Bey Brad Wrote:Sasch Wrote:Why does anyone use "carp" and "gay" as swearwords? It's so homophobic. And if you don't think it's homophobic, then it's carp ignorant.
I used to rail against this when I was younger but gave up and accepted that as a culture, we redefine what words mean all the time. I also generally use it in a sarcastic sense.
As a gay person, I still find the term pretty highly offensive, but it has become so common in everyday adolescent vocabulary that I've pretty much built up a tolerance for the words.
Its disgusting that I have to do this, but still... I don't really get upset over the word unless its clearly used towards me or someone else in a demeaning manner.