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Why is "faggot" such a bad word in USA?
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Here in the USA saying the word "faggot" to describe a gay person has got people into a lot of trouble recently. One actor had to go into rehab to be cured, also one of the Democratic candidates was described using that word and all hell broke loose. By the way I know that you eat faggots in UK, but is it also used to describe gays in a derogatory way?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Some time ago an advertisement was upheld by the ASA in Britain because the word "faggot" was used to described pork and liver with gravy. Cue various people saying "political correctness gone mad".
I suppose that from a British perspective, the word is more milder over here than over in the United States.
Herbert Hill Brain must be turning in his grave at such a thought!
I suppose that from a British perspective, the word is more milder over here than over in the United States.
Herbert Hill Brain must be turning in his grave at such a thought!
why is it a bad word? Because people use it to insult a minority. What it 'means' isn't important. The N word just comes from the Latin for 'black'; it's the insult that causes offence, rather than the meaning. An opposition politician has just stood down for using it in a stupid way when he would have done better just to keep his mouth shut:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6431005 .stm
Much the same would have happened to him if he'd called gays 'faggots', I think; even though the word is seldom used in that sense in Britain, the insult would have been clear.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6431005 .stm
Much the same would have happened to him if he'd called gays 'faggots', I think; even though the word is seldom used in that sense in Britain, the insult would have been clear.
the actor was that guy in Seinfeld. When he used the word in his stand-up act - insultingly - a lot of the audience walked out. This isn't what a stand-up needs, so I imagine he'd think a dose of rehab would be in order to help him find out how to retain the crowds.
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/307809/seinfelds _kramers_racist_tirade_of_craziness/
http://www.metacafe.com/watch/307809/seinfelds _kramers_racist_tirade_of_craziness/
no, hang on, sorry, I was still thinking of the N word. The F word was a guy from Grey's Anatomy.
http://www.hecklerspray.com/isaiah-washington- goes-to-big-gay-rehab/20066690.php/
http://www.hecklerspray.com/isaiah-washington- goes-to-big-gay-rehab/20066690.php/
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