Gay For A Day....
By robspeakman
@robspeakman (1700)
March 13, 2013 5:21pm CST
As we stumble through the 21st Century and we all pretend to strive for equality... WHAT!!
We tend to have an overload of Idioms and sayings to help us adjust to everything...
"Don’t judge a man until you have walked a mile in his shoes"
"Do not judge, or you too will be judged"
"We must learn to live together as brothers or perish together as fools"
Now all these sayings attempt to teach us to be accepting of others... Doesn't always work.
We need an update...
And I have one...
"Gay For A Day"
What I like about this is that it is not just a FABULOUS! addition to the above sanctimonious drivel.
What is good about my "Gay For A Day" is that it can also be a movement.
Spend a day as a GAY BLOKE or a LESBIAN - How SUPER! will that be?
Gay and Lesbian folk can also live life as a straight person.
I think that is better than wearing someone elses shoes
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8 responses
@violann (436)
• United States
13 Mar 13
I really don't think any of us need to be gay for a day or straight for a day. I think we all need to realize that we are all individuals and that we need to live our lives according to the golden rule. The golden rule to me is: do unto others as you would have done unto you.
Regardless of whether you are straight, gay, bi, or whatever, you need to treat others as you want to be treated and don't push your views on any matter to anyone else.
Oh, yes you can discuss them and learn about each other that is how we learn, however do not insist that we follow your views. Just let us learn and be open minded to learn.
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@robspeakman (1700)
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13 Mar 13
I had my tongue in my cheek - As response to the nonsense that is used to sound empathic
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@violann (436)
• United States
14 Mar 13
I'm not really sure what you mean by that "I had my tongue in my cheek" or "As response to the nonsense that is use to sound empathic".
What is the world are you talking about????
Evidently I've been living under a rock all my 50+ yrs on this planet, you're response makes no sense to me whatsoever.
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@robspeakman (1700)
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14 Mar 13
Do you know one of those vapid idiots that speaks in cliches, hyperbole, catchphrase and gibberish????
[b]Walk in another mans shoes..... -
Live and let live....
Each to their own...[/b]
How can GAY FOR A DAY sound any more ridiculous?
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
14 Mar 13
I can be gay for a day or even longer as I like being happy
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@cynthiann (18602)
• Jamaica
14 Mar 13
I adored Enid Blyton - the Famous Five and the Secret Seven and who could ever forget Noddy?????? 
and Mr. Plod the Policeman
and Mr. Plod the Policeman2 people like this
@robspeakman (1700)
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14 Mar 13
Ah yes - the days when gay meant happy.
I do remember learning to read and gay was a common word in children's books
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@robspeakman (1700)
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14 Mar 13
I think Peter and Jane may have featured gay to mean happy.
Sherlock Holmes is also the same - hundreds of books from the Early 1900's up to the 50's and 60's are like that
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@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
14 Mar 13
I consider myself to be fairly unbiased, but I would be totally unable to do that. I have a few gay friends and they are certainly no different than anyone else, but it would be a different matter for me to actually experience such a thing.
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@MoonGypsy (4606)
• United States
14 Mar 13
i wouldn't be able spend a day as a gay person, because i am straight. it wouldn't feel like a natural thing to me.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
14 Mar 13
I rather be a bird for the day. To see these uk guys in action. they talk big, but walk with a small stick.
@robspeakman (1700)
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14 Mar 13
It was not a genuine call...
It would be crass of me to think that living as a gay for a day would actually give us an understanding of what it is like to gay.
Also I would not expect anyone to do soemthing they didn't want to.
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@savypat (20216)
• United States
14 Mar 13
A day? No we all need at least a year. What if everyone of us got changed into
what we fear the most. Of course if you believe in Karma, and more than one life
then this is what happens. Somehow I don't think it's working to well, it's just to slow. Our most highest power must have a different time table then his creations.
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@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
14 Mar 13
Ok Rob, you are smoking some good stuff there. You have me worried. My good friend wanting to be gay for a day? What has got into you there? Im going to jump through your pc screen and knock some sence 
into you.
into you.1 person likes this
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
14 Mar 13
Someone gave my dad 3 in vegas. Then they told him they were worth about 200 each.
@robspeakman (1700)
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14 Mar 13
I am aware of the health risks
Glad I gave up - Still might smoke the 'Gar
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
14 Mar 13
I have all the respect in the world for individuals that are homosexual so the reason that I'm saying that I would not be able to do this is not because I am homophobic, instead the reason that I'm saying that this would not be something that I would be able to do is because of the fact that I actually think that pretending to be homosexual would be something that would be seen as offensive by the LGBT community.
In addition to that, I'm not an actress so it wouldn't be possible for me to pretend that I have feelings that I don't have.
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
17 Mar 13
It's basically swapping lives. Nice. It does not have to stop at being gay for a day either. It could be anything. Like a cop would have to be the criminal and the criminal the cop. The world would surely go nuts and be turned upside down. But I love the concept.
