Originally Posted by
urbanknight
So if I suddenly decided to use the word "n*gger" as a term for any person I don't like (of any race), people shouldn't get offended?
I believe the gey spelling was a noble (or not) effort to disassociate the term from its *****exual roots as to be less offensive, or more likely, keep the kids from getting into trouble for using it. I've also seen it as ghey.
No I believe the word you mentioned has no other meaning than the deragatory one it is known for, and is probably the exception to the rule. I absolutely despise that word for the division it has caused and cant really get behind its use by the group that continues to use it today. The meaning of words changes all the time in our language. While it (gay) did start out with a hateful narrow minded use it has morphed into something else entirely. I still avoid it for the most part.