Originally Posted by
ls01
GAY, there I said it. Three letters in a particular order. The context is what gives it its meaning. The context comes from the thought or idea of the person using the word. When a teenager uses the word gay or gey as I have seen it spelled, in this fasion it meens they dont like it or have a problem with it, not that they have found it to be *****exual in nature. I dont understand the obvious outrage that this word has brought about when used this way but for the sake of not offending anyone I have struck it from my vocabulary.
The argument from the GLBT society is that its offensive and promotes negative feelings towards them.
I completely agree with you, throughout my teen years, and still now at 21, I use it in the same exact manner...but hopefully this won't turn into such a debate that it gets put into P&R.