Someone has asked me why their comment was moderated. Here’s the scoop. “Gay”. The abuse of the word gay as a negative word, as in “OMG, the people at the store were so gay!” is something that I am very strongly against. In the USA, bullying about sexuality has recently resulted in two suicides of 11-year olds. We decided long ago to have a zero-tolerance policy about hate speech. Homophobic words, racist words, stuff like that? Not welcome here.
We encourage you to go read Think Before You Speak and join the campaign to stop the use of homophobic words. There is a cool feature called “say something original” where you can learn new words to use.
Take care. <3
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I totally agree it is vury, vury sad. People need ta open up their eyes & see that this really isn’t right.
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Thank you so much for doing this! =) Yet again! *huggles* You have so much strength, I hope people see this and all these comments that support this, too, because there’s just too much straightforwardly negative stuff going around! I’m glad you don’t give up what this site is known for: its happy attitude and the general nice-ness that Schnee, for example, brings about! :>
Also, I don’t think this post was made to say in a “down with the homophobes!” kind of way. Of course, that’s what the definite majority of us want, but this wasn’t a reason to start cussing them out =)! (I only saw about one, so I don’t mean people who say they think the attitude is wrong! Of course, if they show it in a hurtful way, it is!(: ). That’s kind of opposite to what this post said :P But let’s just be nice about everything, rudeness against anything is always unnecessary. This post rocked! <3
And bullying really really is the worst thing in the world :’| I’m so glad people were so positive about this here! =)
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those kids had serious mental problems… wow.
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Awwww! 2 eleven year olds??? That’s so sad! =’(
Good for you Schnee! <3 I love your posts. I can’t stop coming back to this site. XD
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WOO-HOO! *applause* *standing ovation* *catcalls*
Yesss! I am so happy to see this is a safe place free from hate speech!
I’m bisexual (and I think Bill is amazingly HOT) but I married a lesbian. My spouse and I were legally married in VT last year! Yay, equal rights!
Anyway, I’ve always been a proponent of respecting others’ rights to the pursuit of happiness whatever that may look like or where they come from. And thinking about what you say and how it could offend someone is part of living that way.
So, yay, this was my favorite website of all time before and now you’ve officially made a friend for life!
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;x I’ve used that word before (but I usually just say “lame” xD or idiotic… something. Poo face, as my friend David likes to use LOL)… but never to insult a person. It’s usually my computer that’s being insulted >.> or if the fact that something costs an extreme amount… but :hide: that’s still no excuse, I know. In online messengers I spell it with an “he” in place of the “a” but ._. even though it’s spelled different, I guess people would still take it the same way even though I would never call them that to their face, or behind their backs even. It’s rude. However O_o my gay friend… he exclaimed “hellooo! I’m flaming gay! Of course I like Bill!!! He’s like… only the HOTTEST man on this earth!!!” lol… ja… anyways ;x ja, no excuse for me, even if I don’t direct it at a person to insult. I feel ;__; depressed now. 11 year olds??? Wow… it’s good that you guys moderate this stuff, Schnee.
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Ya i hate the other F word! It annoys me SOOO much!
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me too! theres not really a point to saying that kind of stuff. and, ill admit, ive said that word in one of my comments before, but i guess u could say that ive come to an ‘epiphany’?? well,anyways, i think its great that theres people trying to stop all of the nonsense:DDD
(P.S. I think bill is hot;]]])
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THANK YOU!!!!
I’m bi,and I’m sick of people saying these hurtful things!!!!
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Awesome! *bows down*
I’m so happy to hear I’m not the only one who cringes when someone says the word in such a negative view. I’m all pro-LBGT in my community and am forever getting on to people for such speech.
The fact that kids so young and so full of life would seek out suicide as a way of release from hatred should really say something. IMHO!!!
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they dont mean it to be rude to gays, they just say it in a different way. get ur stories straight
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I hate people who use homophobic words just because they think it is cool. It makes others feel bad and it is just a mean way to talk to someone. I don’t get why people have to resort to those kind of words. It is is really childish.
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Two 11 year olds? I have two cousins at that age. I’m glad that this was posted.
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i completely agree. people are always saying things are gay in that negative way. which is not good
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RIGHT ON!
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omg that is awful that those poor boys did that!! i feel so baddd!
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rock on
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maybe they meant gay as in happy??? but o well i agree thats wrong 2 use that word aas a negative term
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i agree
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OMG, thank you so much for posting this!
i watched the episode on oprah about the two suicides.
i think that is SO messed up.
it kind of pisses me off [can we say that?]
when people say things that cause SO much hurt over time,
and either don’t realize they are doing it.
or they don’t care at all.
like the other day, i got this chain text.
and it said something like
“99% of teenagers would cry if they saw miley cyrus standing on the edge of a roof, getting ready to jump. forward if you’re the 1% yelling DO IT B****!”
i was like ?!?!?!?!?!
what if something like that got around to her?
i bet they would all feel BEYOND terrible.
and the worst part is,
they don’t even have a reason to hate her.
same reason those kids who are calling everything by homophobic nicknames just think it’s cool and funny.
i would be singing DON’T JUMP!
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AGAIN….
Its a joke, mostly. And miley (and other celebs) are probably used to it. Its not like celebs havent seen it b4, they know not every is madly in love with them. It WOULDNT KILL THEM TO SEE A STUPID CHAIN MESSAGE.
Yes, this stuff happens everyday,and not just about homosexuals. So quit bickering about it. Im not trying to be a jerk..but im not good at not being one.
I dont care if you say anything about me or disagree, its my opinion.
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finally some control!
my friend uses that word all the time.
she thinks shes “cool”
it makes me angry.
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Well said. Very well said! And I totally agree! =)
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OMG Comme on leute
stop doing that
well i don´t care if somebody call me gay or lesbian or
whateaver cause i now that im not like that
but other people are very sensible whit that stuff so….
stop
and yeah tape something original.
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if there is one thing i hate more than racism is homophobic!
i have too many guys friends and that does not make them less of a person, they need the same respect everyone gets and using that word only brings them down!
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Thank you for taking the time to explain why this is an issue. I cringe every time I see someone use that word incorrectly… and I would imagine that the GLBT fans would too. Thank you for making the site friendly for ALL fans!
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Love it!F*ck the homphobics!
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I am officially in love with this site. <3
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Me 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done, Schnee!!!!!!!!!!!
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God bless! thank you for doing this moderation stuff… Tokio Hotel shouldn’t get a bad rep because of stupid things people could say on here!!!
\\\Ich Liebe TH///
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Thats very considerate of you. Its sad to hear something like bullying resulting into suicides, especially at a young age =]
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I totally agree
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I corrected someone for saying that today as well. I hate homophobes. LGBT people deserve every bit of respect as straight people. Good on you Schnee!
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I love my gays, so using the word wrongis just stupid
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omgah.
I bow dooooown to this post.
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I totally agree with this!! It really is sad how bullying is so out of hand now, it’s ridiculous! We need to love and accept one another for what/who you are, whether we agree with it or not! What does hateful words and actions do? THERE NEEDS TO BE MORE LOVE IN THIS WORLD!!!! :)
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Agh I hate when people use that. It’s like they’re trying to be cool by demeaning others. I corrected a girl when she used that today.
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Omg!
Thank you so much for making this post…
I am also very opposed to those words and i don’t think anyone should be givin the right to say them in a negative mannor.
Btw i Love that website! Its such a positive webpage…
<3<3<3
I know! I love learning new words and there are SO many words in English that one can use
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thanks! im so glad! omg! two 11 year olds!! omg! im 11! but i would never commit suicide!!
yes! Two little boys. People bullied them to death. It is SO SO sad.
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that’s indeed very sad.
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2 of my best friends killed themselves because of bullying about a month ago… =’(
Liebe dich fur immer Kaleb und Corey.. Xx
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aw im so sorry to hear that.
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that word is extremely offensive and rude!!!!
i am extremely glad about this subject and our comments are being moderated!
*ROYAL ROCK*
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Thank you! I’m so glad to see the moderators taking this stance. We will all be better for it.