OlderWed, 08 October 2008 at 3:57 pm
Hilary Duff Releases “That’s So Gay” PSA
Hilary Duff loves the gays!
The Duffster, 21, has teamed up with The Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) to create a campaign in which the term “that’s so gay” is used casually in an effort to help teens recognize that their anti-LGBT language is harmful. Watch the video below!
Comedian Wanda Sykes also has a PSA coming out soon about this.
For more info on this cause, visit ThinkB4YouSpeak.com.
Hilary Duff - “That’s So Gay” PSA
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She’s so cute :) i love her
LMFAO.
I’m offended by people who are trying to censor my right to free speech! That being said, I think this video is so gay! If that offends you it’s because you’re weak and stupid. Next thing you know people are going to say, “that’s so retarded” is offensive to mentally challenged individuals. People need to grow up and get a life and quit trying to find something to complain about.
I stopped calling stuff gay and retarded and replaced it with cheap, because it is offensive. thats cheap!
WTF. People can use the word gay however they want, seriously.. whaty the heck is this!? These celebs are just running out of worthwhile charities to make PSAs about and make us all feel inferior and **** - so theyre resorting to this? I hate PSAs, this one is the worst yet. I can say gay however I want to say gay - and I AM gay.
Haha, that advert is hilarious. I really hate that term. I hope people realise that it is an offensive comment.
Dude, ok
Let me just say this
Hilary duff, reguardless of what shes trying to do, is a HORRIBLE actress. I’ve never acted, never been in movies or shows and could do a heck of lot better job then this
I AM OFFICIALLY BOYCOTTIN HILARY!
SHE DOES NOT DESERVE TO BE AN ACTRESS
SHE SUX!!
DOES NO ONE ELSE SEE THIS?!?!?
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“WTF. People can use the word gay however they want, seriously.. whaty the heck is this!? These celebs are just running out of worthwhile charities to make PSAs about and make us all feel inferior and **** - so theyre resorting to this? I hate PSAs, this one is the worst yet. I can say gay however I want to say gay - and I AM gay.”
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You’re an idiot. Just because you’re gay and you’re have come out (well have you?) doesn’t mean it isn’t offensive for others (some who haven’t even come out, easily offended or are confused). You don’t represent every gay person. People DO get offended sometimes.
hilary.. this is kinda silly
i think this is a great cause but a bad psa. she isnt being very effective.
and “thats so retarded” IS offensive to mentally challenged people. Think about where the use of it comes from. When something is stupid or lacks thought. Marginalizing other groups is not cool and just shows how ignorant you are.
That’s incredibly stupid and a waste of money. There - is that better than saying it’s so gay?
Regina - I don’t give a crap. If someone gets offended by misuse of a WORD that is their problem. Go cry about something worthwhile.. like people dying and whatever. Gay used to mean happy also, it’s a word that has evolved and I dont think people think to offend gay people when saying “that’s gay”. It is freedom of speech and we don’t need celebs telling us what not to say. If you find it offensive.. whatever.. take it up with whoever says it to you. But celebs making commercials like this just seems pretentious and annoying.
You people scare me, if that’s how you feel I guess it’s ok to say ****** too.
You people scare me, if that’s how you feel I guess it’s ok to say n.igg.er too.
THAT word has a very detailed and upsetting background to it. Gay does not.
STFU, people. Who cares about the message!?
It’s all about how pretty does Hil look at the video.
:D
Wow this is stupid..no offense.
Plus its freedom of speech, and i dont think they can make half the teenage population stop saying it because us teens are stubborn especially when it comes to something dumb like this.
how the hell is this silly it’s wrong and people do it for purpose reasons and they need to stop it’s offensive!
I totally agree with : _ !
because it’s bull$h*t when people use “******” as another word for stupid because it’s NOT! Just like gay or “******” isn’t another word for stupid. It’s offensive and hurtful.
This video is pure faggotry.
I wouldn’t be pissed if people would say that’s so straight….so what’s the difference? Because they are the minority? I wanna know really what is the difference? If this phrase offends you GROW UP. If you’re gay and if offends you…why is it a big deal? No one that says it means oh only gay people do that so that’s so gay.
Oh not to mention this world has become to ‘politically’ correct….before you know it we won’t be able to say anything at all.
love her :)
Hillary Duff and her career are so gay.
HA HA HA HA HA
It was wonderful and I agree with the message. The amount of times teenagers use that on a daily basis is terrible, and extremely offensive. Those who said they can say whatever they want, f*** you. It’s called respect.
I LOVE U HILARY!!!! Your so amazing and caring
no one is saying that you’re not allowed to say the word; she’s trying to bring awareness to how it makes some people feel. you’re free to make up your own mind as whether it’s use is an important enough part of your lexicon.
just as you’ve the right to say whatever you’d like, she and anyone who overhears your conversation has the right to respond. everyone on both sides can calm down.
lame video. it will backfire. (obviously by the comments here alone it already has.) too much hypocrisy about it.
Look, they are not in any way trying to censor your right to free speach. Trust me, my course study right now is solely focused around the First Amendment. Read The Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher. It deals directly with censorship and the First Amendment. All that Hilary is suggesting is that she not say “That is so gay.” Really, by saying she cannot say that, YOU are violating HER freedom to speech and expression. I think that it was wonderful of Hilary Duff to step out and say that. It takes real gutts to make that move, especially when the right move isn’t popular. You know that saying, “The popular route isn’t always right, but the right route isn’t always popular?.” You go Hilary!
you people are ignorant if you don’t think using the word gay is offensive. just because you don’t have feelings, doesn’t mean other people don’t. our world is only getting worse because of people like you. hilary is trying to make a difference. power to hilary!
that´s so gay…
oh for f*ck sake, people that are seeing “thats so gay” is an okay thing to say, are just rude. its no wonder teenagers and kids these days think being gay is a bad thing, since everyone uses the word gay as a negative thing. plus the fact people use words like gay and retarded as bad things, is disgusting. personally i gert offended by people saying stuff like “thats so gay” what bullsh*t, people could simply say stupid or bad, rather than gay.
As many of you have commented you believe the word ”gay” should be able to be used freely and its not a big deal. Well how would you guys feel if I started to use ni**er in my common language.. That’s fu*king ni**er of you. It would NOT be tolerated.. So what’s so bad about causing awareness??
And granted we have freedom but is it ok when your talking down on other people? Being gay is still not completely ‘ok’ and many people have to deal with crap from people. I think its a great thing she’s doing. Whether you like her as a person or not who cares… look at the message she’s conveying. Maybe when you guys frow the fu*k up you’ll realize that this harmless word does hurt some people.. What makes it so different from other racial slurs and words we assign to people?
this video is so gay and retarded.
Seriously, people, why get so offended over something? The more meaning we give to a word or phrase, the more power it has. Thus, there is no reason for why we should have to censor ourselves when using slang such as “retarded” or “gay.” It’s like giving power to the word “*****.” Some are still offended by that word, & that’s so senseless. So rather than be offended by the word witch with a capital “B” I use it and it means absolutely nothing harmful to me and others who know me. Same goes for gay and retarded, in my opinion. Just my two cents.
people can be so stupid here’s a celebrity fighting for something she believes in a good charity and people are criticizing for her but then praise reality stars for doing dumb **** on tv come people REALITY CHECK she’s doing a good deed!
This is completely sweet of her as usual very nice message and I hope people can understand what a great cause this is!
this is so cute and so damn funny Hilary you’re hilarious my fav part your wearing a skirt as a shirt lol
okay let me say
SAVE THE GAYS
THATS STUIPD IM NEVER GONNA STOP SAYING THATS SO GAY.
ITS NOT LIKE IM OFFENSING THEM AND GEZZ STOP SAYING OH MY GOD SAYING GODS NAME IN VAIN .
aw she’s adorable and she looks great love her outfit and of course an important message well delivered!
people you guys are reading this way to much it’s a charity good for her most celebrities/people don’t give 2 ***** and she is taking her time and fighting what she believes it’s wrong you don’t have to agree but you don’t have to say it’s stupid when it’s not!
ugh god, i’m so sick of people complaining and saying u shouldnt say that’s so gay. who gives a hoot? freedom of speech. u act like we killed someone. i dont hate gay people but i think its ok to say that something is so gay. it doesnt even relate to gay people. when people say thats so gay, its refer to something stupid, which kind of made another definition for it.
gay can refer to gay people, being happy, or stupid things.
GET OVER IT. we have bigger problems to solve in this world right now.
Stop people! She is just trying to chance our mind. Shut Up…Idiots.
I LOVE THE GAYS!!!
I ALSO LOVE THE JEWS TOO!!!
at least she’s trying to make a difference unlike many celebrities. i know its offensive, but sometimes it just slips out =/
I love this psa. i am known around my school as a total gay rights activist and whenever anyone uses gay as a synonym for stupid or bad i always correct them and remind them what exactly they are saying and how hurtful/offensive it is. people need to be more aware. and good job hilary duff for helping the cause.
Love that picture ♥
About the whole gay thing….i dont really care!
I can see how this could be offensive but in reality, you could say that a lot of things offend people, “That’s so gay” is just one of them, why make a big deal of it? What’s the difference between saying that or “That’s so straight?” or “That’s so stupid?” or “That’s so girly”. In all of them you could be “offending” straight, stupid or girly people. AND, gay meant happy.
No one is trying to take away your right of “freedom of speech”. People are just trying to educate your obviously ignorant asses. They have the right to freedom of speech just as much as you do. The difference? They are trying to educate. You are just being a close minded *******.
For anyone who thinks “that’s so gay” is unoffensive.
What if I walked up to your mother and said “you’re such a ****”. So, it’s true? So what? Freedom of speech just as you say, right? It still doesn’t make it “okay”. What if I used the word “cracker” to talk about something I didn’t like? Would white people be offended? Hell yes we would. Stop being such hypocrites. Try using your intelligence, even if it’s very little.
I am so sick of the political correctness. Give me a break… how gay is that!! Seriously pick a real issue.
This is so gay!
love ma girl hil tho
Hilary told her xD She looked gorgeous in this, love her. For people who’s saying she can’t act she was given a script and she did it so stfu.
lmao that commercial is so gay
Has anybody ever thought that insulting somebody just becuase they they insulted or offended you doesn’t help any. Just sayin…
you rock hilary! hilary for president! lol hilary duff for president!
Seriously people… You guys should listen to Hilary Duff, and not use that word. Unless you actually gay, then your not allowed to use that word. Just like black people are only allowed to use the “N” word, gay people are only allowed to use the word gay, and the “F” word. If you’re not either of those, and you use it… then your a bad friend :-)
That Video is so GAY. IF you don’t understand what I mean, I think it is STUPID. If it was someone saying “That is so Christian” everyone would just be peachey with it. Everyone needs to stop being so politically correct with everything. These days I feel I just have to check and make sure I am breathing and walking correctly as not to offend anyone. So Hilary….SHUT UP!!!
People are starving
The economy is suffering greatly
Teen pregnencey is on the rise
and this is what they make a commercial for?
Using the word G-A-Y?!?!
wow…how gay is that????
Okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy, what she said, WAS SO GAY!
Hilary, ur so gay! “That’s so GAY!” EXTREMELY GAY!
That damn commercial was gay! Maybe they should have used someone with ALOT more under their belt to promote this. Maybe then peopel would take it serious!
NEXT!
Oh, and # 33. Don’t compare using the N word to using the word “gay”. Blacks went thru 400+ years of slavery, continued segregation, and coninually inferiority. Even today when they claim there’s “EQUAL Rights to all”.
No comparison here! Even today it’s as though they are more accepted than blacks, and that hurts my soul and I’m hardly black.
Let them fight the way blacks fought, the way blacks are still fighting! Freedom doesn’t come with sitting on ur ass. It takes a Revolution! And, that’s something you have to fight for.
You know what else, I want to see people out there campaigning for Natives/Aboriginals, how about that!? We’re living on their lands and we seem to forget.
I really like you, Hilary
I can’t believe what everyone has said here. Sure there are “bigger” issues going on the world right now, but what have you guys done about it? At least she is trying to bring light to something she cares about. And it is offensive, “gay” shouldn’t be used as an insult or derogative word. Just like racial slurs should NOT be used.
I agree Vanessa people here are so stupid it’s quite sad this isn’t the only charity she’s involved with or has been involved with in the past she has several of charities this one seems to be very important to her and you guys don’t see the difference she’s trying to make it’s quite sad and it shows how fucked up our society is right now
that video’s so gay
ugh god, i’m so sick of people complaining and saying u shouldnt say that’s so gay. who gives a hoot? freedom of speech. u act like we killed someone. i dont hate gay people but i think its ok to say that something is so gay. it doesnt even relate to gay people. when people say thats so gay, its refer to something stupid, which kind of made another definition for it.
gay can refer to gay people, being happy, or stupid things.
GET OVER IT. we have bigger problems to solve in this world right now.
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AGREEED!
People tell me I curse like a sailor. Does that mean that is offensive to sailors. Perhaps saying, “you drink like a fish” is offensive to fish. Or saying, “I don’t want a black car” is racist and offensive to black people….even though I’m only talking about a car and NOT a person. She said the dress looked gay. I think Hillary looks so gay. Now….you can take that in which ever way you want to receive it, but you don’t know exactly how I entended it to be heard.
sad sad sad reading these comments our society so fucked up I never in my life would of thought people would bash someone for charity following a great cause and then gets criticize for it? why i don’t get it?
I have a lot of gay friends and honestly i heard them say “thats so gay!” too because sometimes its funny. I dont see where the big deal is. Now, if the ad was against discimination and insults towards gay community in a way heavier way (which unfortunately still happen today), I’d be pleased to support Hilary’s effort.
She’s so right.
Never mind about the political correctness or incorrectness of the phrase.
Hillary Duff sounds like an uppity grandma condescending to advise the uncouth youth.
who on earth could have written something like this?
it doesn’t advance the tolerance agenda, I would say…
disclaimer: the writer acknowledges that although *some* grandmas are uptight, self-righteous and condescending, he in no way wishes to infer that *all* grandmas are such, and the use of the word “grandma” in this case is not meant to disparage in general women whose children have had children.
where is the freedom of speech ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
hilary is the best
hilary is the best
anyone complaining about this PSA is probably feeling guilty because this exposes the words use for what it is “OFFENSE”
yeah she’s rigth
I love hilary
You’re always right !!
thnx
that was the most pointless PSA ever! It was so gay! haha.
wow, ‘this psa is so gay’? that’s sooooooo creative! how long did it take you retards to think of that?
anyways, i think it’s so good that an influential star such as hilary is encouraging ppl to think before they speak. whether you think it’s offensive to say ‘that’s gay’, or don’t care, there are ppl who do.
hilary is such a beautiful role model! definetly someone that these dumb desperate famewhore teen celebs should follow, and look up to!
ps.
if you dont like the PSA, stfu and don’t watch it! don’t bother commenting either!
# 70… you made my point.
homophobia is gay
Go back to high school musical!
Im gay myself an dont get insulted by people who say that something is gay.
They dont mean anything bad they dont even realize what they are saying when they say thats so gay. So who cares I think disney channel is kinda gay though and that whole montana thing.
Thats so gay
So you saying “you retards” is any better? I would use the word gay before i would use the word ******.
WAY TO GO HILARY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I wish there was one on downs and all disabilities. I’m sick of the snickers, jokes and looks! I just read on MSN that someone said Reese Witherspoon looked like she had Downs on some Star Mag cover, cruel and unnecessary.
Thank you for being so young and wanting to change the way people think!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If people want to fight against discrimination, I’m all for it. But to battle one phrase that is not intended to be insulting… seems like a waste of effort. Why not fight against intentional hate and discrimination? It seems like this ad doesn’t target a real issue. It doesn’t raise awareness of tolerance… it’s more of an english lesson on the meaning of “gay”. That video was so gay… sorry… I mean, that video was so Hillary Duff!
Ok, here’s the deal. This idea is so retardedly gay it makes me sick. There’s always going to be someone that’s offended. Always. The original meaning of the word gay was happy. THEN the word became a representation of homosexuality, and after THAT it became a word used to describe things that were unfavorable. Homosexuals are homosexuals…good for you…be out…be proud…have lots of anal sex and scissor until you convulse in an ******. I don’t care. But don’t act like you OWN the word gay. You don’t. The N word, The K word for Jews…words like these are legitimate no-no’s. They started and will end as derogatory slurs for each respective people. Gay has been used for numerous things over the course of the past 100 years, and it seems that homosexuals are only pissed when the word is used to describe something NOT homosexual. Again, I’m all about equal rights, and everyone’s happinness…but in that regard, I’m not to let a bunch of whinners all of a sudden pretend like they own a word that they don’t. Hillary Duff…you are so gay…
Um…what if I mean “that’s so happy?”
The dictionary definition of “gay” is NOT homosexual.
Main Entry:
1gay
Pronunciation:
\ˈgā\
Function:
adjective
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French gai, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gāhi quick, sudden
Date:
14th century
1 a: happily excited : merry b: keenly alive and exuberant : having or inducing high spirits 2 a: bright , lively b: brilliant in color3: given to social pleasures ; also : licentious
F*ck the straights! Nothing but a bunch of mindless sub-humans.:)
Celebrities usually do PSA’s to fulfill community service obligations. Who gives a crap what Hillary Duff has to say about anything? She’s just looking for approval from the hollywood elite, who have their fad causes. Today it’s the word “gay, yesterday it was Darfur, and the day before it was PETA.
Gee, I wonder what George Clooney thinks, NOT!
(YAWN)
The more you protest the more you promote universal usage of the phrase. Besides it is still a free country and free speech. As for the stars doing condescending ads on tv and elsewhere, society says to all of you, KNOCK-IT-OFF!! Freedom reigns!!
instead of saying “that is SO Julia and Emma” or “that is SO girl wearing a skirt as a top” I have now introduced the phrase “that is SO Hilary Duff” into my vocabulary to indicate something that is SO stupid or asinine. Because these ads are SO asinine.
So, this ad is SO Hilary Duff.
And by Hilary Duff I mean intellectually empty and brain-dead in terms of linguistics.
I encourage all of you to say ‘that is SO Hilary Duff” when you mean to indicate that something is stupid or pretentious or uneducated.
I don’t care either way for Hilary Duff, but completely agree with the message of the video.
…But the thing is, the pink top looked really great on the girl trying it on, making “gay” appear to be a compliment, to me. =o)
The word “gay” has many different meanings and connotations. Originally meaning “carefree” and “happy” (this meaning used frequently on the Flintstones (1960-66)), the word was adopted by the homosexual community to represent themselves much later, during the 1970s. Prior to this, it referred to a wide variety of pejorative meanings, from unmarried people living “loose” lives, to prostitution, to men who frequented brothels, among many others. Essentially, it was filthy word to begin with. And it always has been. So unless someone directly gives me evidence that the phrase, “that’s so gay” refers specifically to the homosexual community, rather than rubbish or trash, I won’t “knock it off”.
Freedom of speech!!!! How the **** do they expect people to stop saying thats so gay anyways? Does is really matter?
This whole campaign is sooo Gay!
I think the “Think before you Speak” Campaign is ridiculous!
America was built on Free Speech.
YOU - knock it off!
I do consider saying “that’s so gay” as a form of hate speech. I recently had an experience where a young girl said this to me and my reaction was to laugh. I laughed mostly because I was shocked at the lack of social sensitivity she had towards others. She didn’t know me or my values yet felt it was safe to say something like that. I don’t think she was trying to be offensive, yet as a lesbian parent I NEVER want my son to hear the term “gay” used in a negative format! I did say something to this girl in hopes, not to limit her freedom of speech, but maybe to enhance her social sensitivity and help her become aware of what others may view as unacceptable language. The language I may use with my peers may not always be the language I choose to use in a public forum. That’s the point!
What about “Saying something is ‘gay’ is offensive and homophobic” is SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND? It’s a SLUR. No one’s trying to stomp on your freedom of speech. The PSA is just pointing out if you use homophobic slurs to indicate that you think something is stupid / cheap / lame / etc. you are a ****ing homophobic idiot. Feel free to demean gays and lesbians. Everyone else with a brain will continue to think you’re all ********.
i agree with “Christine” completely…..i mean are you serious— people get sooo upset when somone says “thats so gay!”——- and if they’re some that get upset over that comment ………………..ha ha ha I DONT ******* CARE get a backbone you ******* and STOP THE ******* complaining. im soo sick of these commercials they have to stop!! y do the gays et special treatment???? dont you guys want to be treated equally????? then u have to be able to take criticism just like EVERYONE else does!
& i can say whatever the **** i want to say!!!!
oh by the way…………..i think hilary is sooo gay
@Hippypoppins: @t:
SHUT UP!!! really???…………….u guys disgust me with all your fake crap - you’re all hypocrits
im offended by this commercial, so i guess you cant show it anymore haha
i swear if I had the money to buy some commercial time for the major networks id make an “It’s ok to say something is gay, it’s your first amendment right!”
maybe something a bit more catchier but yeah….these commercials are super gay :p
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