Hello! This is my first submission to CMV. The word Gay, when used as an insult, is generally divorced from it's original meaning. (The original meaning being "One who is attracted to members of said person's gender") Thus, the idea that when you use Gay as an insult you are insulting all Gay people is false. Just because the two meanings share the same semantic shell, they mean different things depending on the context they are used in. To further articulate this view, let me express a metaphor. Words are like packages. The actual meaning of words are the contents of the packages. Imagine that two objects are shipped in the same package. The receiver of the packages opens it up, and angrily exclaims that one of the objects suck. This would not demean the other object, just because they are shipped in the same package! I fully sympathize and understand people who claim that using the word Gay as an insult is wrong. With the current and past discrimination towards Gay people, it is perfectly understandable that people are sensitive in matters such as these. I just happen to disagree. So, Change my View!
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