I posted no. Now don't everyone gang up on me... but I see it as a pop culture word. For instance, when someone says "OH MY GOD" and they use God's name in vain. Most people look past that - it's an expression.

Gay didn't always mean homosexual until quite recently in the world. That's another example of pop culture. The times are changing, and so are the words.

Fag used to be a cigarette or a cigar. Now it is a derogatory term for a homosexual male. But in other countries, the word fag is still popularly used as a term for cigarettes. The Polish side of my family has always referred to cigarettes as fags, and still do to this day.

Then you have the "You're so retarded". The "What's up my nigguh?" and so on... They are just words. If they aren't said in order to put down a gay person, then it doesn't really apply to them.

This doesn't mean someone isn't free to take offense to it. Everyone feels differently. I just think people need to learn to somewhat understand that words are just words, and look past it. I have said this term every now and then when something really crazy happens. Even most of my homosexual friends say this. I try not to say it just because I'm watching the way I speak, but I don't think it's a huge deal. less

So if I strolled on up you and said 'Hey cunt, how's it going?' that'd be perfectly fine? How about if you heard someone else greet a friend in that fashion? I hear it all the time around town here. What if my tone was perfectly amiable and friendly, would that change anything?

Words are the only way we can truly communicate; that their meaning has changed with popular usage does not reduce how offensive they can be. less

I just think that people need to be a bit more aware of how what they say can hurt other people. Whether everyone finds "that's so gay" as offensive or not, the point is that the people around them might and it could really hurt someone. There are so many other ways of saying you dislike or find something untasteful that don't have the risk. less

I honestly don't feel that it's offensive. I think there are ways people can make it offensive. I have gay friends and I use that expression around them all the time and no one knows the difference. It's actually kind of funny because they use it as well. I think people at times can be a little too sensitive about things.

I get irritated if someone calls me out about saying the word "retarded". A lot of people use that expression and honestly I don't use it in an offensive way. I don't make fun of anyone or condone any type of bullying, but like I said earlier, I think people are too sensitive sometimes. Either that or they are only wanting to cause drama. less