Paul Goldfinger, Editor @Blogfinger
I guess a recorded phone message playing in your ear could be considered a form of conversation.
Today I was left a message from a call center in India. The man was named Janel, and he left me a brief message. At the end of the recording he said,”Have a gay day.”
I listened to it over and over to see if he said “great day.” But no, it was “gay day.” I asked Eileen for a second opinion, and she agreed as to what he said.
I know that call centers often are from India, and his accent definitely proved the point. I don’t know what is politically correct in India, but I assumed that the caller was just being kind in wishing me a gay day.
So I concluded that I should have a happy day and not one that involved any change in my usual preferences.
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There was a time in America when gay simply meant happy. (Gay 90’s) The word turned up in more than a few song lyrics including many Christmas songs. I don’t know when the meaning changed. Believe it or not, pink was once considered a masculine color and blue was considered feminine. Things change I suppose …