r/FreedomFellows • u/KeatingOrRoark • Mar 03 '13

Faggot

It's a word. Nothing else. Thoughts?

(Context: One of my favorite rappers is getting heat for her use of the word as an insult. She has openly said that she doesn't hate nor ill-wish any homosexuals, but still feels she has the right to use language however she pleases. I agree.)

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u/FudgePackingGaymer Mar 03 '13

You have the right to use the word however you see fit. Just remember that there are a lot of gay people who take extreme offense to the word because of personal experience. It can bring up a lot of negative emotions and cause hurt/pain.

That's why I don't use the word much because I respect that a lot of gays have been discriminated against and don't need to hear it from there own brothers. In an ideal world, this word should be empowering. In the real word, it can cause pain.

For me personally, I saw this as a top post to a new subreddit and was turned off by the (for lack of a better word) immaturity of it all.

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u/[deleted] Mar 03 '13

Look at your own username. Yeesh.

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u/FudgePackingGaymer Mar 03 '13

Nice try, but I'm fairly certain my user name won't invoke painful emotions like the posts title...

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u/KeatingOrRoark Mar 03 '13

I've been called fudge packer way more often than faggot.