No Making Fun of Green Cars

Heretic · Post by **Heretic** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:43 am

Universal pulled a movie trailer because a CNN news anchor got upset with a joke about electric cars. This the line that upset him \"Electric cars are gay. Not homosexual gay, but my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance gay.\" uttered by Vince Vaughn in the trailer. No he isn't upset about the word Gay it's the insult of the electric car that upset him.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 6:48 am

Well right now they are ghey, until they have a plug-in only sports car. edit: i guess they do have that Tesla, but I can't afford one.

Will Robinson · Post by **Will Robinson** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 7:13 am

Heretic wrote:Universal pulled a movie trailer because a CNN news anchor got upset with a joke about electric cars. This the line that upset him "Electric cars are gay. Not homosexual gay, but my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance gay." uttered by Vince Vaughn in the trailer. No he isn't upset about the word Gay it's the insult of the electric car that upset him.

Well CNN is gay...as in they-blow-for-that gay.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 8:43 am

I heard some green electric car wag say gas should have another $4.00 a gal tax added so more people will buy electric. Now I want to know is how that electric car will tow my 7k lb trailer? Or if the electric car will be able to carry full 4' x 8' sheets of plywood inside? So what the wag was saying was screw you guys in the construction trades as he wants to see us go broke. I wonder if these simple minded thoughts from people coming up with these ideas have a clue as to how the country really works.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 9:48 am

No he isn't upset about the word Gay it's the insult of the electric car that upset him.

Unless I found a different incident (you posted no link), I find it incredibly hard to believe that you watched the interview and formed those conclusions on your own.

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/videos/?aut ... 98347ecdba

If this is what you are refering to, (again, no link), can you please tell what made you draw such a conclusion?

Heretic · Post by **Heretic** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:14 am

http://content.usatoday.com/communities ... -dilemma/1

It all depends where you read about it.

edit: Just so you all know it was most likely used as in it's most recent usage as in rubbish or stupid. ie To constantly be PC is so gay.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:36 am

It all depends where you read about it.

Well, I'll give you that

But the actual source is best, and what was stated in the OP wasn't true.

I don't agree with all of AC's comparisons, (i.e., the comparison of \"Gay\" to the \"N-word\"), but he was not upset that electric cars were insulted.

Heretic · Post by **Heretic** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:43 am

So why get so upset when a person who isn't a news anchor nor has all the education of said position can see it was use in the newer fashion of the word.

my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance gay

my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance is stupid.

The word was used to mean merry happy.

Being on guard constantly to be insulted will result in you being insulted constantly.

Oh by the way I still can't get that link up you posted.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:54 am

As you posted, the word \"Gay\" has interesting history. AC wasn't the first to complain, GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) was.

So why get so upset when a person who isn't a news anchor nor has all the education of said position can see it was use in the newer fashion of the word.

I guess, the inappropriate joke, to answer your question, is that Hollywood still needs costume designers

. But there is some truth in that, they are a big part of the community, they were offended, and all AC did was give it attention.

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:56 am

Oh by the way I still can't get that link up you posted.

I can't either now, but could this morning. I think its their end. I can't even get on http://ellen.warnerbros.com/

[edit] Yep! http://downforeveryoneorjustme.com/http ... rbros.com/

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 11:42 am

Until the United States is powered exclusively by \"clean\" energy (nuclear, wind, hydroelectric, solar), electric cars that get their power from coal power plants (for example) are really not helping the environment at all.

Also, \"gay\" is a word, get over it please.

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:37 pm

Yea…and it’s a gay word.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:43 pm

They're gay because they've been poorly thought out.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Mon Oct 11, 2010 3:44 pm

Ferno wrote:They're gay because they've been poorly thought out.

Ah, so it's a choice they made.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:17 am

Isaac wrote:Ah, so it's a choice they made.

.....how do you figure that?

Stroodles · Post by **Stroodles** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 9:51 am

Ferno wrote:
Isaac wrote:Ah, so it's a choice they made.
.....how do you figure that?

They're referring to two different things.

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 11:49 am

Are we really turning a thread about high-mileage cars into a thread about homosexuality?

Really?

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:08 pm

It was always about homosexuality.

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:12 pm

excuse me while a facepalm about another thread that will go nowhere

Gooberman · Post by **Gooberman** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 12:13 pm

Where would you like a thread to go?

Spidey · Post by **Spidey** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 4:33 pm

Round the bobbin & thru the eye hook?

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 5:39 pm

Along the track and pole vault for the record?

AlphaDoG · Post by **AlphaDoG** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 6:38 pm

Ferno wrote:Along the track and pole vault for the record?

Allegory fail!

VonVulcan · Post by **VonVulcan** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:20 pm

Here's a perfect example of why I won't be driving a smart car.

Heretic · Post by **Heretic** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 7:54 pm

That's a good reason.

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Tue Oct 12, 2010 10:29 pm

VonVulcan wrote:Here's a perfect example of why I won't be driving a smart car.

just about any car would get smushed between two fully loaded dump trucks.

Isaac · Post by **Isaac** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 5:47 am

edit: fine fine... withdrawn

Heretic · Post by **Heretic** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 6:12 am

Wonder how the family would like that joke?

Stroodles · Post by **Stroodles** » Wed Oct 13, 2010 9:07 pm

null0010 wrote:Are we really turning a thread about high-mileage cars into a thread about homosexuality?

Really?

It's either that or abortion or evolution. Take your pick.

woodchip · Post by **woodchip** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 6:19 am

This thread is now officially ghey

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:40 pm

what is the difference between \"ghey\" and \"gay\"

AlphaDoG · Post by **AlphaDoG** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 12:50 pm

Urban Dictionary wrote:Usurping the traditional term GAY to take the homosexual meaning out and leaving in the lame.
That's so gay it's G-H-E-Y!

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 1:05 pm

seems silly but whatever

Behemoth · Post by **Behemoth** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 7:58 pm

Of course it's a choice, genetics or not
they just come up with bs excuses for the media to justify sick mofos.
and whoever posts a negative reply to this is ghey. :p

Ferno · Post by **Ferno** » Thu Oct 14, 2010 8:02 pm

Behemoth wrote:Of course it's a choice, genetics or not
they just come up with bs excuses for the media to justify sick mofos.
and whoever posts a negative reply to this is ghey. :p

I suddenly have a burning attraction to a rock.

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Yeah, I guess that's a half decent troll attempt behe.

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:38 pm

hopefully this will un-gay this thread.

Isaac wrote:I guess they do have that Tesla, but I can't afford one.

That's your problem. =P

Behemoth · Post by **Behemoth** » Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:32 pm

Ferno wrote:
Behemoth wrote:Of course it's a choice, genetics or not
they just come up with bs excuses for the media to justify sick mofos.
and whoever posts a negative reply to this is ghey. :p

I suddenly have a burning attraction to a rock.

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Yeah, I guess that's a half decent troll attempt behe.

you know how i roll man, i don't troll, i just pop in and out every couple weeks. hah

Lothar · Post by **Lothar** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:30 pm

null0010 wrote:what is the difference between "ghey" and "gay"

Electric cars are gay.

This thread is ghey.

null0010 · Post by **null0010** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:31 pm

Lothar wrote:
null0010 wrote:what is the difference between "ghey" and "gay"
Electric cars are gay.

This thread is ghey.

oh so its exactly the same

Blaze · Post by **Blaze** » Mon Oct 25, 2010 7:31 pm

the internal combustion engine is for n00bz

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