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I suppose it reflects just what a desensitized and putrid person that I am when I find the words "fag" and "faggot" so mundane due to their highly frequent usag
by vezzy-fnord 11y ago
I suppose it reflects just what a desensitized and putrid person that I am when I find the words "fag" and "faggot" so mundane due to their highly frequent usage that has eroded them to the point of being akin to grunts. I've seen a lot of usage by openly gay and trans individuals, as well.
(Fun fact: Faggots are a traditional British dish made from meat offal. Its existence frequently horrifies Americans when they first learn of it.)
- lexcorvus 11y agoBrits are also less shocked by "fag" because of its use to mean "cigarette." In college I had a French teacher who scandalized her American class by casually dropping the word into conversation. Turns out she had learned English in England, and was unaware of the American usage.