4/9/07 UPDATE****
Okay, so I decided to pull this post following concerns from the Rod-man. While my intention was to rag on my own personal religious leanings, upon second reading, I realized that I would offend more than just myself.
Won't happen again. Been down that road before....
Instead, Erik's topic at hand.....the term "gay" lost it's literal meaning a long time ago. It's a word without a home. How it became a synonym for "homosexual" (specifically of the male persuasion) I do not know. I see the pop-culture term of the word "gay=lame" as a reflection on the stereotype of the homosexual male as being effeminate and soft. That is my take on it. Again, it's a lost word anyway....so now it has double meanings. Go figure....
Why does the word sinister define someone identified as a deviant? The etymoloy of the word originates as "left-handed." There, now we have something to take personal offense against.
I guess my point is that life is just a little too politically correct these days, and I say that as a white, middle class, overweight male. I'm about as politically incorrect as you can get, just by my very existence. It's okay though...pretty soon I'll have a kid, and when he/she is a teenager, I'm sure I'll be viewed as "totally gay" or whatever semantic equivalent is popular in 12-13 years from now.
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