What is this....

[tp4tissue]

Hrrrrrr.......

They're   12inch by 6 inch  by my visual estimate 

[mmmty]

Man purse. I think it's Louis Vuitton. Maybe there's a iPad mini in it??

[sth]

looks like a clutch with a zipper or something. grooming kit? tablet? book cover? cheese storage?

[tp4tissue]

I think mmmty might be right. man-purse sorta thing...   They're popping up all over in the new asian movies.


I blame tight pants...  They don't have cargo pockets.. so that pushes the male fashion followers toward "purses" 

[Halverson]

looks like a clutch with a zipper or something. grooming kit? tablet? book cover? cheese storage?

Yup. It would even hold all your cheese knives very nicely.

[sth]

looks like a clutch with a zipper or something. grooming kit? tablet? book cover? cheese storage?

Yup. It would even hold all your cheese knives very nicely.

maybe yours. i have too much cheese in mine so there's no room for knives.

[keymaster]

87-key w/ puller European carry-all

[rowdy]

Or is he holding the lady's purse?

Or perhaps it is a pencil case?

Or a fancy case for one of those huge Android phones?

[Turbo Slaab]

Looks like a woman's large pocketbook. Probably an apple product.

[tp4tissue]

Or is he holding the lady's purse?

Or perhaps it is a pencil case?

Or a fancy case for one of those huge Android phones?

No, it's a guy thing.. they have other male characters in the film with them too...

[rowdy]

iPad mini?

[tp4tissue]

iPad mini?

pretty much all samsung placements in asian films.

[vun]

LV trying to start a new trend.

[tsangan]

That's a Louis Vuitton zippy organizer in the classic monogram this is in the men's small leather goods section

Nothing wrong with big wallets ;<

[TheQsanity]

They must be at the local...

[mmmty]

That's a Louis Vuitton zippy organizer in the classic monogram this is in the men's small leather goods section

Nothing wrong with big wallets ;<

tsangan knows 'cause he has one : P

[tsangan]

Not a huge zipper fan but nothing wrong with a long wallet you either hold it, jacket pocket, or back pocket

[TheQsanity]

Don't worry, I don't see any problem either.

[tp4tissue]

Not a huge zipper fan but nothing wrong with a long wallet you either hold it, jacket pocket, or back pocket

you guys have HUGE back pockets.. If this thing fits.. I couldn't imagine you'd need it since you'd just load up that pocket to begin with )

[davkol]

Not a huge zipper fan but nothing wrong with a long wallet you either hold it, jacket pocket, or back pocket

you guys have HUGE back pockets.. If this thing fits.. I couldn't imagine you'd need it since you'd just load up that pocket to begin with )

Remember Sony Vaio P?

[TheQsanity]

Not a huge zipper fan but nothing wrong with a long wallet you either hold it, jacket pocket, or back pocket

you guys have HUGE back pockets.. If this thing fits.. I couldn't imagine you'd need it since you'd just load up that pocket to begin with )

Remember Sony Vaio P?

Hot.

[singaporean123]

**** wagon mini

[hashbaz]

Could also be his fancy Bible case, and he's about to drop some eternal truth on her.

[NikoGasm]

It's his protective carrying case for his new KSLIM Mini MX Ultra. The smallest form factor Korean custom 60% board to date.

[TheQsanity]

Who knew.

[Krogenar]

Man purse, murse, "man bag", whatever... best euphemism to date describing it would have to be: "gear bag".

It's not a purse, it's a 'gear bag'.

[hashbaz]

I'm officially tired of prefixing everything with "man-".  "Purse" needs to be reclaimed for dudes everywhere.  If it's a little bag that you carry money and other small items, it's a purse.

[tp4tissue]

I'm officially tired of prefixing everything with "man-".  "Purse" needs to be reclaimed for dudes everywhere.  If it's a little bag that you carry money and other small items, it's a purse.

well, there's a reason for that, but yea purses is one of the few that shouldn't be exclusively feminized, as it is most women who spend mens purses

[hashbaz]

There are two reasons.  (1) It's funny, and (2) men are insecure about participating in things that are seen as feminine.

Well, (1) the joke is getting pretty tired, and (2) really, just sack up and go for the eyeliner if you think it looks good.

[sth]

Man purse, murse, "man bag", whatever... best euphemism to date describing it would have to be: "gear bag".

It's not a purse, it's a 'gear bag'.

if it looks like a purse, quacks like a purse and sheds water like a purse... no shame, haters gon hate

[phetto]

its gay

[hashbaz]

its gay

wp sir, on second thought men should continue being insecure.

[tp4tissue]

its gay

wp sir, on second thought men should continue being insecure.

I think it's only good looking men who are insecure... uglies like myself are accepting of our blight

Also, is "it's gay" allowed on gh now? I got lashes for far less provocative speech


Though I wonder....  Are there any homosexuals on GH? and what do they think about their keyboard that's different. .... hmmmm..

 

[sth]

its gay

do you know that gay people are murdered every day specifically because of their homosexuality? beaten to death with sticks, rocks, bats? ridiculed and heckled and spit on and fired from their jobs specifically because of their homosexuality?
do you know what people are saying when they do this stuff to gay people? they're using 'gay' as a pejorative in EXACTLY the same way you are, and it doesn't matter if you didn't mean it with the same hatred, the same scorn or bile, because when you use that word like that, people that are victims of homophobia feel it the same way.

so will you please, for others' sake, not use that word like that?

[davkol]

its gay

do you know that gay people are murdered every day specifically because of their homosexuality? beaten to death with sticks, rocks, bats? ridiculed and heckled and spit on and fired from their jobs specifically because of their homosexuality?
do you know what people are saying when they do this stuff to gay people? they're using 'gay' as a pejorative in EXACTLY the same way you are, and it doesn't matter if you didn't mean it with the same hatred, the same scorn or bile, because when you use that word like that, people that are victims of homophobia feel it the same way.

so will you please, for others' sake, not use that word like that?

Metrosexual. Better?

[jcrouse]

its gay

do you know that gay people are murdered every day specifically because of their homosexuality? beaten to death with sticks, rocks, bats? ridiculed and heckled and spit on and fired from their jobs specifically because of their homosexuality?
do you know what people are saying when they do this stuff to gay people? they're using 'gay' as a pejorative in EXACTLY the same way you are, and it doesn't matter if you didn't mean it with the same hatred, the same scorn or bile, because when you use that word like that, people that are victims of homophobia feel it the same way.

so will you please, for others' sake, not use that word like that?

While I agree with your comments and think you were VERY gentle, remember that people from many cultures visit this forum and some underdtandings and political correct statements in one country may mean absolutely nothing to others.

I remember when my wife first came to the US from Mexico. We were in Walmart looking at dishes. They were black in color. There were a bunch of african americans right next to us and my wife said, "I hate negro", which translates to black in Spanish.

My point, there have been quite a few times on gh when I have seen non native English speakers use what we may term politically incorrect comments and they had absolutely no idea.

Again sth, I think you made your point very well and gently. I just wanted to use this as a personal platform.

Thanks,
John

[sth]

its gay

do you know that gay people are murdered every day specifically because of their homosexuality? beaten to death with sticks, rocks, bats? ridiculed and heckled and spit on and fired from their jobs specifically because of their homosexuality?
do you know what people are saying when they do this stuff to gay people? they're using 'gay' as a pejorative in EXACTLY the same way you are, and it doesn't matter if you didn't mean it with the same hatred, the same scorn or bile, because when you use that word like that, people that are victims of homophobia feel it the same way.

so will you please, for others' sake, not use that word like that?

While I agree with your comments and think you were VERY gentle, remember that people from many cultures visit this forum and some underdtandings and political correct statements in one country may mean absolutely nothing to others.

I remember when my wife first came to the US from Mexico. We were in Walmart looking at dishes. They were black in color. There were a bunch of african americans right next to us and my wife said, "I hate negro", which translates to black in Spanish.

that must have been... fun

However, you, I, phetto and everybody else here knew EXACTLY what phetto meant, and it was not 'lost in translation'.

[rknize]

Yes, he meant that the purse is happy.

[jcrouse]

Actually, it is funny looking back. At the moment I was quite embarassed.

Personally, I don't know how that translates to English. I believe he is in Sweden and things are just different. He has actually sent me pm's where people reply to his posts with slang asking me what they mean.

[Krogenar]

Gentlemen, PLEASE -- stop fighting over man purses!

Also, you betrayed Shiva.

[hashbaz]

[TheQsanity]

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Lets get even simpler, It's a ****ing BAG!

Why do we gotta show our ignorant side so often, just to seem like we have a harder shell?

Just because you make fun of gay people doesn't mean your penis shrinks any less.

[rowdy]

Hey,    TheQsanity - you just passed 1000 posts!

[Lanx]

i still use gay and retarded, i'll be hanging with friends and if i see a neon yellow car go down the street, i'll be like "that's gay and retarded", i guess in a way it's pretty southern like, most of us grew up just calling things gay or retarded, oh yea i'm sure now i could replace retarded with stupid, like "oh that conservative republican is acting mightly stupid(retarded)", it doesn't have the same gumption, i guess it works, but man, what's a good replacement for gay?

[sth]

i still use gay and retarded, i'll be hanging with friends and if i see a neon yellow car go down the street, i'll be like "that's gay and retarded", i guess in a way it's pretty southern like, most of us grew up just calling things gay or retarded, oh yea i'm sure now i could replace retarded with stupid, like "oh that conservative republican is acting mightly stupid(retarded)", it doesn't have the same gumption, i guess it works, but man, what's a good replacement for gay?

what are you trying to get across by saying something is gay? you obviously don't mean the car is homosexual. you mean that it doesn't fit your aesthetic preferences and is therefore worthy of scorn or disgust. when you say something is gay in that context, you're saying homosexuality is worthy of scorn or disgust.
the point is not that gay is a bad word, it's that it's a loaded word, and when used pejoratively it reinforces the pejorative effect.

[hashbaz]

If you need a generic term of disdain, may I suggest "lame" or "weak".  Or, you know, maybe just try to be more descriptive.

[Lanx]

well some ppl, just use a word to use a word, some ppl use a word to get a reaction, these are idiots, like these guys

a year ago jeremy lin was hot, and of course dumb sportcasters were just salivating over using "chink" in some funny way
http://www.opposingviews.com/i/sports/nba/jeremy-lin-%E2%80%9Cchink-armor%E2%80%9D-culprits-fired-suspended-did-punishments-fit-crimes

how are ppl this stupid? it's not like i'm actively trying to fit niggardly into a conversation when i'm around black friends.

and that's the thing when i'm around my gay friend i'm pretty sure i haven't said, "wow that murse is gay" even tho he'd probably understand i'm not calling an inanimate object a homo-sexual, i'm just saying this thing about ppl being freedom fighters for words, is silly. (and gay)

[hashbaz]

It's not silly for the reasons sth outlined.  Words are arbitrary, but they exist to communicate meaning.  Some meanings cause emotional pain.  And words can communicate things even beyond their denotations (literal meaning) and connotations (what they imply).  When you use the word gay in a lazy and derogatory way it legitimizes the abuse that gay people continue to suffer.

[Lanx]

there's no reason to police a word, how i use a word affects different ppl for the intended purpose. if i see my wife watching a makeup tutorial on youtube, by a guy, i'mma gonna say "that's pretty gay". And she'll say "yeah, but he's a good make-up artist" i'll be like "yea probably". I don't think our A and B conversation drummed up all the pain and injustice homosexuals have had to face in the world because of idiots that believe in god.

I mean sure, if i have a kid and he/she is gay, i'm pretty sure the second they come out to me i've already banned that word from my head, just like ever calling my wife ****, or some other bad word. Otherwise there's no need for ppl to become part of the voluntary word police force.

[hashbaz]

You're missing the point.  It's not just the pain that gay people feel when they hear you say it; it's that when you use it in that way you're projecting to everyone who hears it that it's ok to make fun of gay people.  Including your wife.  Including your straight buddies.  Including yourself.