(June 18, 2014 at 8:06 am)Tonus Wrote: I used to use "fag/faggot/gay" as pejoratives, but gradually stopped because I think that in that sort of usage they are no different from racial slurs and --having gotten to know a fair number of gay people-- I no longer feel comfortable using them. I still occasionally use "retard" but have been using it less and less for the same reason. I never used "cunt" because in the US it seems to elicit a pretty volatile emotional response. Or maybe that's just my impression, since I never hear it locally.
My sister is a lesbian, she calls me a faggot all the time. Lol. I have grown to like the word, but I don't use it ever. I also don't use retard or cunt. I'm not really big on swearing myself. But I kind of like people who swear. Haha
