I think that's a little different. They're not gay, he's saying that they're gay as an insult to make fun of them and embarrass them, which implies that being gay is a bad thing and something to be ridiculed and ashamed of. So I can see why people might get offended by that. It was a dumb joke to make but I don't think what Bret said had the same malice or insinuations in it. It was just quite a thoughtless thing to say and not particularly funny or necessary, and as the guy above said, delivered at a ridiculously inappropriate time.
In regards to that Cena situation, I honestly didn't get that impression. It kinda struck me as being him legitimately paying out or teasing them over the idea they're always together by saying that "they are together" - that's it. I guess it can be taken either way and hell, for all i know it
is offensive, but I honestly can't help but feel it's nitpicking, particular in comparison to something of
this level. Perhaps that's seen to be in bad taste, but I legitimately feel it's an instance that blown out of proportion. I don't really think someone has to be gay or not gay to have or not have an opinion on THAT matter personally (granted someone who is gay will probably
feel stronger, but then isn't it possible for it to be taken out of context or for it to misunderstood also
because it's kinda touchy? And I personally don't recall hearing about it being much of an issue outside of GLAAD themselves. Maybe it's wrong for me to have said "GLAAD created a huge fuss" for what that implies, but I personally believe regardless, there's a line and to be honest, I just think that instance is debatable and not as clear cut as it was made out to be there.
That is where i'm coming from with that. I just can't help but question with
that whether (in part) it's a "knee jerk reaction" or not. I honestly just
don't remember it being "anti-gay" and IMO there IS always the possibility of an overreaction (maybe an "under"reaction too to be fair).
It's partly what i'm getting at with this current issue. There ARE people with legitimate considerations and complaints and i'm
not saying they're wrong here (I stated my own view, but that doesn't mean I think of that as fact btw, just my take on the situation). If GLAAD
were to address this issue and become involved, then i'd totally understand that with this situation to be honest (even outside of whatever potential friendship Hart and Patterson have, it's a negative on live TV). Despite what my previous post implied, I understand and acknowledge that it CAN offend on that kind of scale. I'm just considering it from another point of view, in that if you subtract that aspect, it's still a relevant issue and was an unethical thing to do regardless anyway while the other Cena thing (IMO) wasn't
necessarily depending how it was taken I guess.
But the other main thing I was particularly alluding to in the last paragraph of that post was that I am finding these days there are a fair amount of thoughtless, insincere, and overzealous people that will enthusiastically jump onto the bandwagon and attempt to politically correct things or point the finger at what they feel is racist or immediately accusing others (regardless of if it's meant or if it's just taken as such) of homophobia. There's a LOT of legitimate people and with strong views over this, but there
are others that are insincere or just miss the point sometimes and can exaggerate or cause more conflict as a result. But then, I guess that can be with anything in life.