one listens it’s no use talkin at all
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:49:53 PM PDT
by
Zeneta
(No eternal reward will forgive us now for wasting the dawn.)
To: Bryanw92
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07/07/2013 12:50:11 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:50:46 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
(When immigrants cannot or will not assimilate, its really just an invasion. Throw them out!)
To: Vendome
Are militant gays Pink Panthers?
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:51:10 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(REMEMBER THE RIVER RAISIN!)
To: Olog-hai
I prefer to use the terms Sodomite and homosexual instead of gay. However, we can see EXACTLY what the Sodomites intend for any moral person.
Hate crime = thought crime!
Free speech means the right to offend and be offended.
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:51:35 PM PDT
by
CitizenUSA
(Why celebrate evil? Evil is easy. Good is the goal worth striving for.)
To: Olog-hai
pressure group StonewallHe owes General Jackson an apology.
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posted on
07/07/2013 12:53:02 PM PDT
by
Fast Moving Angel
(A moral wrong is not a civil right: No religious sanction of an irreligious act.)
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