Bully and Gay

The history along with the convergent and divergent paths of the two words.

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A bully uses force, threats, or coercion to abuse, intimidate, or aggressively dominate others.

Fun fact:

If you replace “bully” with “SJW”, the definition still makes perfect sense.

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Gay

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Bully

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Hope

“....

It is something That makes your day Also brings you  Happiness and gay

...” 

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The Bully

YOU'VE doubtless encountered that terrible gent, who'll fight at the drop of the hat, who wanders the village, on trouble intent, as sassy as Thomas H. Cat. He says he's the Terror from Bittercreek Bend, who ne'er was divorced from his goat, and he will consider that person a friend who treads on the tail of his coat. He bullies the undersized people he meets, and wrenches the invalid's nose, and chases the cripples off most of the streets, and tramps on the patriarch's toes. The chief of police, when the bully's around, has duties important elsewhere; he's pinching an orphan for beating a hound, or chasing a hen to its lair. It may be for months and it may be for years, men stand for this delegate bad; but finally someone undaunted appears, and spreads him all over the grad. Then people rejoice with a hearty good will, no longer distraught and afraid; the bully they take to the dump on the hill, and put him to bed with a spade.

-Walt Mason

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Dictionary of Slang

Gay: “1. jovial or happy, good-spirited  2. a homosexual male or female 3. often used to describe something stupid or unfortunate. originating from homophobia. quite preferable among many teenage males in order to buff up their "masculinity"”

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Dictionary of Slang

Bully: “A person who makes fun of others based on their own insecurities about life”

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PLEASE RESPECT!!!!!!

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Synonyms

Gay

Glad

 jolly 

keen 

cheerful 

carefree 

fun-loving 

joyful 

lighthearted 

self-assertive 

spirited 

lively 

merry 

frivolous

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Synonyms

Bully

Oppressor

rascal

annoyer

bulldozer

persecutor

pest

rowdy

ruffian

tease

tormentor

antagonizer

 intimidator

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I did this in my North Carolina high school’s upstairs bathroom earlier today, bc both the student body and the teachers have been openly homophobic and transphobic despite the considerable amount of (both lowkey and highkey) queer students -

“Be gay, it’s okay!”