Why do people use gay as an insult?

Mox · August 23, 2014, 12:34:29 AM

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.

Dustin · August 23, 2014, 12:45:37 AM

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Auspicious Rose · August 23, 2014, 01:13:54 AM

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

Auspicious Rose · August 23, 2014, 01:20:02 AM

Quote from: Nuka on August 23, 2014, 01:18:30 AM

Then you must be living in a shed.

Nope. It's really been dying down.

Nick McIntyre · August 23, 2014, 02:15:50 AM

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.

Mox · August 23, 2014, 02:22:55 AM

Quote from: Sentra on August 23, 2014, 01:13:54 AM

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.

Nascent Email · August 23, 2014, 02:27:57 AM

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

kush mcgush (ง◕ل͜◕)ง · August 23, 2014, 03:21:19 AM

Because i use faggot when someones a faggot...

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Auspicious Rose · August 23, 2014, 03:24:39 AM

Quote from: Neo on August 23, 2014, 02:22:55 AM

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.

DAS B00T x2 · August 23, 2014, 06:30:38 AM

It's common vocabulary, basically.

Mr. Psychologist · August 23, 2014, 09:10:39 AM

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.

ΚΑΤΑΝΑΛΩΤΗΣ · August 23, 2014, 09:11:24 AM

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Mr. Psychologist · August 23, 2014, 09:14:17 AM

Quote from: Nuka on August 23, 2014, 09:11:54 AM

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.

Mad Max · August 23, 2014, 09:46:14 PM

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.

R o c k e t · August 23, 2014, 11:45:31 PM

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.

Reciffo_Smmoc · August 24, 2014, 06:01:03 AM

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Juuzou · August 24, 2014, 06:04:17 AM

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Mox · August 24, 2014, 02:09:51 PM

Quote from: Rocketman287 on August 23, 2014, 11:45:31 PM

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.

Mox · August 24, 2014, 02:11:06 PM

Quote from: Lady Noelle on August 24, 2014, 06:04:17 AM

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.

Juuzou · August 24, 2014, 02:11:40 PM

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Mox · August 24, 2014, 02:16:54 PM

Quote from: Mr Psychologist on August 23, 2014, 09:10:39 AM

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.

Mox · August 24, 2014, 02:18:15 PM

Quote from: Lady Noelle on August 24, 2014, 02:11:40 PM

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.

Juuzou · August 24, 2014, 02:20:10 PM

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Mox · August 24, 2014, 02:23:08 PM

Quote from: Lady Noelle on August 24, 2014, 02:20:10 PM

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

It's coo' bruh

Juuzou · August 24, 2014, 02:26:43 PM

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rC · August 25, 2014, 03:00:25 PM

Quote from: Neo on August 24, 2014, 02:09:51 PM

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.

i use the word faggot almost hourly.

DAS B00T x2 · August 25, 2014, 03:08:39 PM

Quote from: RC5908 on August 25, 2014, 03:00:25 PM

i use the word faggot almost hourly.

Same.