Originally Posted by
urbanknight
Seriously? In the context we are speaking about, it's quite blatant and obvious. Yes, the word started out meaning happy, but there's no doubt the evolution to the meaning of being bad or undesirable was derived from the *****exual meaning.
I understand what you're saying, but in this particular case, there is no arguing the hateful nature if the current slang use. Once again, not saying the OP or anyone who uses it is being hateful. Just that it's the nature of the current meaning.
From what I can garner it's (gay) a more recent evolution, steming back to the 50's through 70's (Liberace).
Some sources say the word "gay" has been used to mean "immoral" since the late 1600's. So it could just be that the current slang is more or less related to that evolution of the word...
You're probably right, however
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