Apparently she’s not aware the definitions of words change over time.
SUDBURY, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) – A history essay on gay rights led a 15-year-old Sudbury girl to take a stand against a giant corporation.
Becca Gorman said she was writing her essay when she typed the word “gay” into her Macbook laptop’s dictionary. The two definitions that came up on her screen: “foolish” and “stupid.”
“I think my initial reaction was just disbelief,” said Gorman.
Merriam-Webster defines “gay” as 1. happily excited; 2. bright, lively; 3. given to social pleasures; or 4. homosexual. Nowhere does the dictionary define gay as “foolish” or “stupid.”
Becca’s mothers are lesbians, so it especially hurt her to see the dictionary use the terms.
“I was kind of disgusted,” said Gorman.
“We haven’t really pushed our kids to take on our values but to really develop their own sense of what they think is important,” said Gorman’s mom, Michelle Bowdler.
Here’s the Apple dictionary’s definition of gay that sent the junior moonbat into a tailspin:
