But the important part of the whole point of this debate is that people don't THINK of that actual meaning when they use or hear that word. They think gay person. They do not envision sticks and they do not think of fire wood.

^Pics! I only ever remember seeing you in graphic tees. Oh! And that one time you went to some dance, I think.

Sometimes I wish I wasn't so curvy so I could better pull off the look.

We're not computers who take every word everyone says at face value. We are humans who experience a myriad of emotions which give depth and flavor to conversations. And I can SAY that I love you and you'll know what the words mean, but I can say it in several different tones and several different co...

I'm kind of playing all of them at once now: EO - I still need to finish the post-game stuff (too scary) II - just beginning to get a balanced party and really enjoying the first few floors III - baaaaarely scratched the surface on this one but I think I've gone one or two floors in just to get a fe...

You did help! And I enjoyed playing the barbarian. I'm so used to being the healer of the group. It was nice to be able to take a lot more damage than usual and also be relieved of feeling responsible for everyone's lives. @_@;

I call noodles a new dullz.

Yeah, and it's easy to say "don't let it bother you," or "don't give it that power," but it's much harder to actually remove the negative connotations from the word and cancel out your emotional reaction to said connotation.

PLA. ._. I don't get it.

^Oh, that's a good point, actually. There are plenty of RPGs I've dropped because when I really wanted to get to the next part of the story it forced me into tedious hours of grinding and whatnot. I get impatient to know what happens.
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I'm so sorry, Cottonlove. :C One day we'll be able to feel like humans everywhere we go, instead of strange two-headed creatures or simple objects to be acted upon. I have to believe that. My heart hurts every time something like this comes up and people say its not that big of a deal. I just read t...

I don't really think it's a good insult, so I don't feel like I'm missing out on anything.

Just because you don't use it that way and have never seen or heard anyone else do it does not mean that in the simple act of walking down the street a gay person may never experience someone who hates gay people yelling at them and throwing things from their car and shouting, "Faggot!" Be...

He makes the argument that it isn't as historically significant as other derogatory terms like "nigger," so it shouldn't be a big deal... but that doesn't matter, because people are offended by it NOW. And he says the people "who fancy themselves progressives," are GIVING gay peo...

Had our first session tonight. I had so much fun . xD The DM chose my race as well as class, and he picked Kasatha , which is not something I would ordinarily have chosen on my own. I am really enjoying being this far out of my normal roleplaying comfort zone. And! A cute girl in our group is also p...