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Old 01-19-2007, 12:46 PM   #22
Phaneuf3
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Ok so what's the question? You're wondering why somebody might be offended by that?
pretty much.
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In your example: you claim your friends use the word fag a lot. But obviously it was offensive to somebody else.
Friend A used the word 'fag' to describe his own homosexuality around friend B and myself. everyone was fine with this usage. i used the word 'fag' to describe friend A's homosexuality in a conversation with friend b. friend b gets ****ed off.

i don't understand how a word is ok to use by one person and not another when the intended meaning and such is exactly the same (ie not as a slur).
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