
Originally Posted by
CrimsonSky
Septimus;
Take a different look at the use of the word "Fag". It's become more and more used as you said, not necessarily as a derogatory word for gay guys, but as a simple insult men use with other men to challenge their manliness.
That in and of itself is a form of social progress isn't it?
Fag, nigger...these words are words of hatred and intolerance. If black dudes were able to "take back" nigga and make it more positive, to give them the control of it's dark history, why can't gay men take back fag in the same light?