Comments on: Does the New York Times think ‘gay’ is a bad word? http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 05:22:14 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: roger3815 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-2/#comment-5407896 roger3815 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 16:24:35 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5407896 CBS News does the same thing in their comments section on their website. scroll to the bottom: http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/04/ftn/main4697425.shtml CBS News does the same thing in their comments section on their website.

scroll to the bottom:
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/04/ftn/main4697425.shtml

]]> By: johnbwarner http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5407520 johnbwarner Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:23:21 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5407520 You all blaming the NYT, figure it out; it ain't them, it's AT&T. Let's put this story to bed.... You all blaming the NYT, figure it out; it ain’t them, it’s AT&T. Let’s put this story to bed….

]]> By: katy http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5407302 katy Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:29:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5407302 i dunno, tp... you've got the same filter problem with some words yourself... namely, a n a l y s t... what's THAT about? i dunno, tp… you’ve got the same filter problem with some words yourself… namely, a n a l y s t…

what’s THAT about?

]]> By: gjdodger http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5407190 gjdodger Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:21:08 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5407190 Flet3her: Unca Cecil says bleep has meant homosexual for a long time. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/517/how-did-gay-come-to-mean-homosexual Flet3her: Unca Cecil says bleep has meant homosexual for a long time. http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/517/how-did-gay-come-to-mean-homosexual

]]> By: dbearton http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5407128 dbearton Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:37:23 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5407128 MSM bought off and/or stooged. Even so called liberal sites, i.e. Huffington Post, Democratic Underground largely stooged. MSM bought off and/or stooged. Even so called liberal sites, i.e. Huffington Post, Democratic Underground largely stooged.

]]> By: RandomChaos http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406642 RandomChaos Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:33:24 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406642 ICEMAN, STFU you pathetic piece of sh!t troll. ICEMAN,
STFU you pathetic piece of sh!t troll.

]]> By: BobKincaid http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406568 BobKincaid Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:19:32 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406568 Shades of the American Family Association! So if a texter sent "Tyson Gay Wins Race," the NYT would change it to "Tyson *beep* Wins Race"? The fundies are winning, folks. Shades of the American Family Association!

So if a texter sent “Tyson Gay Wins Race,” the NYT would change it to “Tyson *beep* Wins Race”?

The fundies are winning, folks.

]]> By: radhika http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406404 radhika Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:32:17 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406404 I'm wondering if it's done to let the email pass through work-place or spam filters. Those subject terms are often electronically monitored to ensure that employees or students are not having sexual chats in the library or workplace. I’m wondering if it’s done to let the email pass through work-place or spam filters. Those subject terms are often electronically monitored to ensure that employees or students are not having sexual chats in the library or workplace.

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406366 Nevar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:20:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406366 "...a waist of one’s and zeros!!!" That's what you get for parking your sorry ass on the couch all day. “…a waist of one’s and zeros!!!”

That’s what you get for parking your sorry ass on the couch all day.

]]> By: ICEMAN http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406354 ICEMAN Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:17:13 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406354 <em>rmurf62 Says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The NYT must have gotten wind of this…I texted the article to my phone, 3PM EST, and “gay” showed up in full texted glory. BEHOLD teh powr of the intertoobz!!!</em> WHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Thank God. now we can all type gay again. Thanks TP for working so hard for the homosexuals and their find a hole and Fu** It lifestyle. The New York Time’s will never ban another word for happy again thanks to the brave act of this site. HAHAHA what a waist of one's and zeros!!! rmurf62 Says:
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The NYT must have gotten wind of this…I texted the article to my phone, 3PM EST, and “gay” showed up in full texted glory.

BEHOLD teh powr of the intertoobz!!!

WHHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! Thank God. now we can all type gay again. Thanks TP for working so hard for the homosexuals and their find a hole and Fu** It lifestyle. The New York Time’s will never ban another word for happy again thanks to the brave act of this site. HAHAHA what a waist of one’s and zeros!!!

]]> By: captainawesomepants http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406356 captainawesomepants Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:17:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406356 I run an online community, and we also count gay as a bad word. The reason we do it is probably similar to the reason the NYT does it. 90% of the time on our site, when a user used the word gay, they were using it as an insult. While blocking the word is a bit extreme and can make it more difficult to legitimate discuss gay & lesbian issues, the awful slurs and stupid insults were more common than the legitimate issues using the word, and so we decided to ban it outright. It doesn't in any way mean that the NYT hates all gay people. Warcraft does the same thing, if I'm not mistaken. I run an online community, and we also count gay as a bad word. The reason we do it is probably similar to the reason the NYT does it. 90% of the time on our site, when a user used the word gay, they were using it as an insult. While blocking the word is a bit extreme and can make it more difficult to legitimate discuss gay & lesbian issues, the awful slurs and stupid insults were more common than the legitimate issues using the word, and so we decided to ban it outright.

It doesn’t in any way mean that the NYT hates all gay people. Warcraft does the same thing, if I’m not mistaken.

]]> By: johnbwarner http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406320 johnbwarner Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:06:54 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406320 To rmurf62, The NYT did not get wind of this; it's AT&T censoring the "G" word when you send a Times story from your AT&T phone... To rmurf62, The NYT did not get wind of this; it’s AT&T censoring the “G” word when you send a Times story from your AT&T phone…

]]> By: rmurf62 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406304 rmurf62 Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:02:10 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406304 The NYT must have gotten wind of this...I texted the article to my phone, 3PM EST, and "gay" showed up in full texted glory. <strong>BEHOLD teh powr of the intertoobz!!!</strong> The NYT must have gotten wind of this…I texted the article to my phone, 3PM EST, and “gay” showed up in full texted glory.

BEHOLD teh powr of the intertoobz!!!

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406242 Nevar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:42:09 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406242 "I’ll bet you voted for the Republicans in this last election in order to “solve all American’s problems and fix the economy.”" <em>Some producer could make a hilarious series, depicting the John McCain transition team...</em> “I’ll bet you voted for the Republicans in this last election in order to “solve all American’s problems and fix the economy.””

Some producer could make a hilarious series, depicting the John McCain transition team…

]]> By: shoeless http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406232 shoeless Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:35:57 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406232 <blockquote>ICEMAN Says: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WHO CARES? Wonderful journalism work on the part of Toilet Paper. This is the kind of topic that will solve all American’s problems and fix the economy. keep it up!!!</blockquote> I'll bet you voted for the Republicans in this last election in order to "solve all American’s problems and fix the economy."

ICEMAN Says:
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WHO CARES? Wonderful journalism work on the part of Toilet Paper. This is the kind of topic that will solve all American’s problems and fix the economy. keep it up!!!

I’ll bet you voted for the Republicans in this last election in order to “solve all American’s problems and fix the economy.”

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406198 Nevar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:19:34 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406198 And all this time you've been on the couch. Anything good on the tube? Got any brewskis left? And all this time you’ve been on the couch. Anything good on the tube? Got any brewskis left?

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406192 Nevar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:18:31 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406192 ICEMAN Says: WHO CARES? <em>Here you are. We thought you had gone through the sea ice up there in the Arctic.</em> ICEMAN Says:
WHO CARES?

Here you are. We thought you had gone through the sea ice up there in the Arctic.

]]> By: DRxJ http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406194 DRxJ Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:18:04 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406194 so, when singing the Flinstones theme song, you have to end with "He'll have a (BLEEP) ol' time"? ICESPAM You're stupid. Seriously. so, when singing the Flinstones theme song, you have to end with
“He’ll have a (BLEEP) ol’ time”?

ICESPAM
You’re stupid.
Seriously.

]]> By: Nevar http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406188 Nevar Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:17:05 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406188 Hicks and bigots don't need the back woods anymore, Wayne, all they need is a couch, a fridge, and a television set. ;) Hicks and bigots don’t need the back woods anymore, Wayne, all they need is a couch, a fridge, and a television set.
;)

]]> By: ICEMAN http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/comment-page-1/#comment-5406182 ICEMAN Mon, 05 Jan 2009 19:14:46 +0000 http://thinkprogress.org/2009/01/05/times-gay-censor/#comment-5406182 WHO CARES? Wonderful journalism work on the part of Toilet Paper. This is the kind of topic that will solve all American’s problems and fix the economy. keep it up!!! WHO CARES? Wonderful journalism work on the part of Toilet Paper. This is the kind of topic that will solve all American’s problems and fix the economy. keep it up!!!

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