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> One is a recently-manufactured "outrage" that only the terminally-gullible actually find offensive (i.e. folks best described by exactly that adjective). I c
by saraid216 12y ago
> One is a recently-manufactured "outrage" that only the terminally-gullible actually find offensive (i.e. folks best described by exactly that adjective).
I can't even tell if you're referring to "retarded" or "gay" here.
- threatofrain 12y agoI think "gay" is offensive only because it refers to a widely recognized social reality that is still being fought out, the reality that gay people are socially inferior, and that gay bashing is a social art for men. Take away that reality and "that's gay" becomes an idiom lost in time.
- CurtMonash 12y ago"Gay" as a general synonym for "undesirable" is obviously offensive to gays.
- saraid216 12y agoWould you consider someone calling you stupid offensive?
- chrismonsanto 12y agoI think "retarded" is what is being referred to. It doesn't make any sense to call the terminally-gullible "gay".
- saraid216 12y agoYeah, but the backlash against using "retarded" as a slur is barely noticed as an issue, which makes it sound like he's referring to "gay".