10 Toys That Made You “Crest”
Off the heels of Alexander’s 6 Things to Say Instead of “That’s So Gay” post, we found a video suitable to use these phrases. In fact, the video challenges our replacements as they are not necessarily “crappy” toys, but they are indeed, for lack of better words, fruity and flamboyant.
However, where all the other phrases failed, there’s one that stands up tall (pun intended).
“That’s So ‘Crest’”
Especially the Oozinator. Who the heck approved of this commercial?
[via Buzzfeed]
We Do It All Week
- We interviewed Leslie Yang of Feisty Elle.
- “That’s SO Gay!” OR other replacement phrases you probably should use.
- We attended the Acrimony Grand Opening.
Hilary Duff hates “gay.” True story.
No, really. She hates the term “gay”. To be precise, however, I should clarify that she is a star in a series of infomercials designed at raising awareness at the misuse of the word “gay”. Check out Hilary Duff’s ad above, and view the rest at thinkb4youspeak.com.
I’m kind of torn in half on this one. On the one hand, I think it’s incredible (and about damn time) that something is being done to force people to face the fact that using the word “gay” as a synonym for anything displeasing is outmoded and pretty offensive. And “faggot” is a can of worms I don’t want to go anywhere near either, at least not until after we’re done dealing with “gay”.
On the other hand, my fears of America becoming a police state become more and more real every day, and having PSAs reproaching diction does nothing to alleviate my worries. But that probably has less to do with any real problem and more with my paranoia…so take that as you will.
On the third hand…seriously? Hilary Duff and Wanda Sykes were the best you could get? How am I supposed to take that shit seriously? More importantly, how are the rest of the ignorati that this is supposed to reach supposed to take it seriously?
Three hands…hrm. I guess I’m not really torn in half as much as I’m torn into thirds. Regardless, this is an issue that most people don’t really think twice about and this commercial should do wonders to change that. Sure, not everyone might change their habits of calling things “gay” overnight, but at the very least, people will be talking about it and arguing about and consulting their gay friends and figuring it all out. I, for one, am all for that. I should also note that I cannot be the one who casts the first stone…I formerly attended schools and inhabited environments where rampant use of the word “gay” was commonplace, and I partook. As much as I’m trying to remove it from my system and vocabulary, sometimes I slip…and immediately do the “look over both shoulders” to apologize to any gays in the verbal blast radius. Seriously.
Our only problem is…what do we say when the word “gay” is no longer socially acceptable as a parallel for “crappy”? Ahhh…this is why you read the Steel Closet. My Half Dozen “Gay” Replacements, in ascending order of usefulness/awesomeness, after the jump.
Fast backward in time
