If people weren't getting offended by the word, if its just a silly word, why are they coming on to speak about their disdain about the word then.
Because we live in the era of the easily offended.
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Except, gay people took the word queer and made it their own. Soyboys just bitch and complain about it.
Seems like you need to learn how the last generation dealt with it.