Evolution of Gay

These last few weeks in class we have been discussing a lot of t.v. centered subjects. Subjects concerning Honey BooBoo and the Real Houswives (which make me sick to my stomach to even say) but what really grabbed my attention is a subject that is always brought up, Gay!!!! no matter where you look there seems to be some controversy about the orientation of ones sexuality. From the big screen, to sports, to politics, the word gay seems to always pop up. As a person who is all for gay rights it amazes me that a persons view on another person can be drastically changed just by their sexual preference. Ive always been taught that every person should be created equal and hate will never get you anywhere. But with all this talk of gay....where did it even come from, we are so tied to the fact of what it means now we forget it meant a whole different thing years ago. Back in the day they used gay as an expression of happiness, hell even the Flintstones theme song said the word gay, but in the happy since. Fast forward to the present and people throw gay into there vocabulary like its an everyday adjective.... oooo this is gay.....oooo thats gay. since when is everything gay!?!? sometimes you just have to look at society and think when did hell break loose? As for the word gay..who knows where it'll end up in a couple years, in my opinion i believe that there has been such concentration on the present form of gay that the definition might not ever change. One thing is for sure,as much i hate to admit it, gay will always be viewed by some as negative.