Hey, it's Friday! > Here's the list, no offense: > [...] > Jip as in: 'he jipped me!' > Gypsy, Gyp, as above I was amazed and appalled when I first learned that 'jip' was short for 'gypsy'. I used to use that term all the time! > Diesel > Dyke I don't think that 'Diesel' is offensive unless followed by 'dyke', though most dykes are calling themselves that nowadays. Like 'faggot', a lot of this is in the context. If you angrily call someone 'hey, you ugly dyke' then it's offensive. If you casually mention 'I'm going out with my dyke friends' it's not, at least here in San Francisco. > Fag, faggot Gay men are a lot more touchy about 'faggot' when coming from straight folks. Perhaps it's because most of us got taunted with that term in elementary school ('dyke' wasn't common when I was growing up.) It can be used between friends, sort of like 'nigger' amongst black folks. > Milk-toast This is way dated. If anyone called me that I'd laugh at them. If you're including dated terms, why didn't you add 'bull-dagger'? > Homo This will probably always be offensive. It *sounds* offensive, doesn't it? Short, grunty. You sound like a Neanderthal saying it. > Fairy Treat like 'faggot'. Okay amongst friends, not when talking about a third party, unless you don't like them. I notice you ommitted 'bitch'. This term is another that can be used affectionately, but in other contexts is offensive. Actually, it may be offensive to women when gay men call one another 'you bitch!'. Coyote . : . '. . : . .' -- ._ '._.-'''-._.' _. Ron 'Coyote' Lussier '-..' '..-' Macromedia, Inc. coyote@macromedia.com --._ /.==. .==.\ _.-- San Francisco, CA 1.415.365.6467 ;/_o__\ /_o__\; 1991 Vanagon Syncro -----|` ) ( `|----- Westfalia _: \_) (\_/) (_/ ;_ --' \ '._.=._.' / '-- _.-''. '._.' .''-._ ' .''-.(_).-''. ' Joyous .' ' : ' '. Solstice! ' : ' ' |
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