Similar to playing the black card, playing the woman card, playing the disabled card, et cetera.
When someone exploits positive discrimination to get their way, and points to a personal trait of theres as a fault which somehow justifies their actions or inability to do something they'd ordinarily be expected to do.
Also used to guilt trip people into taking back something they've said on the grounds of them being insensitive.
Usually just enforces negative stereotypes and is extremely detrimental to the cases of most gay people simply wanting to be treated like normal human beings.
When someone exploits positive discrimination to get their way, and points to a personal trait of theres as a fault which somehow justifies their actions or inability to do something they'd ordinarily be expected to do.
Also used to guilt trip people into taking back something they've said on the grounds of them being insensitive.
Usually just enforces negative stereotypes and is extremely detrimental to the cases of most gay people simply wanting to be treated like normal human beings.
"Muuumm, I can't take the garbage out - I'm gay, remember?"
"Oh, sorry son. I'll do it. Thanks for playing the gay card! I nearly forgot that I'm supposed to treat you like an imbecile for something totally irrelivant to your physical and mental capacity."
"What the fuck are you on about, boy?"
"That really hurts my feelings. I have special needs! It's not easy growing up gay, you know?"
"Erh, don't play the gay card you stupid brat."
"What the hell did you do that for? You just killed 40,000 people!"
"I'm gay! How could I know any better? It's your fault, you straight people have made me unknowledgable through your discrimination."
"Oh, sorry son. I'll do it. Thanks for playing the gay card! I nearly forgot that I'm supposed to treat you like an imbecile for something totally irrelivant to your physical and mental capacity."
"What the fuck are you on about, boy?"
"That really hurts my feelings. I have special needs! It's not easy growing up gay, you know?"
"Erh, don't play the gay card you stupid brat."
"What the hell did you do that for? You just killed 40,000 people!"
"I'm gay! How could I know any better? It's your fault, you straight people have made me unknowledgable through your discrimination."
by kako July 29, 2008
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Apple guy: Yeah well Windows...
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by N8NESS January 11, 2006
Get the The Hitler Card mug.Similar to The Hitler Card, The God card is when one evokes the name of God or some other religious deity into a debate. Usually their logic is that their opponent's position goes against the word of God and often times they include religious scripture. This is Usually done as alast ditch effort by someone who does not have anything even remotely resembling rational reasons for their position and feels the need to appeal to their opponents religious beliefs or blind faith to steer the argument into their religon.
by dennisisevil June 29, 2006
Get the The God Card mug.A challenge to fight. Usually used in an argument as a last resort, when one is left without any further intelligent retorts.
An example of someone pulling the fighting card a little too soon:
A: I don't like your t-shirt.
B: I don't like your face.
A: What the hell?
B: Dumbass.
A: You wanna fight!?
A: I don't like your t-shirt.
B: I don't like your face.
A: What the hell?
B: Dumbass.
A: You wanna fight!?
by Ricetallsoft July 24, 2009
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by Levetti Spaghetti March 19, 2017
Get the the credit card mug.Much like credit card swipping, you take your hand and swish it upward in someone's ass crack to cause them to jump forward and clinch their ass. You get the receipt when they are most vulnerable...lurched forward and nuts in the open. At that point, you take your other hand and hit them in the nuts, as you are taking the receipt.
by John William Matson July 16, 2008
Get the Running the credit card and getting the receipt mug.This occurs when one person has let another borrow their Netflix account.
Whenever the latter does anything the former may not like, they can threaten to revoke access to the account.
Whenever the latter does anything the former may not like, they can threaten to revoke access to the account.
Amity: Your opinions suck and you're a bad friend!
Demitri: Bye bye Netflix.
Amity: NOOO! Stop using the Netflix Card on me!
Demitri: Bye bye Netflix.
Amity: NOOO! Stop using the Netflix Card on me!
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