Do you consider my username homophobic?

[Lemmiwinks]

There's obviously some controversy on here regarding my choice of a DU handle. I won't post the threads in which the controversy occurred, but apparently people consider it homophobic because Lemmiwinks was a gerbil who in a South Park episode was inserted into a gay man's ass by Mr. Garrison.

Mr. Garrison was brought back to teach 4th grade after being assigned to teach kindergarten, and he was told by the principal of South Park elementary that due to a new anti-discrimination law in Colorado, teachers cannot be fired for being gay. The principal said that they could not fire a teacher for being gay because that would result in lawsuits, and multimillion dollar verdicts against the school district.

Well, Mr. Garrison sets out to get fired for being gay, and does some things like inserting a gerbil into his "slave's" ass, in an attempt to get fired for being gay so he can then sue the school. The gerbil's name is Lemmiwinks.

The gerbil then goes on a quest inside the dude's body and eventually gets out at the end and becomes the gerbil king!

This is why some people have a problem with my choice of name and the origin of it I think, but I don't consider it homophobic.

I just found the episode hilarious and when I decided to join up today I thought that this would be a great nickname.

Considering the context of this, do you think my name is homophobic? I didn't find it funny becuase it was inserted into a gay man's ass. It would have been just as funny if it had been inserted into a straight man's ass, and I feel that some people are making too big a deal of this. But they have the right to their opinion of course and I was just wondering what other DUers thought of my choice of a nickname.

I didn't expect all this controversy. I would have thought that most people would realize that South Park is just satire, and that people on the show make fun of everyone, and that the gerbil or the story is not homophobic.

I mean, jeez, the people satirized the most in South Park are the "ignorant rednecks"(satire) who populate the small, mountain town.

[Placebo]

1. Nope! I Thought That South Park Episode...

was one of the funniest. ones. EVER.

And I'm bisexual, so there ya go.

LMAO i love Mr Slave :D

[Lemmiwinks]

4. Thank you

I seriously have no problem with people of any sexual orientation, which is why I regret that my name choice has caused so much controversy.

[Sannum]

12. LMAO@ Mr. Slave

"Oh, Jesus Christ"

[Placebo]

20. LMAO!!! @ "oOOOoOOOoooh...jeeeesssuuuus CHRIiIiIiIiIiIST..."

HaHaHA! :D

[Misunderestimator]

2. "I didn't find it funny becuase it was inserted into a gay man's ass."

Uh huh... right.

[Lemmiwinks]

6. I found it funny because it was inserted into his ass, yes,

but not because the man was gay.

ROFL.

See, misunderestimator, already two responses that say it's not homophobic.

[Sannum]

13. It was a play on the Richard Gere rumor

[Lemmiwinks]

28. Ahh

Now I get it.

[Sannum]

31. It is so odd...

All you have to do is say "The Richard Gere rumor" and everyone knows what you are talking about, lol.

Just ride this one out, everything is a little tense now, but should be fine soon:)

[Lemmiwinks]

37. I think so

There's really only two people who had a problem with the joke so I'm not worried.

If they have a problem with it then they can put me on ignore.

[Misunderestimator]

45. Wow... and those two people are gay... maybe you can put 2 and 2

together on that and realize that you should listen to people who are insulted by things you say, and consider thinking twice about it.

[DS1]

3. That episode has me in tears, especially Butters's shocked

"LEMMIWINKS, NO!" cry when the glass tube appears.

[Misunderestimator]

7. And yet, all the other things this poster has said DO make me think

that his name is homophobic.

[Lemmiwinks]

10. Like what?

Show me one homophobic thing I've said.

Put up or....

[DS1]

19. Matter of context issue then, IMO

The episode did deal with homophobia, in SPs typically back-handed way. Mr. Garrison was trying to get fired for 'being gay' so he could later sue the school and state. In doing so, he took everything to the utmost extreme, and I saw the entire "Lemmiwinks crawls through someone's internals" bit as a slap in the face of people who believe these things actually go on.

[Lemmiwinks]

23. That's exactly the way I took it DS1

In fact, if you look at the thread where I argued with Misunderestimator, I mentioned the word "context" at least 5 times when telling her that context must be used to determine homophobia.

If an obviously homophobic person like Pat Robertson used this episode in a campaign then obviously it would be a homophobic use of it, but if anyone really believes that I joined up here just to start an anti-homophobic rant then they are being delusional.

I have better things to do then attack gay people for who they are.

South Park is a satire. The people they make fun of the most are the "ignorant rednecks" who populate SP.

By the way, I've asked Misunderestimator to produce a link to a post where I spouted something homophobic. She still hasn't done so. I think that says a lot.

[Misunderestimator]

25. But why did you join TODAY and start attacking me at all?

I'm really confused about that. I can't produce a link, because your posts were deleted. Convenient for you, eh?

[Lemmiwinks]

26. Nope

I ask you then to e-mail the administrators and ask them to e-mail the original posts to you so that you can paste them.

There was no homophobia in any of my posts and you know that. :)

But you're so angry and so pissed off at me that you have to attack me.

It's pathetic, misunderestimator. I feel sorry for you.

[miss_kitty]

22. "That episode has me in tears..." you were sad, right?

:P

[Sannum]

5. I don't think so...

Lemmiwinks journey was a distance far and fast, to find his way out of a gay man's ass. The road ahead was filled with danger and fright, but he pushed onward with all of his might:)

Lemmiwinks is the Gerbil King!

[Lemmiwinks]

8. YES.

Let's sing:

Your adventures are just beginning for you. You are no ordinary gerbil, Lemmiwinks. You are the gerbil king!

Le-Lemmiwinks Le-Le-Lemmiwins Le-Lemmiwinks
Lemmiwinks Lemmiwinks Lemmiwinks

Le-Lemmiwinks Le-Le-Lemmiwins Le-Lemmiwinks
Lemmiwinks Lemmiwinks Lemmiwinks

:P

[mongo]

9. No

didn't anyone tell you? It's "I'm morally superior than you" night on DU.

[Lemmiwinks]

11. Seriously

I picked a bad night to sign up to post I guess.

But my opinion is being vindicated judging by the responses on this thread. :)

Geez, just because the word gay is mentioned in a joke doesn't make it homophobic.

The Nation said above that he's bi and he has no problem with it.

[Misunderestimator]

14. Great... so you're being vindicated after attacking me on another thread.

Congratulations.

[Lemmiwinks]

15. Sour grapes?

Would you like whine with it?

Still waiting for you to post the links to where I personally attacked you.

It's much easier to just slander rather than come up with the posts in question.

Put up or...

[Misunderestimator]

17. Why do you think it's funny to repeat a tasteless joke about gerbils

and gay men? Really... I want to know why you think it's funny.

On edit (since you edited yours) Your worst attacks were deleted... as for proving anything to you... not worth my time.

[Lemmiwinks]

24. Nope

They weren't deleted because they were attacks.

And if it's not worth your time to prove your ridiculous assertions, then it's probably not worth your time to post in this thread either. Since you saw that I was correct that it's not homophobic.

[Misunderestimator]

27. Oh jeez... I can't believe that you think it's a great idea to join a

forum and immediately start attacking its members... VERY odd angle.

[Lemmiwinks]

30. Keep repeating that canard

Old, now tired canard at that.

[Bluebear]

16. I don't consider myself morally superior.

This poster's whole day is revolving around gay men's asses and gerbils. I don't find it amusing.

[Lemmiwinks]

18. No, I also posted in another thread

Where I stated that weight is hard to lose and that bad odor is hard to get rid of.

Don't slight my other contributions. :P

[Bluebear]

21. Yeah timeless comedic gems. How could I forget.

[Swede]

29. Instead of groundhof day,it's lemmings day.

I would say this is homophobic,he doesn't get it.

[Lemmiwinks]

38. 3 against 20

Sorry you lose.

Most people realize it's not homophobic. Just like All in the Family wasn't racist.

It's SATIRE.

[Swede]

42. Just like Al Jolson was so funny back in the twenties.

Sorry,but I you are insulting gay people whehter you can see it or note.

[GingerSnaps]

32. Yes I do

I thought that you meant my name.

Sorry

[miss_kitty]

33. No, I don't

[Misunderestimator]

36. But if you had seen the thread where he was called on it...

I think you might have.

[Lemmiwinks]

39. Exceptions

Hey misunderestimator, have you seen the rule clause of section 242 that might in turn qualify you to state that this article might in fact be deemed homophobic by a panel of independent experts?

If you could see how my family is laughing at this now...

:)

[Misunderestimator]

43. That's great. I'm glad that your family has fun at the expense of gays...

You're such a wonderful specimen.

[greyfox]

34. Is your choice of a name

my business?

I think not.

[name not needed]

35. Nope.

I loved that episode of South Park.

[Lemmiwinks]

41. Thanks for the support.

It's one of my favorites along with Scott Tenorman must die.

[name not needed]

44. I love that one too

And then there's the David Blaine cult.

[OldLeftieLawyer]

40. The gerbil quest

was maybe the funniest, smartest thing I've ever seen on Comedy Central, until Lewis Black showed up on "The Daily Show."