the-unpopular-opinions: And I get pissed off at people who shout at me for saying it. My mouth: I control what comes out of it. Sometimes I question whether we should bother with fighting against the words fag and faggot. I’ve lurked on the internet for so long, I’ve sort of grown to not give a damn, and I can’t help but wonder if it really is as bad as outright saying “gay”. Gay is actually a way that homosexuals identify themselves and most people don’t connect fag(got) to homosexuality the same way. Plus, though “gay” has had a lot of definitions, fag(got) has been used even more variously, some of which were insulting before it even became linked to homosexuality. Really, it’s moreso calling someone a term that has been used to also refer to homosexuals in a derogatory way, where usage of the word “gay” as an insult is moreso about taking the idea of homosexuality and applying it in a derogatory way. Or I said that horribly wrong. Though at the same time, there’s the argument that it is often used with the intention of it being a homosexual slur and that while people don’t realize its connection people also don’t realize the connection when they use the word “gay”. Really I have a lot of mixed feelings about the word and I’m on the fence, but in my opinion I think we should focus more on eliminating “gay” as an insult (though it may never happen) and I think that it’s far far worse than fag or faggot.

∞ 3/28/2012 (5:11pm) 186 notes

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the-unpopular-opinions:

And I get pissed off at people who shout at me for saying it. My mouth: I control what comes out of it.

Sometimes I question whether we should bother with fighting against the words fag and faggot. I’ve lurked on the internet for so long, I’ve sort of grown to not give a damn, and I can’t help but wonder if it really is as bad as outright saying “gay”. Gay is actually a way that homosexuals identify themselves and most people don’t connect fag(got) to homosexuality the same way.

Plus, though “gay” has had a lot of definitions, fag(got) has been used even more variously, some of which were insulting before it even became linked to homosexuality. Really, it’s moreso calling someone a term that has been used to also refer to homosexuals in a derogatory way, where usage of the word “gay” as an insult is moreso about taking the idea of homosexuality and applying it in a derogatory way. Or I said that horribly wrong.

Though at the same time, there’s the argument that it is often used with the intention of it being a homosexual slur and that while people don’t realize its connection people also don’t realize the connection when they use the word “gay”.

Really I have a lot of mixed feelings about the word and I’m on the fence, but in my opinion I think we should focus more on eliminating “gay” as an insult (though it may never happen) and I think that it’s far far worse than fag or faggot.

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  1. qodling reblogged this from boobicle
  2. microwaved-kittens reblogged this from obsolete-technologies
  3. justbrutaldesire said: of course you don’t find it offensive, you are not the one being affected by the word. But people are and you better recognise it and stop being such a self centred asshole.
  4. jaredspadacock reblogged this from psychedelickinesthesia
  5. tuggyt said: Judging by these comments, not enough people have listened to Louis CK. It’s not about the word, it’s about the context. There are two totally different meanings of the word.
  6. morganawesomepants reblogged this from vagina-itch
  7. stopit01 said: Same.
  8. vagina-itch reblogged this from servedwithasideofgay
  9. amekuudere said: Honestly, me too… :x
  10. zombierape reblogged this from 0wljenkins
  11. racist-space-cactus reblogged this from psychedelickinesthesia and added:
    The offence for it comes from the fact that a “faggot” was, at one point, a bundle of sticks used for a fire starter. So...
  12. christinagrimmiexoxo reblogged this from lauralarocco
  13. jeebuscreebus said: I’m gay and I don’t fin it offensive. I don’t even see why people still let words hurt them so much…it’s just a word.
  14. bandanafag reblogged this from negrocore
  15. velociraptorcity said: oh well if you don’t find it offensive, clearly it’s not offensive to anybody. you’re a dumbass, it’s derogatory and insulting and you deserve to have people get mad at you when you say shit like that
  16. skullthugging reblogged this from zwitter-zwitter
  17. lovelydaysit said: What? It’s offensive because it offends others. You avoid saying it to keep from offending other people, not from offending yourself. You have a right to say it, but it’s still really inconsiderate.
  18. zenn-arcade reblogged this from nomnomrage and added:
    I don’t really find anything offensive, as long as it’s not rude or a personal attack
  19. princecharmingtomyfairytale reblogged this from a-creepy-weirdo-has