gay games - right or wrong?

[Aeroplane]

I don't see what's wrong with it other then the name. Gay Games is just begging for attention. I know that it's not discriminatory or whatever, but if another group were to make the Straight Games there would be a huge controversy.

 

[Personal Jesus]

Sure, enter the games as an 'outed' homosexual on the Egyptian teams and what will that result in? Your eventual execution or imprisonment. In some countries being homosexual results in execution, and some imprisonment.

If an Egyptian homosexual joins the Gay Olympics it will result in the same outcome.

Nick, think of it as more as a 'pride parade'. Everyone's welcome to joining, no heterosexuals are being stopped from doing so, it is therefore not a segregated event and there is no problem with it.

Yet that's not what it is. The Gay Games are exclusively for homosexuals, transexuals and transgendered folks. No straight person would be allowed to join, thus making it unintentionally discriminatory.

 

[Aeroplane]

Yet that's not what it is. The Gay Games are exclusively for homosexuals, transexuals and transgendered folks. No straight person would be allowed to join, thus making it unintentionally discriminatory.

No, it says that anyone is welcome. It is just called the 'Gay Games' to bring gay people together, but straight people are also allowed.

 

[i noob killer i]

wheyyyy i knew this would get people debateing keepe it up guys

 

[crapkiller]

In case you two hadn't realised, heterosexuals have the entire variety of rights in every country, homosexuals do not. They have something to campaign for.

And you say ''if the olympics was only for straight athletes..'' yes, you're absolutely right, that would be segregation, and there would be international outrage. However, these ''Gay Games'' aren't exclusively for homosexuals, as I keep on repeating. I wonder if any of you bothered to look at the source.

But, if the regular Olympics were renamed to "Straight Olympics" while still allowing gays to participate, would be just as bad as not letting them participate at all.

 

[333]

As long as it doesn't hurt/destroy/cause riots that cause gays to destroy everything in a weird way then it's ok.

 

[Brazzers]

It's not exclusively for homosexuals, and in that respect it's just a name. However, in many countries, it's illegal to be homosexual, Egypt for example.

Really, and if you're gay, what do they do to you?

(I'm not gay, just curious.)

 

[Bind Tea Bag]

i gave up on reading lol. not to spam or anything...just to long for me

 

[crapkiller]

There would be no discrimination, there would be no segregation.

How on Earth can you come out with ''it would be just as bad as not letting them participate''?

They'd be pissed. The point is, there is no reason to name it gay games, because there is no straight games. The regular olympics are not aimed at hetero/homosexuals... If there were straight games, i would agree with creating gay games. But, there are olympics, not straight games. There doesn't need to be gay games. And im willing to bet if someone created the "straight games" then people would be pissed.

EDIT: Tea bag, go try to get your post count up so you can scam elsewhere.

 

[i noob killer i]

anyone can enter the gay olypics but surely that makes it completely pointless as its called the gay games . just wondered why

 

[R oc K]

Nothing is wrong with it, in fact, it's one of the better ideas come up by Americans.

 

[Devante]

To be fair to homosexual people yes there should be homosexual games since there are many heterosexual games. Since the United States is all about equality games like those shouldn't be banned for it's choice of showing a sexual orientation that would be different than the social norm although that is changing enough that I'll almost dissappear altogether. As for the all black/white game that would be against the United States standards because it's unfairly not allowing something to be shown without a right reson and the United States wouln't do that^_^

 

[Schnell]

What's with the thread necromancy Devante?

 

[vgea]

To be honest, I really dont see the point of "the gay games".Gay's participate in the regular games and they have no problem.I can understand the Handicap Olympics (excuse me if its not called that) because they have a physical disorder and there will be a big disadvanage over them if they only were allowed to compete in the regular Olympics. I see the point in the special Olympics because they have a mental disorder and it will be the same way as the handicap.Gays, they are supposed to have their own Olympics jsut because they are gay? Last time I checked being gay is not a perminate disorder. You can choose to be gay or not,It has no effect on your mental or physical stability,so I say they just need to "man/woman up" and compete in the regualr Olympics.

 

[djinn]

Is this even a debate?

 

[Schnell]

Why should it be wrong? I say they can make ridiculously restricted games all they want. If someone wanted to make dyed hair games or Mormon games, who's to say they can't.

They shouldn't expect to be taken seriously by the general population though. "I can jump higher than any other gay man, go me!". So what?