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Edited by whoops: 5/28/2016 11:32:26 AM
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How did the word "gay" become an insult?

Like how? "Dude that's gay" Like how? [b]Like how?[/b] [b][i]Like how?[/i][/b] [b][i][u]Like how?[/u][/i][/b] [spoiler][b][i][u]Like how?[/u][/i][/b][/spoiler] [spoiler][quote][b][i][u]Like how?[/u][/i][/b][/quote][/spoiler] Edit: thanks people, I think I understand now.
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  • Edited by LahDsai: 5/27/2016 6:32:46 PM
    "Gay" has been around a loooooong time and has held many different meanings including: carefree, loose, jovial, prostitute, womanizer, stupid, silly, promiscuous, frivolous, etc.[spoiler]in the example above the woman is calling the other out for being a prostitute[/spoiler] It's usage as an insult (nor to mean "stupid") is not a uniquely modern phenomenon.

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