DISQUS

Dotcomslashblog: Flickr – Is That A Gay Thing?

  • Smaran · 3 years ago
    I remember Adam Curry talking about this on his podcast, The Daily Source Code. I should subscribe to it again. Used to be fun listening to him rant about all sorts of stupid wannabe celebrity nonsense.
  • Napfisk · 3 years ago
    Adam Curry, yeah, he would know. I never stayed up to date with him after he went to the States and began his web adventures, but I remember listening to his radio show in the eighties, when he was still in Holland. He was hilarious back then even.
  • Smaran · 3 years ago
    Hmmm... I read your post again. Are you Dutch really that Homophobic?
  • Napfisk · 3 years ago
    C'mon Smaran. Do I really have to go into that? Better read it again then.

    Oh, and it's Belgian. Not Dutch.
  • Smaran · 3 years ago
    Yeah, I got that, but seriously? I mean, I don't think Indians would fine it odd if someone actually said "What a joyous and gay day it is!" Gay does mean happy too, you know. Flicker too probably has another meaning. I'm just saying, you seem to be over-cautious.
  • Adem · 3 years ago
    The Dutch aren't homophobic it's just that if you were having a conversation with someone and they kept saying something completely out of context you would think they were a bit odd.

    In this case the interpretation of 'flickr' sounded like 'faggot' and not really 'gay' and was in a conversation about photos. People would get confused.

    In any case I thought this was very funny.
  • Napfisk · 3 years ago
    Ha, Adem, exactly! So glad you got that. Actually, I was gonna post a comment, but I got distracted by this film on TV (Sphere, FYI). This is precisely what I wanted to say.

    After a while, things get so confusing indeed that it does become funny. How gay :-)
  • Smaran · 3 years ago
    LOL I understand now. Note to self: Use Yahoo! Photos when in the Dutchlands (my new term for Holland, Belgium etc.)
  • Mrs Lifecruiser · 3 years ago
    Despite the fact that I'm a girl (OK, old hag, happy now?) I don't like the girly and pink look of Flickr. But then it's just about my pics, I don't care that much.

    But I don't have the same problem as you have.

    And you know what? Flicka = Girl in Swedish :-)
  • bloglily · 3 years ago
    It's very funny to think about how tone deaf people who name things can be. Surely, someone would have considered, when chosing this name, its implications in other cultures. I like your solution, although i'm hoping those lip contortions you have to do to pronounce the name without offending anyone don't cause any lasting damage.