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Old 05-27-2005, 09:41 AM
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Originally posted by newb
How about words that have a whole new meaning.
{Again...I'm not trying to be insensitive.}

"Gay" used to mean "happy"
"fag" used to mean cigarette.[ a bit before my time ]

the word faggot means a bundle of sticks.



i'm always suprised at this day and age the number of people (especially on this forum) that use the expression 'gay' to describe things they dont approve of.

then they say they arent homophobic ...

i think that if you saw a man in a pretty dress wearing lipstick and sitting on another mans lap - and the other man was wearing chaps, cowboy boots and hat, a studded leather choker and no pants .... it might then be appropriate to say 'that looks gay'

other than that - it's a pretty poor use of the word.
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