Inscrutable. What’s the difference?
Lemme guess: “Fag” is like icky out fairy boys. “Gay” is like what goes on during your boys’ trip to Vegas for “the NCAA tournament,” (and stays there, of course).
You either don't know many gay men, or the ones you do know are weird and out of touch.
I know more than a few, including friends and family. I still don't understand this distinction you make[/b], and what it has to do with people here dropping "fag" and "cocksucker" continuously. Enlighten me, please.
You don't understand because you've been brainwashed by PC culture.
And/Or you run with a dull, outside-the-know crowd.
Lurk awhile longer and you might figure it out.
I think I've got it now:
"Peter Robinson, a professor of Sociology at Swinburne University, told me that 'the usage of these slurs goes to what sociologists call "in-group behaviour," where some will use derogatory terms as terms of endearment for each other.'
So is there a feeling that the word 'fag' could be used by a group of gay men to show a sense of belonging with each other — finding common ground by saying a word only we can say without a large amount of backlash."
https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2018/08/25/is-it-ever-ok-to-say-fag/
Sound about right?