Comments on: Double Check the Filters

By: doylez.com » 80 degree links

doylez.com » 80 degree links — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 06:00:54 +0000

[...] -the ap site has a filter on the web server that replaces the word ‘gay’ with the perhaps more pc term ‘homosexual’ within stories. that makes some sense…except when the last name of a person is ‘gay’, like olympic sprinter tyson gay [friendlyatheist] [...]

By: bTALK » Run, Forrest, Run!

bTALK » Run, Forrest, Run! — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:28:33 +0000

[...] HERE for the original [...]

By: BagOfNothing.com » Surname swap: Homosexual for Gay

BagOfNothing.com » Surname swap: Homosexual for Gay — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 11:06:58 +0000

[...] Here is a real gem of a flub from the ultra-conservative American Family Association’s news site. It deals with the news of Tyson Gay sprinting into the Olympic Games. Here’s the screen grab: [...]

By: Susan

Susan — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:18:10 +0000

Here in Nash Tacky Ville, there’s a downtown street, Gay Street. I guess someone should let the city council and the mayor know about the change in name to Homosexual Street.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:13:42 +0000

I actually visit my town’s local forum that replaces the word “gay” with “happy”. (It isn’t officially related to the town.)

Ya. Happy.

According to the administrator, he claims that too many people misuse the word “gay” instead of its real meaning, which according to him, is just “happy”.

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:11:00 +0000

It is so, so difficult for me to read something this completely absurd without then assuming that members of the religious right are morons. I know this isn’t true, but oh. My. God.

Do you think the replacement of “homosexual” for “gay” isn’t based on harshness, but on the fact that “gay” might be considered a curse? (As in “fuck”, not as in “you will prick your finger on a spindle and sleep until a prince kisses you”.)

By: Darryl

Darryl — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:34:42 +0000

I feel pretty!
I feel pretty!
I feel pretty, and witty, and homosexual!

Ah, I do adore a musical.

By: Richard Wade

Richard Wade — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 03:20:39 +0000

Can we look forward to more snafus, like:

“Don we now our homosexual apparel, fa-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la!”

“This week the Retro Theater will be screening classics from the 1930′s and 40′s including The Homosexual Divorcee starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, The Homosexual Caballero starring Cesar Romero, and The Homosexual Cavalier starring Gilbert Roland.”

What other words are changed in this ridiculous filter?

By: Epistaxis

Epistaxis — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:55:07 +0000

I’m surprised Mr. Homosexual’s father was able to pass his name onto children.

By: Sociological Images » “HOMOSEXUAL” VS. “GAY”: DISCOURSE IN THE CULTURE WARS

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:04:22 +0000

[...] his last name changed to Homosexual in both the title and the text. Here is a screenshot (found here) of the original post from [...]