Instagram star Kurt Coleman has offered a savage response to the petition calling for Golden Gaytime to be renamed because it’s ‘offensive’ to the LGBT community.
Kurt, 22, who is openly gay, told Australians who believe the popular ice cream’s name is somehow offensive to ‘get over it’ and move on with their lives.
He wrote on Facebook: ‘AS IF you’d rename Golden Gaytime ice cream… NO one cares… I’m gay and have never questioned it.
Not having it: Instagram star Kurt Coleman has offered a savage response to the petition calling for Golden Gaytime to be renamed because it’s ‘offensive’ to the LGBT community
‘It’s an ice cream hun. Get over it. (Also I just don’t question or get offended by the names of things because I’m not hectic like that.)’
Kurt’s followers agreed the petition was ridiculous, with one commenting: ‘Toughen the f**k up. People are really losing the plot.’
Another wrote: ‘Gay is a term for happy for crying out loud.’
A third added: ‘Having a “gay time” used to mean having a good/fun time. [It] had nothing to do with someone’s sexuality.’
Blunt: Kurt, 22, who is openly gay, told Australians who believe the popular ice cream’s name is somehow offensive to ‘get over it’ and move on with their lives
Response: He wrote on Facebook, ‘AS IF you’d rename Golden Gaytime ice cream… NO one cares… I’m gay and have never questioned it. It’s an ice cream hun. Get over it. (Also I just don’t question or get offended by the names of things because I’m not hectic like that)’
Political correctness gone mad: Kurt’s followers agreed the petition was ridiculous, with one commenting: ‘Toughen the f**k up. People are really losing the plot’
Kurt, who hails from the Gold Coast, is one of Australia’s most notable social media personalities.
He became a household name in his teens thanks to his camp and outrageous posts, and occasional television appearances.
He is known for his over-the-top use of self tan, lip filler and Botox, but has recently embraced a more natural look.
Star: Kurt is one of Australia’s most notable social media personalities. He is known for his over-the-top use of self tan, lip filler and Botox, but has recently embraced a more natural look
Australia’s popular Golden Gaytime ice cream could be forced to change its name after being slammed by the LGBT community as ‘offensive’.
Brian Mc, from Melbourne, launched a petition to replace the name of the 62-year-old treat, prompting a heated battle with owner Streets.
‘As a part of the LGBTQIA+ community I believe my sexual identity is owned by me, not a brand and that the outdated meaning no longer applies. Isn’t it time for this double entendre to end?’ he wrote on the online petition, which has garnered 800 signatures.
An Aussie man who goes by the name ‘Brian Mc’ launched a petition to change the popular ice cream’s name, and has since started a heated battle against owner Streets
Streets issued a statement saying that the first Streets Gaytime was released in Australia during 1959 ‘when the word ‘gay’ had not yet been applied to gender preference’
‘Under the law they are seen the same, discrimination means being treated unfairly or not as well as others because of a protected characteristic like age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race or disability.
‘It’s not my place to tell Streets what to call their re-branded product, but I do feel it’s time that the Golden Gaytime is called out for being outdated, especially when Streets is releasing new products and cross promotions in 2021.
‘Just to be a gay man, even in 2021 is still hard … (we) still have a long way to go to be fully accepted as equals, but if we see an area in life that’s not equal, and we are able to change it for the better, why wouldn’t you speak up?’
Mr Mc said his aim isn’t for the product to be cancelled, but is calling for ‘Gay’ to be removed from its name.
The ice cream giant issued a statement saying that the first Streets Gaytime was released in Australia was in 1959 ‘when the word ‘gay’ had not yet been applied to sexual preference.
‘The origin of the Gaytime name was and remains related to having a joyous or happy time and was meant to capture the pleasure that comes with enjoying an ice cream.
‘The Gaytime name is not and never has intended to cause offence and your petition is the first that we have been made aware of.’
An Australian who signed the petition claimed the words ‘gay and gaytime no longer mean what it used to’.
‘Now gay is either ‘I’m gay’ and not as in happy or ‘that’s so gay’, which is an insult. But either way this ice cream should be called happytime,’ they wrote under the petition.
The petition comes just months after Allen’s changed the names of its classic Red Skins and Chicos lollies following public backlash.
Red Skins are now known as Red Rippers while Chicos have become Cheekies.
Australia’s beloved Red Skins lollies (pictured) have been renamed Red Rippers
A redskin is a slang term for Native Americans in the US, where it it considered offensive, while chico, which is Spanish for ‘boy’, is also used in a derogatory way.
‘This decision acknowledges the need to ensure that nothing we do marginalises our friends, neighbours and colleagues,’ parent company Nestle said in a statement.
‘These names have overtones which are out of step with Nestlé’s values, which are rooted in respect.’
Nestle said it has an ‘unwavering commitment to upholding respect for our friends, neighbours and colleagues’.
‘We hope Australians will support the evolution of these two much loved lollies – while the names are new, the lollies themselves remain unchanged,’ Nestle said last year.
Coon cheese also changed its name to Cheer, despite it being named after the surname of the man who invented part of the cheese-making process.
A redskin is a slang term for Native Americans in the US, where it it considered offensive, while chico, which is Spanish for ‘boy’, is also used in a derogatory way