Originally Posted by Sense

Hate to go on a curve ball here, do you understand (at least from a British point of view) that the word faggot is no longer widely associated with homosexuality and instead a general derogatory term used to describe any person, to take offence from this is personally absurd and seems more like an excuse to make the 'victim' sound discriminated.

Sorry I had to pick up on thag, it just irritates me how people can get offended by such terms.

Originally Posted by Viddah

I'm sorry, Sense, but you are wrong.
Faggot is used to refer to a gay man in an offensive manner and is a word that shouldn't be used lightly.

Originally Posted by Kyure

Faggot, often shortened to fag, is a pejorative term used chiefly in North America primarily to refer to a gay man.[3][4][5] Alongside its use to refer to gay men in particular, it may also be used as a pejorative term for a "repellent male" or a homosexual person of either gender.[5][6][7] Its use has spread from the United States to varying extents elsewhere in the English-speaking world through mass culture, including film, music, and the Internet.

Yeah just like nigger. Its okay to say nigger now, since it's no longer used to be rude to black people.