Should 'gay' be filtered?

[:JaMhEd]

Well, should 'gay' be filtered.

We have a few points to be put accross, heres 1 for favour of each.

NO) No, because it is a word that is in the dictionary, meaning happy!

YES) Yes, because people use it as a word to insult people.

eg. (for yes) Habbo 1 says: Hi, can I help you, as you look new here.
Habbo 2 says: No, shut up you gay boy!


I mean!!! He might not even be 1% gay!!!

[Pawf]

It's homophobic to filter it

[Fingerboots]

No, I don't think so, I reckon if they did they would get complaints saying it's homophobic. I just think people who so "that's so gay" for absolutely everything, I mean think about it?

[dannyboymed]

I don't think so, after all, they've filtered everything else. It's nice to have one insult left to use, in a way.

[Jamie]

Its flitered on .com.au I think

[:JaMhEd]

lol danny.

Well, from what I can remember 'Gay' used to be filtered, but then ppl stopped saying it, so they've unfiltered it, as it does mean happy!!!

[:.bEx.:]

as i said b4 nope it shouldnt :p

[iRoss]

If it was filtered it would be offensive 2 gays i can't remeber the word for it. But it would just be unfair, wouldn't it? That's like straight being filtered :P

[Pawf]

Discriminitive?

[:JaMhEd]

Yes, I agree with you all. Maybe the staff did a poll between then, and they unbanned it :S:S:S

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[bigbutsound]

Well queer is filtered.. I don't see much difference between the two words..

[:JaMhEd]

WELL, 'queer' doesn't actually mean happy does it???

@Matt:- how do u know tht 'queer' is filtered? Did u try it :o

[Fingerboots]

I think queer being filtered is silly, because I say it meaning like odd/strange.

[GommeInc]

Gay is a normal words gone wrong

[Seacat]

No it shouldn't, I cannot stand watching protests in the Hallway..

[:JaMhEd]

I think that 'MizKat' should be filtered as that cat is soooo annoying lol jk

[bigbutsound]

WELL, 'queer' doesn't actually mean happy does it???

@Matt:- how do u know tht 'queer' is filtered? Did u try it :o

Yep , whispered to myself.

[Bikez]

They shouldn't filter "Gay"!! How insulting if you're gay!

[Kekea]

No It shouldnt

[Mentor]

Nope. pointless, perfeclty normal word. and in any sences isnt realy an insult

[:JaMhEd]

Yep , whispered to myself.

:o ok, so you didnt actually say it to anyone

[JamesRoe]

Shouldnt be filtered because its homophobic and anybody pathetic enough to call someone gay is 1. homophobic and 2.should have a look at themselves, if there really that sad that they need to go around calling pixalated people gay and have nothing better to do reflects on there sad life :p

[Eckuii]

There is different definisions to gay. So i think no it shouldnt be.

[Rachi]

if the word gay is filtered people will just use it and put dots in it.. if they do filter it.. it will make people use it more

[JamesRoe]

Yeh there are 2 - but the only 1 used on habbo is by homophobic sad pathetic people

[boardslide]

It can't be filtered as it's not an insult word.

[JamesRoe]

But people use it as an insult word that is the problem :@

[Mentor]

People use anything as an insult word, banning it wont fix it, it will just make people use it more, as its confirms it is an insult.

Plus gay in any real deffinition isnt an insult,
Gays deffitions are ither the orignal one = happy
or the one which has been chnec threw use = homosexal,

nether is an insult realy, this is just as bad as the filter the n00b topic "/

[GommeInc]

Banning words make people use them more I agree with that

[Fingerboots]

Yeah, it's like rules, people will go out of their way to break them.

[GommeInc]

If the bobba filter didnt exist and most rules in the world saying 'Do not Swear.' The world woud be a better place

[-=rooty987=-]

That managed to offend me..

Why shud it be filtered..

Only imature people use it as an insult..

[ff_vivi]

Filtering it would show that Habbo disapproves of homosexuality.

[:.missy]

Well i think gay should be filtered because its mostly used to insult people and its offensive to gay people if you use it like this;

.Shut up you gay! (or)
. Ha your gay

So that why i think it should be filtered

please send a reply i really would like to no what you guys all think :) :eusa_danc





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[ff_vivi]

Anyone who is offended is too immature.

[Haemogloben]

I don't think so, after all, they've filtered everything else. It's nice to have one insult left to use, in a way.

I see where you're coming from but I wouldn't go insulting people on the forum. It's fruitless.

[ff_vivi]

Shut up gay xD

Anyway my friend sent in a complaint letter to Habbo. The only one they've done is the rares one because she said rereleasing rares would destroy the economy so they came up with the dragons.

Anyway it's stupid. Why would you even bother filtering pole and cancer and all those that don't even deserve to be filtered. Habbo should do something like ban scammers than go find a list of words to filter everyday.

[OxfordScholar]

As mentioned by a few peeps before, it would be predjudice & homophobic to 'bobba' that word - you never know who is gay and who isn't. I say no to bobba-ing gay! :D

[Kier]

Gay in the English dictionary actually means happy.

It's just some idiot decided to use the word in a bad way, probably to a homosexual person to insult them. It would also be unfair to "gay" people.

Technically, I say no. But i've only seen one person use the word gay in the correct way and that was Dionysus. So maybe it should...

[Pulchritudinous]

No.

1) It's a good way for me to express my anger

2) People make Gay and Lesbian rooms, and talk about it and stuff..

3) It means happy....even though the age range is like 11 to 20-something-or-o ther, and it mainly pensioners that still use it meaning happy.

[Lerf]

It's homophobic to filter it

Exactly! It would offend a lot of people if it was filtered and habbo would probably receive a lot of complaints

[:JaMhEd]

:O SOOO MANY REPLYS :OOOO

[Seatherny]

Well, should 'gay' be filtered.

We have a few points to be put accross, heres 1 for favour of each.

NO) No, because it is a word that is in the dictionary, meaning happy!

YES) Yes, because people use it as a word to insult people.

eg. (for yes) Habbo 1 says: Hi, can I help you, as you look new here.
Habbo 2 says: No, shut up you gay boy!


I mean!!! He might not even be 1% gay!!!

I have seen Dionysus say "Gay" a million times - mostly in soapbox

[jamie5k]

No way should it be filtered i see .ca has stopped it so you cant have gay in a room name.

[.:F:.]

thats a bit silly

[Seny]

No offence jamhen but this post is rediculous, you can tell a child wrote it. Dont be a homophobe ;)

[bigbutsound]

No , It zshould not be filtered , I don't see a problem with the word , However .ca filtered it.

[Beeniee]

I don't see NOTHING wrong with the word "Gay"

[GommeInc]

I didnt know .ca were homophobic...

[Beeniee]

Neither did I. :o

[---MAD---]

guys if it wasnt filtered people would use it to insult younger kids and it wouldnt be very nice to have them crying to there parents and telling them some1 said this and that.
Plus it has another meaning, somtimes that can be very offending to some.
I know it also means happy but only 1 person out of 1000 use it in that meaning lol and normally its a fight back
example
person 1: Hi gay boy
person 2: Yes i am happy and you?

You see the first person now would be very angry and would start a big fight!
Hope that explains everything :)

[Beeniee]

guys if it wasnt filtered people would use it to insult younger kids and it wouldnt be very nice to have them crying to there parents and telling them some1 said this and that.
Plus it has another meaning, somtimes that can be very offending to some.
I know it also means happy but only 1 person out of 1000 use it in that meaning lol and normally its a fight back
example
person 1: Hi gay boy
person 2: Yes i am happy and you?

You see the first person now would be very angry and would start a big fight!
Hope that explains everything :)

I see your point! :o

[Mentor]

i dont? what your point? Its only other meaning is homesexual, which isnt real an insult anyway, But filtering it would be an insult to people that are gay in that term. Its a word, if a few imature retareds think its a good insult who caires, stop trying to get the whole of the dictornatrys contenst filtered out

[Pulchritudinous]

You'd be a bit pathetic in the first place to be offended by being called 'gay boy'.

[Beeniee]

I know, But some people do find it offensive. lot of People in the Hotel use the word "Gay" as an insult, even though it's a rubbish insult! ;)

[Seny]

Who left me the rep? its one of you last 4

[ff_vivi]

It's the only insult good enough to use now that they've banned like every one of them.

[-Soph-]

no way it might upset gay people. But I think if hobba's see someone saying something like thats so ***, as in the other way they would get a ban, not a warning :) but if they're talking about gay people (and not being offensive) that would be ok :)

[ff_vivi]

Wait.. Why would you ban someone for saying bobba? Go die yayyyyyyy

How can it upset gay people? They know they're gay and the people who said it are immature.

[jammy06]

Well i reckon no as some people are "Gay" so they think they will be left out etc so i reckon NO!

:D (im not gay) I have noput against them though

[cocaine]

Nah, It would be too homophobic,

[:JaMhEd]

No offence jamhen but this post is rediculous, you can tell a child wrote it. Dont be a homophobe ;)


so wot if a child wrote it. and if u must know, i actually voted 'no, it should not be filtered' so dont go calling me homophobic.

Before you accuse ppl, get ur facts right.

[Existentialism]

so wot if a child wrote it. and if u must know, i actually voted 'no, it should not be filtered' so dont go calling me homophobic.

Before you accuse ppl, get ur facts right.

I agree. Being gay is actually more of a welcomed concept in this day and age. Well, in canada it is, and I have many gay friends. Filtering the word gay wouldn't work very well.

There are two ways to use the word:
The Right Way

Correctly: Gay as in someone who prefers the company of a same gendered individual and Gay as in happy [ Gay as in happy is rarely used now ]

The Wrong Way
Incorrectly: In a politically incorrect manner "thats so gay" etc...

I've actually been called gay a number of times and I've gotten over it, even though I don't believe the word should be used as an insult

Gay people are people too, and " love is love " as cliche as that is

As long as people begin to understand how progressive the world in most places is becoming, the less reasoning there will be behind filtering a word that right now is more political than offensive.

[Who is ... Existentialism]

Excellent explanation Kev (Y)

[:JaMhEd]

So, I think we have a decidion lol

[Y!]

I think the word so be carefully moderated, if it's used in the terms of abuse then action should be taken. If no offence was meant by the word, then what's wrong with it? ;/

[Dopiefreak]

I think habbo have gone over the top with filtering sometimes like Hack yeh its against the habbo way but whats wrong with saying it.
And in my opinion Gay shouldnt be filtered it would be a bit homophobic and to be honest some people are proud of being gay. Also if people are trying to insult each othet they avoid the filter and use a an insult stronger than "Gay"

[MakeBelieve..]

well i only say gay in a sentence like:

that shirt is gay

or something :D

[Jinxxed]

It should not be filtered.

[AUDI0SLAVE]

I sure remember it was filtered a hell long time ago.

[?-Doc-?]

It should no , im disgusted in you. There is nothing wrong with being gay.
Some people might use it to offend others , but gay does mean happy as well.
But yea , not big problem.