mark hamill, a complaint from germany using the word "gay" & twitter response

[orleans]

Link to tweet

Thanks for informing me of the complaint from the German people- I had no intention of violating the Network Enforcement Act & am relieved to learn that tweeting the word "gay" 69 times with a rainbow emoji is NOT subject to removal under the @Twitter rules or German law ❤️-mh

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how weird is this?

[jonstl08]

1. not surprising

Most countries in Europe have laws against saying bigoted or racists comments. You can be charged and jailed for it.

[orleans]

2. since when is saying "gay" bigoted or racist? nt

[Lancero]

3. Negative connotations from it's use in common language these days.

Even if it's not used negatively when directly referring to a member of the LGBTQ community, it's common use as a pejorative sticks the word with a lot of negative connotations.

[jonstl08]

5. Depends on content

Depends on content. Over in Europe they take it seriously what is acceptable to say. Football (soccer) teams have had to play games without fans in the stands because some fans have shouted racist comments to players. Other fans have been arrested at games for racist comments. Then they are banned from ever attending another game for life. Sometimes I wish we had that over here regarding racism.

[Dorian Gray]

4. In Context

his texting was supportive of the LBGTQ cause and not pejorative, so the complaint was BS.

I like snarky Luke Skywalker. Good for him.

[ProfessorGAC]

6. Beat Me To It!

I think it's quite clear he's reacting to the "don't say gay" movement.
And, i think he did it well.