[CatherineofAragon]

"I can tell you are old or ignorant by your usage of the word faggot"

I personally tend to use "queer." Is that offensive and unPC? Should I adopt the use of "gay" to avoid hurting the queers' feelings?

[shibumi]

"I personally tend to use "queer." Is that offensive and unPC? Should I adopt the use of "gay" to avoid hurting the queers' feelings?"

Here on FR the accepted term is "Stick Bundler."

[AFreeBird]

Go looking for a fag in merry old England and you’ll be pointed towards a tobacco shop or the chemist’s shop.

Language cab be quite queer at times.

[Reddy]

Personally, I use the word homosexual instead of slang words. I try to treat people with respect, regardless of their disorder. I doubt that freepers are using faggot and queer in real life encounters with homosexuals.

The exception would be zero. He deserves zero respect. And I would say everything to his face that I say on here if given the opportunity.

[tomkat]

My opinion/practice is to use whichever of the various 'old school' terms seems most to irritate the sodomites on a given day.

It would seem, evidenced by the number of perpetually offended individuals posting herein, that the insidious cancer of PC is seeping its way into FR as well.

Tho I'll grant that some of the stuff can occasionally get a bit crass, give me crass over corncob-retentive any day.

(ps: you crack me up .. cheers   d:^)

[Boogieman]

When I’m feeling sophisticated, I might go with “pansy” or “pillow biter”. For less refined moods, there is always “turd burglar” and “fudge packer”.

For all around usage though, “faggot” still gets you the most bang for the buck.