Severed
Fractal Fanatic
Im not offended. I just really wonder why people use that word the way they do. And why it is allowed.
I can think of so many other condescending and discriminatory words used towards minorities through out the history.
Using those words would get me banned imidiately. From 99% of all forums on the Internet.
Hopefully this will end the same way.
The real question is why are you so offended?
I know many homosexual's as we regularly play at a gay bar (yup it is even advertised as a "GAY BAR" with a huge pink sign), and they prefer to be called gay. Does this offend you too? It is not discriminatory, it is not condescending and it in no way is rude. It has nothing to do with them being a minority or not, it's simply a label they chose because homosexual sounds like a medical condition. This is all well documented, and even wikipedia has accurate information on the subject. FYI, homosexuals also understand when a person says "man that's gay," that it is slang and it is not being used in a sexual reference. It's just common sense.
I think you need to open up your closed mind and see it for what it is, not what you think it is.