Virgo
11-23-2011, 03:45 PM
Apologies; but i've never heard the word queer used to insult someone. Not that i haven't heard other, usually older, people complaining about being called it as an insult.
Today...well...my generation use "Gay" to insult people. But i don't feel it is an insult Per se, it depends how it is used.
I would say the same goes for queer. Neither hold insult outright.
Queer=unusual/not the usual.
Which i think is an appropriate way to describe someone who is gay, i mean, being gay isn't the norm, is it?
I just don't see it as an insult, and if the LGBT see it as such is only going to make bigots use them more and then it will solely be an insult.
It's the intent behind the use of the word, not the word that's the insult.
Even i admit, i hate it when people use the word fag, or faggot especially to identify themselves, but that's their decision.
And i hate being called gay when the sole purpose is to try and insult me.
I still wouldn't want the gay community to avoid using the word gay because of it.
Today...well...my generation use "Gay" to insult people. But i don't feel it is an insult Per se, it depends how it is used.
I would say the same goes for queer. Neither hold insult outright.
Queer=unusual/not the usual.
Which i think is an appropriate way to describe someone who is gay, i mean, being gay isn't the norm, is it?
I just don't see it as an insult, and if the LGBT see it as such is only going to make bigots use them more and then it will solely be an insult.
It's the intent behind the use of the word, not the word that's the insult.
Even i admit, i hate it when people use the word fag, or faggot especially to identify themselves, but that's their decision.
And i hate being called gay when the sole purpose is to try and insult me.
I still wouldn't want the gay community to avoid using the word gay because of it.
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