Kudos as well for the healthy amount of flesh on young Ms. Duff’s arms. She’s a national heroine.

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27 replies on “Ladies and Gentlemen, Hilary Fucking Duff”

  1. why are we picking the year 2008 to decide that this was an issue worth making into a psa campaign?

  2. I’m with her on this one. I find it really odd when I hear one of my gay friends say, “that’s so gay.” Except when we’re shopping and then sometimes they actually mean gay as in “even I’m not faggy enough for that shit,” which is totally OK.

  3. With all due respect to actual gayness, I feel that using that phrase, as a straight man, is still fare game. It’s not ONLY a noun you know.

    from dictionary.com:
    ———————–
    gay [gey] adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb
    โ€“adjective
    1. having or showing a merry, lively mood: gay spirits; gay music.
    2. bright or showy: gay colors; gay ornaments.
    3. given to or abounding in social or other pleasures: a gay social season.
    4. licentious; dissipated; wanton: The baron is a gay old rogue with an eye for the ladies.
    5. homosexual.
    6. of, indicating, or supporting homosexual interests or issues: a gay organization.
    โ€“noun
    7. a homosexual person, esp. a male.
    โ€“adverb
    8. in a gay manner.
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    If you’re going to pick a word to call yourself, maybe use one that’s not so ambiguous in its meaning. Otherwise don’t get so bent out of shape when people use it in a different context.

    You know, “black” can also mean “evil”?, how come I don’t hear african-americans complaining that people are calling them evil when they refer to them as black?

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