Current Events > Is "Nah, I'm straight." offensive?

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armandro
06/29/17 11:55:58 PM
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I said it today and someone was telling me how that wasn't cool.

I was like whaaaaa?
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Pseudo_Legacy
06/29/17 11:56:40 PM
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depends what was asked
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Inferno Dive Dragoon
06/29/17 11:56:58 PM
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Context matters.
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armandro
06/29/17 11:58:02 PM
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some guy offered me some drugs

and I was like "Nah, I'm straight."
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stone
06/29/17 11:59:04 PM
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armandro posted...
some guy offered me some drugs

and I was like "Nah, I'm straight."

What's offensive in that?
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muchdran
06/29/17 11:59:10 PM
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Whoa wtf bro. You can't say straight.
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MakoReizei
06/29/17 11:59:49 PM
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I don;t think that's offensive in any context. if you're straight, you're straight.
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muchdran
06/30/17 12:00:42 AM
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stone posted...
armandro posted...
some guy offered me some drugs

and I was like "Nah, I'm straight."

What's offensive in that?

Liberals have 32 different types of genders, could of easily offended the z trying sell you drugs.
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Pseudo_Legacy
06/30/17 12:04:00 AM
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MakoReizei posted...
I don;t think that's offensive in any context. if you're straight, you're straight.


if you're making an assumption then it can be


"Hey, dude wanna get *something that's traditional feminine*?"

"Nah, i'm straight"

something like that might offend someone
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WaterLink
06/30/17 12:06:01 AM
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Pseudo_Legacy posted...
"Hey, dude wanna get *something that's traditional feminine*?"

"Nah, i'm straight"

Depends on tone as well, because "I'm straight" in that context can just mean "I'm good" or "I don't want to".
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Iodine
06/30/17 12:07:20 AM
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Im not sure what context this would be offensive in.
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dave_is_slick
06/30/17 12:07:32 AM
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What the fuck isn't offensive to someone somewhere?
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Ving_Rhames
06/30/17 12:07:39 AM
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"i'm straight" is literally slang for "I'm good/no thanks/I'm okay". How do people confuse this
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armandro
06/30/17 12:08:35 AM
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Ving_Rhames posted...
"i'm straight" is literally slang for "I'm good/no thanks/I'm okay". How do people confuse this

Hmmm, now that I think about it.

I wasn't in the hood.
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Terra-enforcer
06/30/17 12:10:11 AM
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Inferno Dive Dragoon posted...
Context matters.

Nah, it literally cannot be used offensively.
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Ving_Rhames
06/30/17 12:12:15 AM
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armandro posted...
Hmmm, now that I think about it.

I wasn't in the hood.


Even then its been around so long you'd think the most affluent of suburbanites would have caught on by now lmao
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WaterLink
06/30/17 12:14:46 AM
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armandro posted...
Hmmm, now that I think about it.

I wasn't in the hood.

what does that have to do with anything?
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armandro
06/30/17 12:16:46 AM
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WaterLink posted...
armandro posted...
Hmmm, now that I think about it.

I wasn't in the hood.

what does that have to do with anything?

IDK i went to a Shake Shack in West Hollywood.

i don't really know what kind of people are there.
I should have just kept my slang to a minimum.

But I assumed since he was selling drugs he would know this.
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donkeyjack
06/30/17 12:18:34 AM
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Wow, even that phrase is offensive. What is good with you millennials?
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TheVipaGTS
06/30/17 12:19:37 AM
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Context...
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legendarylemur
06/30/17 12:19:39 AM
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Ohhh he construed it as only gay people use drugs or something. Freaking confused me. Like is being straight offensive now or something?
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Delirious_Beard
06/30/17 12:21:29 AM
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i think it's only really offensive if they also use "gay" to describe things they aren't cool with
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tri sapphire
06/30/17 12:21:54 AM
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Ving_Rhames posted...
"i'm straight" is literally slang for "I'm good/no thanks/I'm okay". How do people confuse this

Where? I've never heard it used like that before.

I thought tc was referring to that straight-edge movement or something, and the guy probably thought he was referring to his sexuality.
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WaterLink
06/30/17 1:09:57 AM
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tri sapphire posted...
Where? I've never heard it used like that before.

I mean, it's meant that for a very long time. Like I'm pretty sure I was saying that back in HS and even before. Which was about 20 years ago. Never occurred to me that it might not be a common thing?
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Pastryarchy
06/30/17 1:23:11 AM
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stone posted...
armandro posted...
some guy offered me some drugs

and I was like "Nah, I'm straight."

What's offensive in that?

Not everyone's smart enough to understand the term has more than one meaning, including one that's actually older than the sexual reference.

That's time for you.
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Damn_Underscore
06/30/17 1:24:03 AM
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Millennials have ruined society
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Terra-enforcer
06/30/17 1:26:24 AM
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Pastryarchy posted...
stone posted...
armandro posted...
some guy offered me some drugs

and I was like "Nah, I'm straight."

What's offensive in that?

Not everyone's smart enough to understand the term has more than one meaning, including one that's actually older than the sexual reference.

That's time for you.

That doesn't make it offensive...
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Unknown5uspect
06/30/17 1:30:41 AM
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tri sapphire posted...
Where? I've never heard it used like that before.

Well, Houston, for one.
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Cj_WlLL_VVlN
06/30/17 1:41:42 AM
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I don't think so but some at the bar an hour ago was talking about how part of their fidget cube wasn't working and I suggested they weren't autistic enough to use it.

*this might be modded for offensive anyways but for anyone who reads it.

Yes what I said might be construed as offensive. The people around me laughed and that was my intent.

My little cousin is autistic and developmentally delayed. He's the sweetest kid on the planet. A savant when it comes to all things animals and I would trade my life for him in a heart beat.

I suppose my point is I don't find this offensive. I don't find most things offensive. I think the intent behind something matters and it's ridiculous how everything is now offensive.
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Chicken
06/30/17 1:44:55 AM
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I am not sexually attracted to transgender people.
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armandro
06/30/17 9:28:55 AM
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Now that I think about it he might have had a lisp.

Wow, i think i committed a hate crime
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faizan_faizan
06/30/17 9:42:48 AM
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It's not offensive when you're rejecting a gay person, either.
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Veggeta_MAX
06/30/17 9:47:00 AM
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armandro posted...
Ving_Rhames posted...
"i'm straight" is literally slang for "I'm good/no thanks/I'm okay". How do people confuse this

Hmmm, now that I think about it.

I wasn't in the hood.

If you in a place where they don't understand simple slangs then you need to GTFO of there.
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ReignFury
06/30/17 9:48:28 AM
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When rejecting the gays it pays not to overthink it.
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VTBM
06/30/17 9:52:55 AM
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armandro
06/30/17 9:53:01 AM
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Asherlee10 posted...
Someone trying to sell you drugs? What is this a D.A.R.E. presentation?

D.A.R.E. HQ is located near me.

like the OG one.

ReignFury posted...
When rejecting the gays it pays not to overthink it.

I'm bad with telling if someone is hitting on me period.
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BigSLM1993
06/30/17 9:53:39 AM
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LOL I wouldn't take offense to it if a straight guy told me that. He's literally saying what he is. Those "anyone who isn't a little bi/pan sexual is homophobic" nutcases that lurk around are insufferable.
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Mystere
06/30/17 10:05:11 AM
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muchdran posted...
Whoa wtf bro. You can't say straight.

I suppose now they're saying it's offensive because it implies anything else is twisted?
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Mystere
06/30/17 10:08:00 AM
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Delirious_Beard posted...
i think it's only really offensive if they also use "gay" to describe things they aren't cool with

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Kaname_Madoka
07/01/17 1:12:05 PM
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armandro posted...
some guy offered me some drugs

and I was like "Nah, I'm straight."

lol
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YourDrunkFather
07/01/17 1:18:05 PM
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Wait. So a guy selling drugs tried to get all SJW language police on you?
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Wetterdew
07/01/17 1:26:00 PM
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Ving_Rhames posted...
"i'm straight" is literally slang for "I'm good/no thanks/I'm okay". How do people confuse this

I don't think I've ever heard it used that way. I thought he was trying to imply that only gay people take drugs. The person who said you're being offensive probably thought the same thing I did.
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MegaTech
07/01/17 1:28:02 PM
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If I want to agree with something I'll say "straight". Or that's straight. Like that's cool. Or ok.

Been in the same scenario. Guy offers me coke and I'm like nah I'm straight
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MorbidFaithless
07/01/17 1:31:04 PM
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I have never in my personal life or watching television or movies or reading books have i heard the phrase "I'm straight" to mean "I'm good/okay"
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AcFan87
07/01/17 1:34:33 PM
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Then that person has a hang up TC, not you.
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stone
07/01/17 1:36:10 PM
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YourDrunkFather posted...
Wait. So a guy selling drugs tried to get all SJW language police on you?

Yeah, really..
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Freddie_Mercury
07/01/17 1:42:48 PM
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great topic TC
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ManBeast462
07/01/17 1:43:21 PM
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Inferno Dive Dragoon posted...
Context matters.


No, it doesn't.
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cjsdowg
07/01/17 1:45:36 PM
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A drug dealer is also a parody SJW.
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