Quote Originally Posted by Phantom View Post
...your post just went beyond offensive it was insulting to me as a homosexual.
How? I apologize if you took offense to it, but that wasn't my intention -- or even my realization. I honestly don't understand what part of that post could be deemed "offensive" by any logical argument.
So explain to me how homosexuals forced the evolution of "their words"?
I was referring to the word "gay" -- you know, the topic -- which was claimed by homosexuals as a label. Because of this, the definition changed ("evolved", if you will) from "happy" to "homosexual". And now the definition is changing/evolving further, and you're not happy with it.
Seeing as you sincerly disagree with anything homosexual I wonder why you would even post in here in the first place.
The topic isn't about homosexuality, it's about the word "gay" and the evolution of its usage and meanings. Either way, I can still come in and chip in my two cents.
How did homosexuals twist those words? I don't think we used a screwdriver to twist them.
"Twist", in this context, would mean to warp or manipulate it to the desired effect. (See, other words have multiple meanings, too.) The word "gay" was deliberately twisted into a self-imposed label for homosexuals, and now is being naturally twisted -- or evolving -- into a different definition. Just like, as mentioned before, the word "Jew" has been twisted into describing something cheap or stingy. Or, sticking to the same labels of homosexuals, the words "fag/faggot" and "queer" have evolved into derogatory slurs. For better or for worse, offensive or not, languages, and words within those languages, evolve and gain different meanings.

Quote Originally Posted by Silver View Post
I know this'll sound harsh, but some people need to harden the **** up.
Thank you. I couldn't have said it better.