Unclean Meat Product, Homophobic?

[ToraToraTora]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-35994755
Not in France it would seem!

[-Talbot-]

lexical semantics

Faggot aimed at a bloke because he is a bit of a wuss ... ok. (imo, I know others will disagree)

Faggot aimed at a bloke because he is gay ... homophobic ... not ok.

[mikey4444]

TTT...interesting debate going on about smoking on here today....surprised not to see you there, given your vehemently anti-smokers views !

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/News/Question1484763.html

[ToraToraTora]

didn't see that one mikey.

[-Talbot-]

mikey, mikey ... mekey

You have taken going off topic to a new level ... congratulations.

[mikey4444]

TTT...pity...its right up your street !

[mikey4444]

Relax Talbot ! Its only an advert !

[-Talbot-]

Only an advert when you do it ... so it would seem!

[Old_Geezer]

"which translates as"

Well not that I'm a fluent French speaker but can't words be translated in different ways ? I'm unsure what being called a potential difference means anyway,

I used to like faggots as a kid. With boiled potatoes, peas and gravy they were great. Not had any for yonks now.

[Old_Geezer]

They were always perfectly clean too. The butcher had a hygiene certificate to prove it.

[ToraToraTora]

Happy to help out on a subject we do agree on mikey. it seems to have gone very quiet over there though.

[jim360]

PD is short for "pédéraste", which is a somewhat archaic word to mean "homosexual", and the precise translation is a bit nuanced to be sure. Roughly speaking, though, I would say that the statement "il est PD" isequivalent to the English "he's a homo". It's curt and tactless, as many such abbreviations of formal descriptions are; some would go further and say "faggot", and the intent (of curt dismissal, if not actual offence) is certainly similar.

The ruling is a little bizarre, as it seems to amount to accepting the "some of my best friends are ____" defence.

[jomifl]

The French say it as it is ...except when it isn't a minority or a foreigner.

[jourdain2]

I'm a bit baffled by the 'unclean' adjective, too. A well-made faggot is a joy to eat - last time I ate one was in France, as it happens, but made by a retired British butcher - very tasty indeed.

[tamborine]

With his £4k compo he can set up his own business, no loss!

[mikey4444]

TTT....nice to have your help !

[cassa333]

was the case because he had been sacked and called a faggot? Or that he had been called a faggot and that his sacking was because he was gay?

As far as I can make out he was sacked for being off sick!! Not because he was gay. The fact he was called a faggot is probably hurtful but Seems to be just a crass insult. I have been called a fat old Hefner before and again is hurtful but is just a crass insult.