Originally Posted by
urbanknight
I understand most people don't even think of the implications of slang words sometimes. I think I just get up in arms about this one because the slang definition in this context makes gay = bad or wrong.
I've always wondered how a word that has no association to a people-group, suddenly (or gradually) becomes the defining reference for them. Then, when someone else uses it in a different context from its new definition, that people-group gets all 'up in arms' over the implications. It wasn't their word to begin with...
Just like bent riders call regular bikes diamond-frames... like nobody will understand what they're talking about when they say "bike," since it suddenly only refers to 'bents.