I'm a big videogame player and playing on XBox Live has caused me to question a certain word's widespread usage. The word in question being "faggot".
I think it's a sad state of affairs that this word is lobbed about with such disregard to it's meaning and effect. Little kids using that word as an adjective and as their general insult to everything. Same goes for teenagers and twenty-somethings in general. Whenever something is bad then for them "it's gay" and whenever they dislike someone they immediately call them a 'faggot'. That word is so hateful and ignorant and yet they use it multiple times a day.
What is it about someone being gay that is such a threat to them? Do they think that they'll be raped by roaming gangs of gay men? I would like to think that a gay man has higher standards than to go and have sex with a hateful, close-minded jerk. Although the image does amuse me.
I never use that word no matter how angry I get. I just call them assholes. Besides, being gay is not a choice but you have to work at being an asshole.
Forgive my soapbox moment. We now return you to your regularly scheduled cock talk.
I think it's a sad state of affairs that this word is lobbed about with such disregard to it's meaning and effect. Little kids using that word as an adjective and as their general insult to everything. Same goes for teenagers and twenty-somethings in general. Whenever something is bad then for them "it's gay" and whenever they dislike someone they immediately call them a 'faggot'. That word is so hateful and ignorant and yet they use it multiple times a day.
What is it about someone being gay that is such a threat to them? Do they think that they'll be raped by roaming gangs of gay men? I would like to think that a gay man has higher standards than to go and have sex with a hateful, close-minded jerk. Although the image does amuse me.
I never use that word no matter how angry I get. I just call them assholes. Besides, being gay is not a choice but you have to work at being an asshole.
Forgive my soapbox moment. We now return you to your regularly scheduled cock talk.