Why do people use gay as an insult?

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People act like being gay is a bad thing. And it makes you look like an ignorant prick when you use it as an insult. What are your opinions on the subject? Discuss.


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We knew the world would not be the same.
A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita.
Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty
and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.."
I suppose we all thought that one way or another.
Because people are homophobic assholes.


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I have no idea what you're talking about because I have not heard anyone use the "gay/faggot" insult since 6th grade.


 
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We knew the world would not be the same.
A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita.
Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty
and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.."
I suppose we all thought that one way or another.
I have no idea what you're talking about because I have not heard anyone use the "gay/faggot" insult since 6th grade.
Then you must be living in a shed.


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Then you must be living in a shed.
Nope. It's really been dying down.


 
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We knew the world would not be the same.
A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita.
Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty
and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.."
I suppose we all thought that one way or another.
Nope. It's really been dying down.
Might be a regional issue, then.


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They're just letting their bigotry loose.

Hell, they're even trying to get laws passed so that they can claim "Religious reasons" for calling someone gay/faggot/homosexual in a super demeaning way.  Thankfully (most) of American judges are above that petty shit.


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I have no idea what you're talking about because I have not heard anyone use the "gay/faggot" insult since 6th grade.

Lol secondclass was just calling me a faggot today. I guess it's just the edgy bigots where I live that use it.


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Because people get mad or flustered over it. That is literally the only reason.


 
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We knew the world would not be the same.
A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita.
Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty
and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.."
I suppose we all thought that one way or another.
Because people get mad or flustered over it. That is literally the only reason.
Most people I know just do it out of habit because they grew up with it being a normal thing to say.


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Because i use faggot when someones a faggot...
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Lol secondclass was just calling me a faggot today. I guess it's just the edgy bigots where I live that use it.
I don't count shitposting idiots on the internet like BetaClass.


 
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It's not and I don't see many people using it as an insult to gay people.

What you see plenty of is 'you're a fag' 'shut up faggot' 'phag' or the ever present 'fgt'
I doubt it's ever actually mean as a 'you are homosexual therefore you are a bad person', along the lines of what kush posted. You calling someone a faggot doesn't mean that they are gay or you are homophobic, it just means they are a faggot.

That being said, it is dying off now and you tend to only see fgt online where it's more of a joke than an actual slur. Or Oldfag/Newfag, it's just words not some evil scheme to oppress gay people.

Getting butthurt over it is doubly ironic btw.


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We knew the world would not be the same.
A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita.
Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty
and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.."
I suppose we all thought that one way or another.
It's not and I don't see many people using it as an insult to gay people.

What you see plenty of is 'you're a fag' 'shut up faggot' 'phag' or the ever present 'fgt'
I doubt it's ever actually mean as a 'you are homosexual therefore you are a bad person', along the lines of what kush posted. You calling someone a faggot doesn't mean that they are gay or you are homophobic, it just means they are a faggot.

That being said, it is dying off now and you tend to only see fgt online where it's more of a joke than an actual slur. Or Oldfag/Newfag, it's just words not some evil scheme to oppress gay people.

Getting butthurt over it is doubly ironic btw.
So what's your opinion of the phrase "no homo"?


 
 
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So what's your opinion of the phrase "no homo"?

I take it you mean the 'I love you, no homo' thing?
It's equally a joke but perhaps one with more of a phobic connotation. Again it's more of a stupid saying than anything meant as an anti-gay message.


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Because I live relatively close to Camp Pendleton and know many Marines, they seem to have an odd obsession with calling things "gay" or using "faggot" as an insult. I don't hear it nearly as much with civilians.


 
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We knew the world would not be the same.
A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent.
I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita.
Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty
and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says,
"Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.."
I suppose we all thought that one way or another.
Because I live relatively close to Camp Pendleton and know many Marines, they seem to have an odd obsession with calling things "gay" or using "faggot" as an insult. I don't hear it nearly as much with civilians.
That's just their insecurities talking since they're around strong men 24/7


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I neither fear, nor despise.
Because we are used to it.
And not only that, but Im pretty sure EVERYONE here has used that insult before.

Sure your opinion may change, but to call people ignorant (insert expletive here) is a bit far,
considering you once did the same thing.

That's like being freed from prison then mocking people who are still in chains.


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Because we are used to it.
And not only that, but Im pretty sure EVERYONE here has used that insult before.

Sure your opinion may change, but to call people ignorant (insert expletive here) is a bit far,
considering you once did the same thing.

That's like being freed from prison then mocking people who are still in chains.

I don't use the word faggot. Because I have several gay friends in high school that literally get ridiculed and threatened by others just because they are homosexual. I live in Texas,so it could be a regional issue. But people who do use it are ignorant because homosexuals (at least the ones I know) take it as an insult when they hear the word. Since it was originally started as a slang term used against homosexuals. So no, it's not "too far" to call assholes ignorant. Because they are, I see that kind of shit everyday.


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OP is so straight.

I actually am. I asked this because I have several gay friends in school. And they take it as an insult.


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It's not and I don't see many people using it as an insult to gay people.

What you see plenty of is 'you're a fag' 'shut up faggot' 'phag' or the ever present 'fgt'
I doubt it's ever actually mean as a 'you are homosexual therefore you are a bad person', along the lines of what kush posted. You calling someone a faggot doesn't mean that they are gay or you are homophobic, it just means they are a faggot.

That being said, it is dying off now and you tend to only see fgt online where it's more of a joke than an actual slur. Or Oldfag/Newfag, it's just words not some evil scheme to oppress gay people.

Getting butthurt over it is doubly ironic btw.

It actually is used to demean homosexuals in the area I live in (Texas) I have several homosexual friends in school that are constantly being bullied/threatened because they are gay. Like I said in another post,it's probably a regional issue. And i call people who throw around the word ignorant because i know several gay friends that take the word as an insult,  and I'm pretty sure others do too. So call me "butthurt". But that shit pisses me off when I see people doing it firsthand.


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My post was supposed to be a joke.

I honestly can't tell the difference between jokes and people just being assholes on the Internet anymore. But its fine,no problem.


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I try not to be an asshole, and will usually only be one when defending myself or a friend.

It's coo' bruh