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Published: 2012-06-25 02:02:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 47254; Favourites: 3327; Downloads: 0
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A quote that I came up with myself while thinking about some personal things. I decided that I wanted to write it down, make it look good, and show it to other people and inspire them to also be happy despite what may be wrong in their lives.
Color Choices: I took my colors from the flags of the two sexualities stated, which are here ([link] ). Gay is a rainbow, straight is black and white, but I chose to make the straight shades of grey because even being straight there is no black and white, but shades of grey and so many variations.
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Fonts used: Helvetica Neue, Cochin ([link] ), Fontin ([link] ), Fertigo Pro ([link] ), Futura
Note: This was originally intended to be a personal portfolio piece, but it is now available as a print here on Deviantart for purchase, if you're so inclined. If you're interested in a size larger than what is offered through the print shop, send me a note and we can work something out.
For sale: This design is available for purchase on a number of products at [link]
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Edit: Thanks everyone for all the faves, comments, and for front page. This is my first deviation to get there and the one with the most faves/comments. Thank you all so much!
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Comments: 679
Though I think the quote it good, I think you shouldn't have coloured the word "gay" in rainbow and left the word "straight" in black.
I have nothing against those who are gay, but you seem to be saying that being straight is not good or wrong in some sense.
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The color for the straight was simply chosen because of the flag ([link] ) and instead of straight black and white, it's the shades of grey because even though it is much more prevalent, there are still so many variations.
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Ohhh...
I apologize for any insensitivity I have shown.
I didn't know about it.
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The gay pride flag is a rainbow and is also used to represent anything with gay pride, and the opposite of a rainbow would be monochrome values, so he used that to color the word "straight". It's not one being more important than the other, its about them being represented as opposites.
(But that doesn't mean being represented as enemies! LGBT and Straight Alliance FTW! )
So, I don't think he's accidentally or purposely saying being straight is wrong.
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Ohhh...
I apologize for any insensitivity I have shown.
I didn't know about it.
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Oh, no, you just asked a question. I just wanted to answer you as thoroughly as possible. (I may not even be right, I'm not the artist, It's just what makes sense to me.)
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"not good" or "wrong"? Try normal.
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There's nothing wrong with being gay, but you also cannot say that straight is bad...
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And I can definitely say gay is normal and good, from a fully (I kid you not) Christian point of view.
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I never said there was anything abnormal or bad about it.
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Seeing as the proper definition of the word gay is a heterosexual male who socializes with women...
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Long story short, it was stolen and used for something completely opposite.
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why did you choose to colour the word Straight in gray?
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just realise how accusign this sounds, i'm just curious about the colour choice, theres no spite intended ^^.
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This is my opinion of your 'grey scale on the word straight' question. Take it or leave it as you will k? C:
Many people consider life as clear cut, black and right, wrong or right. Others also consider that there exists a grey scale in between: things that arn't completely wrong but arn't completely good either. As a viewer of both straight views and gay/lesbian views, I find the symbolic nature of the grey scaled words to deepen the meaning of what's written right on the page.
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Eh sometimes being Gay can be the less happy one -.- It's hard to have a constant will to hold back everyone trying to push you down.
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yeeeup if you are happy beging gay i donΒ΄t undersand why not
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This is so true; I believe everyone tries to make the best choice for themselves in any situation.
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This is simple, but it speaks for itself. Nice job!
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I can see how this emotionally makes sense.
But I don't logically get how you equate sexual orientation to a state of emotion.
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I think it's because unfortunately, being LGBT can lead to people making you very unhappy and depressed in your life. And instead of dwelling on orientation, we should all just be happy!
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What if my happiness solely depended on the death of others?
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Uhm...maybe you should start playing shoot'em-up games? Would video game death be good enough for you?
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With the hypothetical situation, no.
What if a person's happiness literally depended on having to squelch the mortal life of another? What would stop them from attempting to do so when they abide by "whatever makes you happy?"
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That would be a horrible way to make yourself happy, and I feel sorry for whoever, if anyone, actually would need to do that. That's quite an interesting conundrum in relation to my statement...
I suppose due to cases like that, my words would need to be revised. I think that everyone, or at least all good people, deserve to be happy. But the way they achieve their happiness shouldn't involve hurting others, (or themselves) physically or emotionally.
I'm aware "good people" is a very general term, but I basically mean people that aren't malicious or hurtful towards others, themselves, or other living things, either. Although it could be argued that good people could still be malicious torwards people who deserve it and be good people. Someone could call that justice. But bringing someone to justice shouldn't be a malicious act, all the same.
Sorry if I went off the topic of your query
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you can see why I heartily don't share the sentiment "Do whatever you want to make you happy."
Because people don't actually mean it.
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Well, I think it's still a nice sentiment, but not a phrase to be throwing around in a serious conversation I suppose. There's nothing wrong with happiness in itself.
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It's a nice sentiment used to argue assertions, and posted on dA signatures to support assertions, and put on picketboards, etc
People DO throw it around in serious conversation.
And there's nothing 'right' with happiness either, if not wrong. It's indifferent to which moral spectrum feels it.
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If people do throw it around in serious conversation, well I guess that's their choice, but I at least now see the statement has some flaws.
I agree with you completely. Emotions aren't related to morals, they're just the way a person feels. Theres also nothing wrong or right with being sad or angry, but if a person uses those emotions to fuel certain actions, those actions may be wrong or right.
For instance, getting angry and then unjustly killing someone because you are angry would be considered morally wrong. Or being angry with (ex) child abusers and you use your anger to fuel actions to help child abuse victims. That's considered to be good, or right to most people.
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And that's why I cannot Vote for Love.
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"And instead of dwelling on orientation, we should all just be happy!"
Not to be fair, but there are a number of GLBT people who feel that their happiness relies absolutely on affirming/expressing their sexuality, and anything otherwise would be lying to themselves and/or eliminate any possibility of happiness. dA 'art', parades, support groups, etc. To ask some of them to ignore, what they essentially perceive, as their core identity (I.E I am not me anymore when I 'am not' gay) is like asking them to commit personality suicide. Doable, just . . . well imagine saying "I do not identify as my mother's son" or something of that nature.
It makes it worse when happiness depends on circumstances and cannot just be spontaneously generated. False laughter does not count, and happy thoughts and memories still stem from (hypothetical) circumstances.
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What I meant by that was that instead of dwelling on judging other's orientations we should just get along, and not have to get into argumuents or disagreements over who other people choose to love if it isn't harming the people that they choose to love, and if all parties give consent. I didn't mean to imply that we should ignore sexual orientation, I know how important it is to some people; I'm sorry if that was offensive in any way. I was just expressing some more... idealistic (I think that's the word) views.
I wrote my first comment to you in a more flippant and carefree attitude, so what I said wasn't completely thought out. You'll probably find a lot of things wrong with what I first said.
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Gay is a sort of archaic term for happy. Gay means happy.
But today's slang has changed the regular usage of the word gay into being a watered down insult.
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But such meanings are not stated even implicitly by this emotionally charged piece.
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I suppose the artist expects the viewer to already know that.
But it his hinted, the rainbow gradient of "gay" and a similar thing going on with "happy" with the same colours although without the use of gradient.
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so it's a play on words that actually doesn't really mean the play on words?
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I have to say, for me 'gay' is not an insult but a way of saying how awesome someone is(but I live in Germany, where "schwul"(gay) is not often meant as insult, or said at all to someone, at least not with the people I'm talking)
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It's only insulting to those who take offense to it.
Me and my peers use an abundance of profanity but since it's so commonly used in everyday conversations, it's not offensive or insulting; however if someone from outside then that's a different story. Again it all depends on the individual and how they interpret the meaning of the word and how it's spoken.
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Well there have been many words who are misused these days... I still hope that changes one day...
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i'm straight, but i support gays completely. boys are always expected to be the tough ones, but everyone's sad and needs someone to be strong for them from time to time. if i were a guy, i'd be gay, so i don't judge. plus, gay kisses are cute :3
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I love !! I am Completely agree.
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Thank you
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not meaning to sound rude or anything
but out of the question does that mean your Bi????
(before you say anything im only agianst people who are against gays and lesbians)
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