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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forumsmark hamill, a complaint from germany using the word "gay" & twitter response
Link to tweet
Thanks for informing me of the complaint from the German people- I had no intention of violating the Network Enforcement Act & am relieved to learn that tweeting the word "gay" 69 times with a rainbow emoji is NOT subject to removal under the @Twitter rules or German law ❤️-mh
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how weird is this?
jonstl08
(412 posts)Most countries in Europe have laws against saying bigoted or racists comments. You can be charged and jailed for it.
orleans
(33,987 posts)Lancero
(2,983 posts)Even if it's not used negatively when directly referring to a member of the LGBTQ community, it's common use as a pejorative sticks the word with a lot of negative connotations.
jonstl08
(412 posts)Depends on content. Over in Europe they take it seriously what is acceptable to say. Football (soccer) teams have had to play games without fans in the stands because some fans have shouted racist comments to players. Other fans have been arrested at games for racist comments. Then they are banned from ever attending another game for life. Sometimes I wish we had that over here regarding racism.
Dorian Gray
(13,469 posts)his texting was supportive of the LBGTQ cause and not pejorative, so the complaint was BS.
I like snarky Luke Skywalker. Good for him.
ProfessorGAC
(64,425 posts)I think it's quite clear he's reacting to the "don't say gay" movement.
And, i think he did it well.