“Have you ever used the word “faggot” in a derogatory way? I have. Probably did so today; if not I surely did so yesterday. This being true despite the fact that I am pretty well immersed in the gay culture. I’m not talking about “I have many black/jewish/name the minority of your choice” friends here. I’m talking about a life where I know more gays than straights. My parents were in fashion, I’m in film and my wifey is in P.R. for a fashionable hotel chain. Being gay aint no thing, it’s honestly more of a drawback to be from the midwest in my world. Believe it or not, being gay is less of a drawback than being straight in many situations. If you find that hard to believe I’ll tell you some of the things Andre Leon Talley has said to the Wifey. Where I’m going with all this is simply that “faggot” is not considered terribly insulting in my world. A well spoken “bitch” is much more injurious in the right context. I have no issue with Louis riffing on this particular bit of language, he’s just calling us all out and shining a light on the subject.”
That’s an interesting perspective! I don’t think I necessarily strongly disagree with you.
Two points: I’m fairly certain, like five nines certain, that I’ve never called anyone a f——, and I may never have even said the word out loud. I’ve certainly never called anyone the n——, or any other racial slur. Do you know why? It’s for the extremely selfish and personal reason that, growing up, I was constantly called a racial slur (and f——), from like grade 3 to grade… uh right now.
Secondly, I’m sure it’s an advantage being gay if you’re looking to have a gay relationship with someone, and maybe probably in other contexts, but I’d be willing to bet that, right now, there is a vanishingly small set of cases where it is an advantage, all told.
