Okay, first, I must say that I do agree with this campaign on the matters of 'gay' and 'fag'.
On to business.
As I said, I agree with this campaign on the matters of 'gay' and 'fag', however they also go off about 'cherry' on their site. Why is this? I've only ever known 'cherry' to mean something good when used in a non-sexual context. It's only ever meant fresh or untouched - I've never heard it used in a negative way.
Okay, it also has to do with virginity.
So?
I don't see how anyone can get offended about that one. Maybe the sort of people that grow and sell fruit? Then again, why not use it to their advantage - "Want to try something new and refreshing? How about popping a Beaverton Brand Cherry."
I would buy the fuck out of those.
I would also like to note again that I do agree with the campaign against 'gay' for much different reasons than the Think B4 You Speak .
While I understand how offense could be taken at using 'gay' as a derogatory term, that is not the main reason for my support of the campaign.
Instead I support because words like 'gay' are not helping the English language.
I mean, why would the average person want to develop thoughts on why he or she dislikes something when it's far easier to say 'gay'. Other things not helping the language include; cell phones, physicists (Quark? Really?), no gender-nonspecific-human-pronoun.
Like 'they' but correct.
