• Tb0n3@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    They called you gay not because they thought you were homosexual but as an offhanded insult. The two definitions have been disconnected for quite a while.

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      1 year ago

      I mean, no, the definitions are not disconnected at all. Gay was used as an insult because it meant homosexual.

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      1 year ago

      Trust me it wasn’t just an insult where I grew up it had a seriously negative impact on my ability to socialize or form any kind of romantic relationship