Christian Site's Ban on G-Word Sends Homosexual to Olympics
Posted: Tue Jul 08, 2008 12:35 am
Being incredible homophobes, a certain Christian website's administrators have instituted a filter that replaces the word "gay" with "homosexual."
A sprinter -- who went to school at the U of A in Fayetteville -- recently qualified for the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The story appeared on their website:
The news director for the offending organization explained their rationale: the word gay was "positive," and that was just unacceptable. (In other words, they admitted that their actual intent was to present homosexuality as negative.)
Original story, including link to the article in question, here.
They've already renamed a pro basketball player "Rudy Homosexual," but it took more media attention to make them change the filter. Now we won't get to see Homosexual Paris, donning homosexual apparel, and feeling pretty, witty, and homosexual.
We can, however, count on continued irrational hatred and bigotry from the religious reich-- er, right.
A sprinter -- who went to school at the U of A in Fayetteville -- recently qualified for the Summer Olympics in Beijing.
The story appeared on their website:
The sprinter's real name is Tyson Gay.Tyson Homosexual was a blur in blue, sprinting 100 meters faster than anyone ever has.
His time of 9.68 seconds at the U.S. Olympic trials Sunday doesn't count as a world record, because it was run with the help of a too-strong tailwind. Here's what does matter: Homosexual qualified for his first Summer Games team and served notice he's certainly someone to watch in Beijing.
"It means a lot to me," the 25-year-old Homosexual said. "I'm glad my body could do it, because now I know I have it in me."
The news director for the offending organization explained their rationale: the word gay was "positive," and that was just unacceptable. (In other words, they admitted that their actual intent was to present homosexuality as negative.)
Original story, including link to the article in question, here.
They've already renamed a pro basketball player "Rudy Homosexual," but it took more media attention to make them change the filter. Now we won't get to see Homosexual Paris, donning homosexual apparel, and feeling pretty, witty, and homosexual.
We can, however, count on continued irrational hatred and bigotry from the religious reich-- er, right.
