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I must admit I use the words 'that's so gay' but only in the context to which they were originally intended, my noticing something is rather happy or joyus, and never with derision in my tone. Which is, despite what some numpties may think what the word means. I've never claimed something was retarded...the word doesn't sound right to me, and so I don't use it, unless describing a medical condition.
I've been called a f*****t before, which I think rather odd, as though I'm thin I'd never think I resembled a bundle of sticks used to light a fire, my breasts are too large for me to dissapear in profile after all.

While I think political correctness is turning into more of a hindrance to society than a help, as a white middle class female, I've come to learn that I have very little in the way of rights, and I feel truely sorry for my partner, a white middle class male, who has no rights in this world whatsoever. It has it's place, but it's become so inextricably linked into every day life that one must watch what they say so very carefully.
I doubt that the youth of today will stop saying these things because they're not politically correct, but to inflame things, and as an act of rebellion, as all youth tend to do. Trying to correct them may only make things worse (I speak from experience here).

Oh, and contrary to popular opinion (or so I'm told), I'm not in my middling years...I'm only 22, but being a natural-born cynic, and having been something other than human in a previous incarnation, I tend not to hide my feelings as much as some. In short, I'm sick of seperation based on profile, whether it's race, sexual preference, or religion. It makes me even more furious when I must cow-tow to someone else's ideals, and bite my tongue, just because they hold my future in thier hands.

Wow...I must be under more stress than I had surmised...sorry about that. It seems all is not paradise downunder sweatdrop

**retreats under her milo tin to lick her wounds**

Keep in mind that a lot of gay people say "that's so gay" so why should it be offensive?

And the words retard/retards/retarded are used in different ways than most people think:

re·tard 1 (rĭ-tärd')
v. re·tard·ed, re·tard·ing, re·tards

v. tr.
To cause to move or proceed slowly; delay or impede.
v. intr.
To be delayed.
n.

1.

A slowing down or hindering of progress; a delay.
2.

Music A slackening of tempo.

(dictionary.com)

Why is it that persons get so offended by it? People need to stop taking offense to small things and live life. Its not like either of these words are a slur in any way.

Edit: Hillary Guff is as dumb as a stick of dog crap anyway.

Edit #2: Of all the things in the world to be worried about, why is THIS one of them. Again, their not slurs, so whats the point if getting offended?

heh... this is a very strong hatred of the topic now isn't it? =w= might i ask why you find it so upsetting or wrong for people to think that it isn't an appropriate way to express negetivity about something? yeah, some people get offended by it, but other than taking offence there is the simple fact that the misuse of words makes it easy to fforget what the words in question realy mean, and therefore lose their grammatical value.

I say both of them.


And if someones going to get so easily offended by a word that isnt even used in that context, then they need to go live under a rock. Worse things will be said in life.. get over it.