Living in the UK, faggot is a word that doesn't really tend to surface in conversation that often. To me, a faggot will always be an inferior meat product ( http://www.tesco.com/superstore/xpi/5/xpi50150805.htm ). Did anybody ever enjoy eating these things? I swear, I've seen dog meat that looks like it contains more real meat. Also, fun fact: Fray Bentos steak and kidney pies smell exactly the same as Pedigree Chum meatloaf variety (or whatever its called, the one that doesn't have the jelly in it).

Back on topic, using 'gay' to describe things in a derogatory manner isn't cool, but it mainly seems like a childish thing to do, as you get older less people do it, just seems like a nasty habit (most) people grow out of.

I'm gay, and personally I do find it a little offensive. What annoys me the most though, is when my friends use it around me with no regard and sometimes they even are bastards enough to say "oh, I meant the other meaning". However, to counteract this I just call my friends hetrosexuals and pussy lickers as an insult and they usually apologise.

Notable though, when I first joined this forum, I thought it was homophobic (like the bastards at RMRK) and when I found out there were actually other gay members here I was suprised.

I think a word filter would be a bad idea, because then we couldn't talk about it in a serious context.

OR how about only gay members can say it?