There was a time not so long ago when there was peace and tranquility everywhere, when sparrows chirped on your window sill to greet you good morning, when eating out was reserved for an occasion, when mail meant a letter and when the now ubiquitous word “GAY” had a completely different connotation.
It used to be normal for a guy to state “I am in a very GAY mood today”, without any one twitching an eyelid over this remark of his. This was a time when “GAY” literally meant “to be a good state of mind/mood, to be in bright spirits”.
But today its meaning has not only changed drastically, but this seemingly innocent 3 letter word has become one of the most powerful words in English language. It can make or break a government, a marriage, a friendship or perhaps start a war.
I accept that usage of many words has changed over the decades. Like Awful, at one time meant ‘full of awe’ i.e. something wonderful, delightful, and amazing. However, over time it has evolved to mean exactly the opposite. But the evolution of this particular 3 letter word (that is under scrutiny here) into this time-bomb really fascinates me.
Today, any sentence that has the word “GAY” in it gets heads rolling; it can set people in motion, you can both get a smile or a frown from the person sitting next to you.
Today a mother’s worst nightmare is not if her son would turn out to be a jobless wretch but rather this:
Son: “Mommy, I want you to meet Ted.”
Mom: “Hi, Ted. How are you?”
Ted: I am very well, thank you.
Son: “Mommy, Ted is my boyfriend and I want to marry him”.
Mom: (Wails like a banshee and faints.)
The above narrative may seem rather dramatic, but it is in no way very far from reality.
Homosexuality has donned new clothes in today’s world; it is no longer something that you need to hide. So much so that it has almost become a fad to pronounce oneself a homosexual or GAY. It is a fashion statement now, a quick way to get media attention and to attract spotlight. For a celebrity whose movies are not doing well due to his/her own fading talent the easiest way to garner people’s interest is to simply say “Hey Folks, I am Gay. The rapid increase in the “Gay Confessions” in the glamour world does supplement my argument. I mean do you suddenly get up one day and realize you are gay or what. Celebs in their 40’s declare that they are gay, so tell me what the hell were you doing all this years? They come up with stupid statements like “I always felt I was a woman trapped in a man’s body”. What an utter bull shit!
Ricky martin, Rob Hartford, Megan Fox, Dan Cho, Neil Patrick Harris (et tu brute!)
The list is endless….
Not only humans, the trend to label fictional or comic characters as gay is increasing catching. Only a few weeks back I read a newspaper column in which some bloody Gaylord had proclaimed that “Tin Tin” a very famous comic character was actually gay. Wow, did Tin Tin actually whisper this into your ear.... fagot, while he lay dying on his bed or did you stumble upon some of his secret correspondences or perhaps a secret diary. With 200 million copies sold in 50 languages, is this the character has been reduced to…., wow!
I have copied the few lines from this crazy Gaylord’s interview in Times magazine:
“(In an article published in The Times Wednesday, Parris said he comes to the conclusion from an examination of Tintin's life.
Tintin, who was born January 10, 1929, on the pages of a children's supplement to the Belgian newspaper Le Vingtième Siècle, has an unknown background and origin, says Parris, adding: "This is common among young gay men, some of whom find it hard to believe that they really are their parents' child".
Tintin's journalism also raises Parris's suspicion: "Tintin's only recorded remark to his editor (on departing for Moscow) is 'I'll send you some postcards and vodka and caviar.' For a cub reporter on his first assignment, a curious remark."
In fact, Parris suspects Tintin may well have been a spy - "secret intelligence has always attracted gay men. I myself applied for and was offered a post in MI6."
He finds Tintin's world full of men. Of the complete list of 350 characters in Tintin books, Parris counts only eight women, and he doesn't find them attractive.
The best known of them, chain-smoking opera singer Bianca Castafiore, is a "diva fag-hag," while Peggy, the wife of a Latin American dictator, is a "curler-wearing virago".
"The butch, bitchy, bullying, cigar-smoking, hard-drinking, flame-haired wife of General Alcazar may well have been lesbian," Parris proclaims.)”
With such concrete evidence I must say, he is right. His level of detailed research would put Mossad to shame.
R.I.P Tintin, your name has been reduced to filth, thanks to a homo.
I guess the next in line would be Astreix and Obelix or HULK or perhaps Flash Gordon.
Then of course we have J.K Rowling stating that Dumbledore is gay. Really, was he? Isn’t it that he will be whatever you make him to be, you can make him a man, woman, gay, hermaphrodite or even an alien. It is all up to you, as you have composed the story. So when you say with a very serious face in a press conference that, “Dumbledore, is actually gay”. You are not only lying to yourself but mocking the whole sane world. This was nothing but a cheap trick on your part to increase the sales of your books (by creating a sensation) which had already sold a million copies. Greed is my guess.
On the other hand, the usage of the word gay has widened a lot. Now it is often used to define a person, an activity, an event or almost anything for that matter. Like the word FUCK, it also has multiple meanings depending upon the usage. I will expatiate with the following examples:
1. What a gay shirt are you wearing! ( If the shirt is very bright/colorful)
2. What a gay movie that was. (If the movie is pansy or lovey dovey)
3. That’s such a gay haircut. (Any jazzy stuff)
4. What a gay song are you listening too. ( Typical if you hear boy bands like backstreet boys)
5. You are gay. ( for any act of cowardice , for not being super cool, for not been a hardcore or Guido)
Today everything can be gay, an animal, a individual, a pen, piece of clothing, eating habits, jokes, dreams…..the list is never ending. The usage is so wide and diverse and the meaning conveyed is not always the true meaning. For a college going kid, nothing is worse than a girl calling him a Gaylord for his actions. As it is rarely used to define the sexual inclination of an individual, only the media uses it for that.
So this is the journey of a word from heaven to hell.
WTF………….I mean seriously WTF……………………….
Shakespeare…where art thou?
