Class Project Results in Adorable, But Bizarre Don’t Say Gay PSA

Posted by Kevin Farrell on Nov 29, 2011 in Inspirgaytion | 22 comments

"Knock it off!"

The moral here? ~~Don’t be a menace to South Central while drinking your juice in the hood.~~ Calling something “gay” is bad, Bad, BAD – but slapping someone around for doing exactly that is A-OK.

Yeahbuhwha?

Don’t be too hard on the little fellas. After all, this PSA only came about because of an 8th grade class project, so we’ll have to excuse the stars for lacking the sophistication found in some of our other favorite must-see gay PSA’s. (Like this one, this one, and of course this one! Not to mention Don’t Say Gay…Or Anything Else)

What do you think? Should we sit these kids down and explain where they went wrong or pat them on the back for having their hearts in the right place?

meh2

ADORABLE~
Chelsey Clayton

Hahahah that kid is adorbssss go kids! can’t wait to see more kids like them! (minus the slapping btw) but the delayed reaction and sound effects were pretty awesome too!
Anonymous

would rather have heard their real conversation from their age level. This was adult conversation pushed onto child actors. Sad.

http://www.skillmega.com SJ Hosin

I’d say kids at that age have trouble conceptualizing what “gay” even means in words, unless they’re going through puberty.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=853214878 Raymond Weaver

Terrible way to teach ANYTHING!

http://www.skillmega.com SJ Hosin

They’re kids. Could use some tuning, but they’re still children. This was probably for a school project.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Mitchell/1406675470 Joey Mitchell

:slap:

It is a rather primal instinct and we should be evolved beyond that morally…

:slap:

But don’t you love that the younger generation is becoming less homophobic?

http://www.skillmega.com SJ Hosin

This was cute. You can’t tell they meant well! Hope they don’t catch shit from people who don’t understand these are children trying their best. It probably took 12 takes to fall off that rail just right.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Malia-Alyssa/620559813 Malia Alyssa

So this (maybe inadvertently) highlights two major issues for kids currently: homophobia, and violence. Yes, they’re recognizing that calling things “gay” can be offensive, but they’re reinforcing this truth with violence. That’s probably due to the overwhelming frequency of violence in the pop culture repertoire of late. Until we can learn to communicate with respect with each other, our kids will continue to run into barriers trying to figure it out themselves. This is a bittersweet example of just that.

http://donnyfate.deviantart.com/ Donovan Shears

“overwhelming frequency of violence in the pop culture repertoire of late?” I’m sorry but what? REALLY?
I’ll fully admit violence is far too common in modern culture but these are kids faking smacks, not setting cats on fire. They’re reinforcing it with violence because kids aren’t adults, they don’t have the mindset to understand the value of logic and explanation over basic instinct. If you look at any event where kids have had to fend for themselves ‘Children of the Corn’ starts looking like ‘Lambchop.’ During famines, groups of children are the ones you need to watch out for when it comes to animal-like ruthlessness far more than adults.
It’s just a cute PSA a kid did for a school project without a full understanding of the moral issues. Taking it as anything more is laughably silly.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=519582171 Cate Ludin

this is so strange, but I totally dig it xx
http://www.facebook.com/people/Joey-Mitchell/1406675470 Joey Mitchell

Regardless of what you think about violence in the media – haven’t you wanted to do this exact thing to those people sometimes?
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http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=194002341 Darek M

I think a lot of people are looking too much into this video. Just look at the real message. They are saying don’t use the word gay like that. I think the kid did a great job on his project. Do you know how hard it is to reach a kid that uses the word gay like that. so they used humor it was perfect.
Kacey Shoemake

Ok, that was just TOO cute. <3
http://www.facebook.com/troynicran Troy Nicholas Randolph

That’s for being stupid!
http://www.facebook.com/people/Teran-Winter/23801805 Teran Winter

Shut up! your commentating is annoying. I love this video. Good job boys!!
http://www.facebook.com/michaelrcooke Michael Cooke

Friggin’ hilarious!
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000162336903 Doug Shoemaker

ok, yea this is kinda sweet, kinda funny, but the message is direct. Give these boys credit for putting this together.
http://www.facebook.com/ashthedot Ashley Dotson

Adorable, and I totally understand there “slap it” mentality. My lil bro was the same way, he grew out of it though. Its what kids do until they learn to convey the ‘slap’ with words.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Landon-Smith/100000657413650 Landon Smith

That vid was hilarious…but the sound effect didn’t match the hit. Too much bass, so it sounded like a punch and not a slap. Loved it though
http://www.facebook.com/people/Thor-BigCrow/1401034163 Thor BigCrow

I LOVE IT! I showed this to my neices and nephews and they got the point. They now know what I was talking about and now when they say, “thats gay” they cover their mouths and say sorry and get mad in other words. I don’t like the other words either, but at least they know, “thats stupid”.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Ariel-Reyes/584822197 Ariel Reyes

CUZ UR STOOPID!!! Yea something id say wen i was small, i did use to beat up bullies now i think about it. Came home proud with them bruises, my mom always said she was raising men not girls =D

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