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To: jocon307

“she throws the word faggot around”

What is evil or out of place with the word “faggot”?

Do you know what “faggot” means?

What are its origins?

Is that not necessary to determine if a word is inappropriate or not?

For example, the word “niggar” automatically indicts the recipient of the word as being lazy. That I would judge is an unjust bias based on skin color.

So what is the meaning of “faggot” to support your claim of unjust indictment?


17 posted on 01/04/2016 6:18:59 AM PST by Repent and Believe (Heretics and apostates are not members of the church - paraphrase from Pius XII, Mystici Corporis)
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To: Repent and Believe

Insofar as I am aware in proper usage the word faggot means either a bundle of sticks tied together or a type of pulled thread work that resembles that (faggotting). It’s only relationship to homosexuality is a slang insult.

If she wants to right an article filled with insulting slang words while complaining about someone else’s language she’s free to do so, but don’t expect me to be impressed by her discourse.


22 posted on 01/04/2016 10:40:41 AM PST by jocon307
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