Am I being over sensitive?

[galadriel1010]

'Miracle Gay'. Not big and not clever. More immature and damaging, actually. If I thought it were a comment on how over the top the gay jokes are and the fact that it comes across as vaguely homophobic, then maybe. But I really don't get that feeling, I think it's more of the 'it's so gay' that's hurting young LGBT people so badly.

Comments

[lawsontl.livejournal.com]

I don't think you're being overly sensitive. You're trying to think out the possible impacts of words, and everyone should do that no matter which side they take in an issue.

But I'm with bees and saria on this: I'd be far less concerned about Gareth's intentionally juvenile antics as I am about the fact he was given such fodder to work with in the first place. I'm SORELY disappointed by all the gay jokes and representations in MD. If it's winking, ironic, tongue in cheek, or something, I'm completely missing the point. Spell it out for me, please, like you did the radical differences in lemonade presentation! Kthxbai.

[coldwater1010.livejournal.com]

Spell it out for me, please, like you did the radical differences in lemonade presentation! Kthxbai.

This made me chuckle.

But outside of that I agree with everything you said.

[fiwen1010.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the poster defacing came on top of everything else, and it was then compounded by seeing some SIJ girls (who I normally get on with) using Miracle Gay and telling me I was overreacting when I told them I was offended by it. It's seeing that response that makes me think I was right to worry in the first place

[lawsontl.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't take it personally even if it was delivered to you as a personal attack.

I like most of the folk over there, too, but there are a few people who immediately spin everything negatively no matter what. That happens everywhere, just observing that it's there, too. I'm not judging, and I'm not saying they're always wrong, but we do - as humans - seek out that which reinforces our POV. And if we can't find something that does explicitly, we'll take the implicit and shape it as needed.

[fiwen1010.livejournal.com]

You're probably right. I think I'm taking it worse than I would have done because it was on Facebook, rather than on LJ, so whilst I expect a bit of fandom flack on here it came out of the blue on there. Not that they don't do it, but it's usually easier to ignore. IDK.