Rugbypup
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Well allow me to retort... when was the last time you heard someone say that a particular statement was gay (ie this topic is gay) and it meant that this topic likes other topics?... stop while youre ahead.. you know the context.
No, allow me to be blunt.
In 2008, the word gay no longer has its age old innocent context of something bright and happy; this isn't the 50's, it has evolved to having direct reference to homosexuality.
To term something flippantly as 'gay' is to use it in it's current derogatory form. To use you analogy, this is a gay topic, refers to a topic discussing homosexuality, fair enough. This is a fucking gay topic, moves the meaning into it derogatory form of 'gay' i.e. homosexuality is bad, wrong, perverse.
Words change. The word nigger is derived from Latin to mean black, or black person but was corrupted into a deeply faul and offence derogatory slavers term, with years and years of violent blood soaked history. In 2008, one dose not use the word nigger to describe something black or someone black, it is vile, just as using the term gay has become.
Are you saying the word gay is fine until homosexuals have endured as many years of burtal history as black folks?
Ignorance of the language or the willingness to use either word in its far past historical sense is no longer acceptable today.
Now in the words of Brian of Nazareth... FUCK OFF!