Hurtful slur or overreaction?
Add comment November 6th, 2008
The Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network is mad about “The Simpsons” annual “Treehouse of Horror” special, tvsquad.com says. It had a line from Nelson Muntz that they consider a gay slur. Muntz said “that’s so gay” towards Milhouse in a scene in the episode this past weekend.
I cringe when I hear people, mostly teens and 20-somethings, say “That’s so gay.” I also cringe when they say, “That’s retarded.” The phrase “trying to jew someone down” on a price is another one of those hurtful sayings, though that’s not a phrase I hear youngsters using, thankfully.
What should you do when you hear such phrases?
