I agree on the concept that words aren’t the issue, people are. I detest society as a whole due to people acting like they have sticks shoved up their asses over this or that. Organizations such as GLAAD, IMO, are made up of such people. I have a few gay friends and I’ve used the word fag around them (not to them or about them, just in general), and they seem to have no issue with it or else they’d give even the slightest indication. You don’t see people like that in GLAAD, you see the insecure civilians who happen to have power who like to bitch out anyone who doesn’t conform to their small ideal of what should and shouldn’t be allowed to be said. The double standard irks me too. Black people can say “nigger” all they want, but if a white person says it around them and they’re not fucking BFFs then WATCH OUT!

The only reason that words are made out to be taboo is because of people who bitch about the use of the words by people who may or may not be racist, homophobic, etc. If organizations like GLAAD weren’t around to constantly remind everyone about how “not right” it is for this word or that to be used, eventually these words, which when taken to the worst extreme are made out to be on a tier all of their own when it comes to how “bad” a word is to say, wouldn’t be so bad to say, or taken to the effect that easily offendable people would take them to be. Eventually they would all dwindle down to just being another batch of explicit words that people use.

Unfortunately, when we live in a world where there are many racists, homophobes, TROLLS living in the world of would-be good people, hiding amongst us and being jackasses whenever possible, those overly-sensitive people won’t let up. I’d like to say I can’t blame them, but if there was not a gay person alive who would get offended by one of those homophobes screaming “FAG!” then that homophobe’s hate become ineffective, and the target of the supposed slur and others around can just laugh at the asshole’s attempt to rile up that person and others. Thus, by reminding us all of how “bad” these words are, they’re acknowledging that the word still has power as a tool to use against someone rather than let that power be forgotten and eventually fade away into a word that, on its own, couldn’t offend anyone.

Yes some people are racist, yes some people are bigots and idiots, but at the end of the day take a joke. Life is shit enough as it is without lefty do gooders running round screaming every time someone says fag and means cigerette. I find gay people very friendly and nice people, I enjoy gay clubs, but I’m still kicking my wallet home before I bend down to pick it up.

Enjoy life, don’t worry about jokes.

I look at it like a similar situation here in the UK. A racist party called the BNP is gaining popularity. There was a big uproar because they were allowed to speak on TV. I say fine let them, if they are as racist as people make them out to be then they’ll just expose themselves.

If lots of people use the word fag, then those that don’t can simply turn the other cheek at these losers.

To be honest I don’t know where I’m going with this. There’s too many shades of gray.

I just don’t think the endgame of political correctness is where we want to be.

I don’t see any room for a gray area or double standard here. Terms like “nigger”, “fag”, “spic”, “chink”, etc. are either ALL acceptable or they’re ALL not, because context and semantics make no difference to the person who is made to feel inferior. If Jericho says, “fag” – FINE… but don’t hold Michael Hayes to a different standard for an ABSOLUTELY IDENTICAL set of circumstances. If gays shouldn’t be untouchable, no one else should be either. I believe in a level playing field.

If it’s okay for Jericho to call a non-homosexual a “fag”, then Mark Henry should have no problem with me saying you’re “my nigger” since I usually tend to agree with you on most things – both wrestling and politcal.

When I say lighten up I mean organizations like GLADD that spend their whole life in a militant who said what mode, as if they’re some kind of superior race stomping out dissidents. Yes AIDS coverage was appalling; a couple of fag jokes is part of society, just like calling somebody a short ass, or a geek. Why are gays untouchable?

They are making the divide and conquer worse not better.

I just want to be clear on which hateful slurs are okay and require lightening up and the ones that get us labeled as hatemongers.

you dont see them bitching about South Parks Show Last night titled Fag where they use the world Well over 100 times.

These Pathetic Souls need to Spend More time getting Laid then Bitching every time some one uses their right to free Speech.

Just as they have the right to bitch ive got the right to tell these Jack Offs to get a fucking life already