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If what he said was not intended to be offensive, why say it at all?
Because it was a reference that the teens would recognise. Speakers giving talks to teens tend to quote pop culture to relate to them, it makes them sit up and actually listen rather than fall asleep.
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because he was insulting gays or gay culture?
The show doesn't do that and neither does he. The character is PROUD of being the only gay and wises it to stay that way.