I heard "gay" used as a general-purpose insult once in a great while growing up. It seems to have taken off in the last 10 years or so largely due to South Park, which is really strange considering that the show otherwise has a pretty good attitude toward such things.
I heard it all the time. Even before I knew what it meant. I mean, I called my mom a lesbian once when she pissed me off just because it was an insult word; I had no idea what it meant beyond "girl fag", whatever that was.
If you start suspending students for what they say, then calling someone stupid or telling them to shut up become fair game as well. I know that school these days is more about self-validation and feeling good than learning, but this is taking it to extremes.
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Date: 2007-03-01 06:04 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2007-03-02 04:49 am (UTC)If you start suspending students for what they say, then calling someone stupid or telling them to shut up become fair game as well. I know that school these days is more about self-validation and feeling good than learning, but this is taking it to extremes.