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by Olero on March 24th, 2008

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Do homosexuals get offended when people use "homo" as an insult?

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  • by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on March 24th, 2008

    DA BEN DAN yanggui zi

    I get offended when you use any word and mean it to be an insult.

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  • by Trisha Had her baby on March 24th, 2008

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    I would get offended if someone used it as an insult.

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  • by tiger22 on March 24th, 2008

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    If they do, they should'nt. Its an abreviation just like hetero.

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  • by BigDaddyBS on March 24th, 2008

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    DISCLAIMER: I am a middle-aged, straight, white guy.

    Do YOU get offended when ANYONE use the term "MAN' as an insult? ("You're just a MAN...") When they call your girlfriend or wife "WOMAN" as an insult? ("She'll never get anywhere... She's just a WOMAN.") In many cases, ANY term COULD be an insult ... It depends on the tone of voice used (spoken OR written).

    I would think they would look to the source, and decide from there, though the term "homo", I think, has become associated with the insult, just about as strongly as when people call your black friends one of the many names that are simply insulting to the race; when ANYONE calls a woman a "Ho"; Mexicans are called "wetbacks", etc.

    Personally, I don't like the term, and, as I said, I'm straight. Just my opinion.

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  • by Little big mouth on March 24th, 2008

    Little big mouth

    I'm not gay but I dare you to say "homo" as an insult to my face. One of us will have permanent knife scars on your face

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  • by Seraphim Shinobi on March 24th, 2008

    Seraphim Shinobi

    most people get offended when you insult them

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  • by tiger22 on March 24th, 2008

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    Im not gay, but I would never ask a gay person if he or she is a HOMO or not. If I suspected they were, I would'nt give a shit unless the person was pushing their personal views on me. The point is, I am respectfull to a point and I dont want to here about that since I do'nt unload my personal opinions, unless
    asked, like AB questions

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  • by Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo on March 24th, 2008

    Wide Awake @ has closing date woo hoo

    I get offended when people use any words as an insult. After all, their intent is to be insulting.

    Of course, not all LGBT people are the same, just like all straight people are not the same.

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  • by JTP on March 24th, 2008

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    I can assume that some do of course, after all it's been made an issue before.


    However this question would be more insulting to me if I was gay than the actual insult. It's generalizing about a huge group of people numbering in at least the millions, how can every single one of them be the same?

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  • by Jen-Jen on April 6th, 2008

    Jen-Jen

    Because it is as disrespectful as using the "N" word

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  • by Anonymous on April 6th, 2008

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    Can you say that to a gay person without it being an insult?

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  • by redcatt63 is around here somewhere...... on April 6th, 2008

    redcatt63 is around here somewhere......

    Anyone who uses "homo" as an insult probably uses a lot of other derogatory words to insult others as well. Most close-minded bigots are equal-opportunity haters. Pity them...for karma will bite them hard on the kiester one day...unless they insult the wrong person and they get an arse-whooping first. (DISCLAIMER: I am not a violent person, nor do I advocate it. Unfortunately, there are many people who are. Best advice, no one should use such offensive language like that if they have to brain cells. "Homo," the "N" word, all the other nasty, pea-brained slurs you still hear these days).

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