Don with the purple bandana before purple was assoiciated with being gay? [Archive]

CyberCubed

01-31-2009, 05:14 PM

One thing the annoys the crap out of me is people associate males wearing purple with "being gay." The original distinction of purple was royalty, then somewhere in the 90's people started associating purple with being gay.

Thankfully the Turtles existed before this belief was mainstream, so nobody views Donny as the "gay Turtle," as stupid as it sounds.

I don't even know why the Turtles sexuality is even questioned, when in the various universes they've all shown attraction to various females.

gobo

01-31-2009, 05:43 PM

People of the low-brow persuasion already thought Donatello was gay, simply because he shows less interest in females than his brothers. Pretty retarded, huh?

On the topic of purple = gay, I've never really caught that before, but... I think I can understand that absurd logic. It's rather insensitive, but here goes... You know those purple robes priests wear (harkening back to their elitist/royal ties in the history books)? Well, where are all the news stories about them molesting little girls? That's kinda gay... How about Tinky-Winky and the moronic gay jokes about him? A male, child-like character that carries a hand-bag must be gay, right? :roll: That would also explain why it became more common a belief in the '90s.

Type 97 Chi-ha

01-31-2009, 06:16 PM

I believe that this idea has already become obsolete. Now it's the rainbow that is associated with homosexuality:

http://www.taurinfox.com/art/2004/standing%20proud.jpg

It's a furry picture advertising for gay marriage, BTW.

joe-eyeball

01-31-2009, 06:57 PM

Yeah, you know what, I recently bought one of the TMNT beanies with the faces on them from Hot Topic. Just to spread the love to Donny because I don't buy enough Donny stuff, I decided to get his. I was wearing it out the other day and I got several comments (gay related) from people I know and don't know. People can really be stupid and immature.

Machias Banshee

01-31-2009, 07:05 PM

From the history lessons I remember, a few derogatory terms came from stuff from things ranging from nazi camps to people entering the US through Ellis Island... but last I knew, the triangle that had been used for homosexuals was pink... :???:

I don't know. But the idea of Don (or anyone) being gay JUST because they're wearing purple makes no sense...

Kendamu

01-31-2009, 07:32 PM

Purple has a lot of meanings depending on where you're from. I mean, in Japan, low-brow types would think that Donatello would be the Turtle most obsessed with sex just because of the color he wears.

FLAduranie

01-31-2009, 07:53 PM

First off....purple is a hot color trend in fashion at the moment. So, I guess there's a lot of fake gays walking around.

Second, to say purple is a gay color is just as stupid as saying green is for aliens. If you like a color wear it and if your so busy judging a Ninja Turtle because he wears a purple bandana.......sounds like your probably hiding some gay feelings yourself.

gobo

01-31-2009, 09:19 PM

last I knew, the triangle that had been used for homosexuals was pink... :???:
The pink triangle isn't just for lesbians? Or maybe just gay weezer fans? :P

willtupper

01-31-2009, 09:35 PM

The fact I read the title of this thread as, "Don with the purple BANANA" could lend some credence to this silly hypothesis, perhaps... :roll:

maybop

02-01-2009, 01:48 AM

Being that purple is my father's favorite color and he is not gay, i have never had that association. To me purple can be a really good color on anyone.

The pink triangle isn't just for lesbians? Or maybe just gay weezer fans? :P

the pink triangle is for the general LGBTQ community an their supporters. I proudly display my pink triangle as I have gone through Safe Training to show that I am a safe person to talk about LGBTQ issues with.

VaughnMichael

02-01-2009, 06:35 AM

Being that purple is my father's favorite color and he is not gay, i have never had that association. To me purple can be a really good color on anyone.
the pink triangle is for the general LGBTQ community an their supporters. I proudly display my pink triangle as I have gone through Safe Training to show that I am a safe person to talk about LGBTQ issues with.
The Pink Triangle comes from Nazi Concentration camps though, that is how it ended up being used as a Gay and Lesbian symbol.
If anyone would like to know more they can read about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_triangle

Ryona

02-01-2009, 08:01 AM

To clear it up, a pink triangle is the symbol of gay men. A black triangle is the symbol of lesbians.

And how can only one color (purple) be the color for the homosexual community when the FLAG displays ALL the colors of the rainbow? Wouldn't it be that EVERY color is associated with homosexuality?

So, yeah.. Last I checked, the flag wasn't just all purple...

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/4782/prideflagqw0.jpg

Sewer Bull

02-01-2009, 09:27 AM

It's not about bandana, it's about the most phallic weapon he uses.

ToTheNines

02-01-2009, 10:32 AM

I've never thought purple was gay, plus each major sport has a few teams with it.

VaughnMichael

02-01-2009, 05:29 PM

This thread has just won the face palm of the year award.
It was a tough choice but Ryona set it over the edge and this the award was given take a bow everyone!
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/8/21/1368640/MassFacepalm.jpg

Buslady

02-01-2009, 07:10 PM

I've never thought of him as gay cos of his color, behavior or anything. It's stupid. :roll:

purple red & blues are all royal colors.

Ryona

02-01-2009, 08:06 PM

This thread has just won the face palm of the year award.
It was a tough choice but Ryona set it over the edge and this the award was given take a bow everyone!

What the **** is that supposed to mean, smartass? You got something to say? Lay it on me. Don't piss around the bush.

VaughnMichael

02-01-2009, 08:47 PM

What the **** is that supposed to mean, smartass? You got something to say? Lay it on me. Don't piss around the bush.
I posted the real information to the meaning of the triangles and then you came along and posted that.
This entire thread is retarded so chill out.

Ryona

02-01-2009, 09:05 PM

Ninjinister

02-01-2009, 09:06 PM

It's not about bandana, it's about the most phallic weapon he uses.

And what he says in the 2003 games....

(Beats a Foot Soldier)

"In and out, nice and quick, just how I like it."

Oh Lord...

gobo

02-01-2009, 09:17 PM

And what he says in the 2003 games....

(Beats a Foot Soldier)

"In and out, nice and quick, just how I like it."

Oh Lord...
I remember, "Yee-Haw!", "Rawhide!" and "Crack the Whip!", but... Which game might you be referring to (not that those you said are even particularly homo w/o the visuals)?

Jester

02-01-2009, 09:20 PM

Sounds like Melee.

ToTheNines

02-01-2009, 09:21 PM

http://ccdob.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/bob-marley.jpg

The dreadlocks want this thread locked.

CyberCubed

02-01-2009, 09:43 PM

Remember when Don and Mike were a old married couple in the second Nobody episode in Season 4? At least Don was still the "man" while Mike was the "woman."

VaughnMichael

02-02-2009, 06:22 AM

Dude, don't give me that jive. I was just making it clear that there are two different triangles for gay men and lesbians. People are still free to do research through the link you handed.

And then you come in and say I was a royal face-palm? What a pile of horseshit.
What is your deal, dude? The fact that I added some light to the subject? Wow...
lol no it's just that you have your information wrong and the face palm award is for the entire thread, you're not that special to get it yourself.
Grow a sense of humor and I'll have my people get in touch with your people.

Ninjinister

02-02-2009, 08:33 AM

I remember, "Yee-Haw!", "Rawhide!" and "Crack the Whip!", but... Which game might you be referring to (not that those you said are even particularly homo w/o the visuals)?

Mutant Melee. But you'd have do a little bit of imagination time on why that quote is at least thinly veiled innuendo.

Ryona

02-02-2009, 09:02 AM

lol no it's just that you have your information wrong and the face palm award is for the entire thread, you're not that special to get it yourself.
Grow a sense of humor and I'll have my people get in touch with your people.

Whatever, dude. I don't have my information wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_symbols

VaughnMichael

02-02-2009, 09:16 AM

Whatever, dude. I don't have my information wrong.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_symbols

If you didn't go on trying to make me look like I'm clueless, I wouldn't have had to thrash you.
Yeah being gay I know about the symbols and have studied them quite extensively thanks though.
It's not even so much about the colors being about colors it's more so about equality.
Allot of people just go oh a rainbow without even thinking about what the blasted thing stands for, and sadly allot of other gay people I know fall into this category.

Anyway on the subject since I never touched on it, who cares what color some one wears, most of all a cartoon.
We get a thread like this at least once a year I hope this is the only one for 2009.

Ryona

02-02-2009, 09:24 AM

Seems we're more alike than I had thought.

TheUltimateShredhead

02-02-2009, 10:23 AM

Don aren't gay, i've seen him several times giving looks to April, and if i was so what:P

Lil G

02-02-2009, 10:32 AM

lol no it's just that you have your information wrong and the face palm award is for the entire thread, you're not that special to get it yourself.

right now the sign is rainbow, k, got that? now let's continue with the thread. i dont think it means donny's gay, but this one boy in second grade did bring it up. but he isn't gay. have you watched him and april lately?;)

gobo

02-02-2009, 11:04 AM

I had this friend in high school who had a hormone deficiency. After hearing some gossip, I asked him why people consider him gay. He said that some people think that he must be since he's not crazy about girls. Unfortunately, this is true. Some people really do put that little thought into their generalizations. And, those are the people who made this 'Donatello is gay' joke. It's like saying that if a guy isn't macho, he must like oother guys... which is absurd.
We get a thread like this at least once a year I hope this is the only one for 2009.
Being that this is the first time I've paid attention to one, are you so hyper-sensitive in all of them? How do you expect to raise awareness by ridiculing any conversation on the subject?

Drtooth

02-02-2009, 11:29 AM

Even stupider than the Ernie and Bert or Bugs Bunny is gay crap. I mean, who cares? They don't even have any parts anyway, if you think about it... cartoons are NOT anatomically correct. And puppets don't have nothing below the waist.

Sewer Bull

02-02-2009, 12:45 PM

Grow a sense of humor

This advice applies mostly to yourself, actually.

Cos you are extremely oversensitive about the subject.

Cipher

02-02-2009, 12:50 PM

Don aren't gay, i've seen him several times giving looks to April, and if i was so what:PThis entire thread is ass, so let's take a moment to change gears and point out this mind-blowingly awful grammar that is only acceptable when written by a non-native speaker.

This advice applies mostly to yourself, actually.

Cos you are extremely oversensitive about the subject.This thread needs to have an obese, sassy black woman in it just to back up all these posts with jive noises and fingersnaps.

Jester

02-02-2009, 01:34 PM

Donuhtelloh iz sooooo th3 gayz!! I meen he wair's a purpel banana!1! :lol:

Sorry, I had to go thje over the top stupid route, only because this is rediculous. As far as we know the Turtles aren't gay, and if Donny was, what does it matter? Gah, this is about as bad as the 25th Which April is the Hottest Thread.

Cipher

02-02-2009, 01:41 PM

Gah, this is about as bad as the 25th Which April is the Hottest Thread.This is not true.

Jelly Bean

02-02-2009, 02:03 PM

This thread needs to have an obese, sassy black woman in it just to back up all these posts with jive noises and fingersnaps.

oh NameGoesHere1066!! You're needed on the set!!!

Leo656

02-02-2009, 02:53 PM

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......................................sooo....

.................................................. ...so wait....

.......Bert and Ernie aren't gay?! WTF dude WTF?!?! :o

I can't handle this...

VaughnMichael

02-02-2009, 03:42 PM

Being that this is the first time I've paid attention to one, are you so hyper-sensitive in all of them? How do you expect to raise awareness by ridiculing any conversation on the subject?
No, it's just retarded to asume that a character that's been around forever is something he isn't.
Threads like this are annoying and if you go through the forum you will see that they do pop up quite often.
I'm sorry but Donatello is gay because he wears purple isn't my idea of raising awareness of homosexuality.
Even stupider than the Ernie and Bert or Bugs Bunny is gay crap. I mean, who cares? They don't even have any parts anyway, if you think about it... cartoons are NOT anatomically correct. And puppets don't have nothing below the waist.
Exactly, not to mention the fact that Peter Laird has stated a number of times that he wants to keep sexual things away from his characters.

This advice applies mostly to yourself, actually.
Cos you are extremely oversensitive about the subject.
the thing that's funny is that I'm not, I'm just being taken that way over the internetz.
I was trying to make a joke but then Ryona spazzed out.

ZariusTwo

02-02-2009, 04:12 PM

Leo656

02-02-2009, 04:17 PM

I completely refuse to be taken seriously. How DARE you try and start trouble that way.

XERO

02-02-2009, 05:35 PM

Exactly, not to mention the fact that Peter Laird has stated a number of times that he wants to keep sexual things away from his characters.

Yeah, that's like saying that the Dead Or Alive game series is STRICTLY platonic.:roll:

Face it, man, as long as us humans have hormones, this cycle will never break.

Cipher

02-02-2009, 06:07 PM

I wish we could publicly execute people who make these threads. We're trying to cobble up a professional documentary, and we put up, DAILY, with ridiculous, sad, petty drivel like this. How is ANYONE going to take us seriously?You know, as much as "Which Turtles Want to Make Kissy Face?" threads suck, this one at least has some comedic value. Besides, itt comes with the territory of any fandom. And please keep in mind that not everyone is interested in, or has the time/resources to help with the proposed fan documentary. Not like these threads are stopping either.

I wish people would talk more about the themes and writing in the comic books, but I don't go "blah blah whine whine" everytime I see a thread with less substance.

VaughnMichael

02-02-2009, 06:40 PM

Yeah, that's like saying that the Dead Or Alive game series is STRICTLY platonic.:roll:

Face it, man, as long as us humans have hormones, this cycle will never break.
Sorry but I can't bring myself to like a mutant turtle, it's cool if the rest of you go that path, but me I'll stick to real humans.

gobo

02-02-2009, 06:46 PM

No, it's just retarded to asume that a character that's been around forever is something he isn't.
I'm pretty sure I've been agreeing with that since before you said it. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Threads like this are annoying and if you go through the forum you will see that they do pop up quite often.
Never doubted that, but... One or two a year? I can see how that can be so frustrating.
I'm sorry but Donatello is gay because he wears purple isn't my idea of raising awareness of homosexuality.
Since when has agreeing with the thread-starter been a requirement for constructive discussion? All you had to do was leave that Wikipedia link, but since you decided to stay to heckle, I didn't even read it until today.
I was trying to make a joke but then Ryona spazzed out.
Honestly, I'm glad she proved to me that I wasn't the only one who thought your 'joke' was uncalled for. How is insulting people supposed to be funny, BTW?

We can talk about religion a lot more peacefully than homosexuality. 'Sup wit dat??

VaughnMichael

02-02-2009, 06:48 PM

Honestly, I'm glad she proved to me that I wasn't the only one who thought your 'joke' was uncalled for. How is insulting people supposed to be funny, BTW?
Is this your first day on this forum? Go read the outside sections of this place.:lol:
We can talk about religion a lot more peacefully than homosexuality. 'Sup wit dat??
My beef isn't with the topic of gayness obviously, if it was I'd have some serious personal issues.
I guess I tend to remember these types of threads as I see them allot over at Muppet central as well but the moment some one posts them over there about Ernie & Bert the mods lock it, but unlike here they have mods that are there all of the time.
I'm sorry no one else found the face palm awards to be funny, it made me laugh.
With that I'm off, it's work time! Have a lovely night gobo and all the rest on the dromes cartoon express.

Spitfire

02-02-2009, 07:04 PM

Someone really had to go there. I remember I said Don might be gay once and I had a whole list of reasons why. It was funny and the uproar that came from it was entertaining. This is just sad though. This topic went from questioning Don's sexual preference to being attracted to fictional characters who also happen to be mutant turtles. How you can even begin to compare that to big breasted women in skimpy outfits is way beyond me.

I don't even care to read enough to figure out how religion came up. Vaughn said it before and I'll say it again "This topic is retarded, chill out"