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 Posted: Thu Dec 04, 2008 9:31 pm
Well... are you?
The Awesome Movement is a movement to get homosexuality be seen in a more positive light by referring to a homosexual person as 'awesome' instead of 'gay', seeing all of the negative connoctations the word gay seems to have.
It asll started in a small school in Arizona, where a group of students referred to their gay friend as 'awesome' to avoid conflict within the homophobic school. After that, they decided to make the movement from 'gay' to 'awesome' to display homosexuality in a positive light.
I think it's an amazing idea, the word awesome commonly used. It may seem dumb to some, but a language evolves, just as 'gay' evolved from 'happy' to 'homosexual' to 'lame' (nice way to show your appreciation). Plus, wouldn't you like to say, "I'm part of the Awesome Movement,"? Or "I'm awesome!" for those awesome people out there?
If you think this is a great idea, please pass it on.
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:59 am
I don't know...to tell the truth I'd much rather be gay than an awkward form use of awesome. I don't feel the negative connotations of the word gay very much, in fact I will use it in a negative way still, because it is a word that can be negative. To the straight gay is a term of insult, same as if I constantly accused you of being straight. To the bi gay can be an insult, since some people in the gay community do not believe bisexuality exists and will insist that eventually the person will just move to one side, often gay.
The two words also are different. The original meaning of gay wasn't exactly happy but carefree. Carefree and immoral are not far from each other, and I'm not saying I believe homosexuality is immoral...but way back when they did think so. What could be more carefree and immoral as facing against the laws of natural survival? Awesome is to make awe, to be awe inspiring. It is not a word that will easily convert to not straight. Besides even if it happens then awesome will probably just become the new gay.
Though if you must go ahead and keep working. But whilst you are awesome, we are gay. That is pride in what you are, to stick it through regardless of what people say about it. That has been the soul of the movement these days, why run?
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Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:22 pm
Personally, I like being able to say "I'm gay." It's completely different from saying "I'm awesome", which I also am, by the way.
I hardly ever hear 'that's so gay' used to mean something derogatory anymore. In fact, I never heard it that much to begin with. Although apparently it went on often enough for my GSA in high school to hand out rainbow 'that's so gay' buttons. Maybe I just never hear it anymore because I'm out of high school, I don't know. To tell the truth the whole phrase never even upset me all that much.
I'm proud to be gay. I'm not going to hide what I am just because some people are too immature to respect someone's sexuality and decide to use the term in a childishly derogatory fashion. And that's exactly what this movement feels like to me. It feels like hiding. And that's exactly the opposite of what the gay rights movement is supposed to be about.
Why can't I be gay and awesome at the same time?
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2008 9:11 pm
Telling someone that you're gay makes you sound....well gay.
Telling someone that you're awesome makes you sound like somewhat of a stick up d**k.
I doubt this will catch on.
I find it rather silly to be honest, plus I'd think that it takes away the pride aspect of being gay away for most gay folks.
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