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Posted: Thu May 26, 2011 2:07 pm
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 6:40 am
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Yuki_no_Joo Hugel And a 'f**' is something you put in between your lips and light it, and laugh about second hand smoke. Funny how words like f*****t and gay have so many meanings and changed over the years. It is true how words can mean different things as times change. In the Elizabethan era a 'f*****t' was a bundle of sticks, usually used to burn witches. The more you know. Cause knowledge is power! Yep, and "Gay" went through several changes from:
arrow A very happy and jolly person. (Like in the Christmas song) arrow Before the 1800's (I think) They were used to show off people who were unrestricted in their sexual activities-primarily for the heterosexual. +"Gay man" was a man was a womanizer or a man whore (....sorry if that offended I sat for about 3 minutes and couldn't think of a better term)
+"Gay woman" was a prostitute
+"Gay House" was a brothel.
(I think Batman and Robin fall somewhere between these two, I might be wrong)
arrow later went to those who were still carefree and unrestricted in their sexual activity but encompassed more than just the opposite sex.
arrow To now, where is use is either a derogatory term or a labeling term for a group of people.
The mean went from something so very happy and nice to something so ...widely argued over.
Isn't Etymology is fun?
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Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 6:47 am
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Lord Tai I'm ashamed to admit this, but as much as I like to think I'm making good progress on accepting gay people, I still use the words "gay", "f**", and "f*****t" negatively, usually when I'm gaming. I don't actually think about it when I do it either, which makes it really hard to come to terms with. I don't imagine gay people when I say these things, I just say something foul when I feel cheated. I once saw a movie with Adam Sandler in it, the name of which I can't remember, where he took his black friend to the movies and ordered tickets for "One adult, one f*****t". When his friend objected to this, he said that he shouldn't care, since he knew what he was and so to him it was just a funny word. I'm not sure how anyone else feels about this, but in my opinion it would be great if it got to being just a funny sounding word.
Though many people would say that you should drop the words and find better terms to use, but in your sense the words are being used to describe a person or event that is of great annoyance to you.
I would love for the two words to go back to something of happier and more carefree usage. Maybe it'll take a few more Adam Sandler movies to change that? :I
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:37 am
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 11:52 am
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 12:04 pm
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 1:34 pm
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Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 2:30 pm
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