This had to be the last film in which this term was an acceptable and innocent put down, disregarding the obvious conotation. Can anyone else think of one? I myself am a f ag, but I have never been to hell, so its ok.
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Someone may have mentioned this already, but didn't Ted call Satan a f ag also? So it was said twice.
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funny, that "beep" in the last post kind of says it all
also, "average person"...probably depends on where you live.
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yea, i would assume if you live in madrid or moscow the "average person" doesn't use the word as much as in toronto or new york, hmm i wonder why:P
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Chutney Ferret's much funnier.
Stop taking yourselves so seriously!!!!!!!
well that word IS used by me everyday, and probably most people in the united kingdom, however not in the same context,"fag" is slang for a cigerette over here, the derogetory term used to describe homosexuals over here is "poof" thats probably the nearest equivelant
shareSame thing in Australia. You may say to a friend "Is it okay if I bum a fag?", meaning:
a) borrow a cigarette
b) have anal sex with a gay person
Gotta love the evolution of the English language...
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shareAs kids we used to have these candy cigarettes in Australia called F ags, then years later I saw a kid with the same box, but it said Fads instead. I suppose it's for the best.
shareThe term fag comes from Europe, I believe England but too sure, meaning a bundle of sticks. During that time homosexuals were taken and tried up with bundles of sticks and lit on fire. They term fag came out of this as a derogatory term for homosexuals, meaning they were the same as a bundle of sticks burning. Not sure where the slang term fag for cigarettes came from up, but since tobacco came to Europe during around the same time as practice makes since it would be the same.
shareDuring that time homosexuals were taken and tried up with bundles of sticks and lit on fire.
Lol that's truth.
So tits or GTFO
It's not truth, I looked it up.
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I looked up fag a long time ago in a Websters dictionary. It did in fact say a bundle of wood, derived from the word faggit became fag for short, I think now the usual word is a cord of wood.
The line about burning gays I believe is made up.
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The Online Etymology Dictionary is not sure where the word came from, but agrees with you that it never happened:
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=fag&; amp;searchmode=none
No, a bundle of sticks used to start a fire is a *beep* And it was used to burn witches.
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Uh... I certainly hope average people don't say fag at work. That would be pretty disturbing. When I hear fag slip or I slip when messing with my friends, I hate the way the word sounds. Its basically like *beep* to me, which also disturbs me. Its not that it isn't PC, its that its classless.
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oh, look, it's another clueless, whinng crybaby complaing about so-called "political correctness" and calling it "policing", because someone who doesn't agree with them stated their opinion. what's the matter, did you see this comment section and you were afraid that all the people reading it didn't know that you're an idiot, so you just had to make sure to show them?
it's sad that people like you have to lie and complain that they're being "policed" because they believe other people shouldn't have the right to express their honest opinion. Nobody is "policing" you, they're allowed to have an opinion and they're allowed to say it whenever they want, deal with it. You're the only one doing "policing" here, by trying to pretend that they're doing something wrong to you when they're just exercising their rights.
Maybe if you don't like people pointing out that you are acting like a jerk, you shouldn't act like a jerk, instead of accusing them of being unfair of you for just having an honest reaction that any ordinary, intelligent person would. That's not being "politically correct", that's just you being a jerk and people having the right to point it out because it's true.it's perfectly fair, if you act like a jerk you deserve it.
by the way, when did you start complaining about "political correctness" and calling it "policing" exactly like every other nitwit who doesn't know how to think for himself does? When you heard somebody on TV tell you you should? or did you just hear it from someone who heard it on TV? Either way maybe you should think for yourself instead of just repeating stupid things that you heard that make me look like a thoughtless jerk online in front of the whole world.
awesome pickup there.. =) yes gayness became cool with Nirvana in the 90's and misogyny got kicked in the balls. lol this is prolly the last film to be soo.. um [word] about it all
fags are also cigerettes in Oz...same there.. don't use it anymore though.. probably a bit retro..
anyways..
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i say it alot, many times a day to a point were i dont want to say it anymore not because of the political corectness just that i annoy myself when i say it soo much i live in massachusetts, first state in the union to allow gay marriages and it is said by all the kids at my school many times a day, many of them that say it dont hate gay people its just become a word thats in common use as stupid and stuff
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Life sucks when you seek out reasons to get butt hurt. Lighten up.
shareAn angry, hateful, bitter word is a pretty good reason to get 'butthurt' you degenerate scumbag.
"I'm going out the back to smoke a fag. And have a cigarette to."
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This is a shame. So much hatred. See, Im from the southwest and here there are a lot of people who dont tolerate homosexuals OR redneck hillbillys. I like to reach out to everyone. I dont personally like men in a sexual way and wouldnt enjoy the fag bumming, but I dont have any problem with anyone else doing it. Similarly, I dont know what cows smell like, dont think that Jesus walked on water, or consider 10th grade "higher education." But that doesnt mean I dont like homophobes. I think the two groups actually have a lot in common. Both are in the minority in our country, both are misunderstood, and both have dreams about sleeping with their same gender. So stop fighting amongst each other.
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You guys should all watch the latest episode of South Park. I think the word fag is just fun as hell to say. I don't know if I've ever even used it to describe an actual gay person. If I did it was probably because they were being annoying, douchey, etc. IDK I like saying it, but try to use discretion.
My favorite time anyone said fag was when me and my 13 year old cousin were watching the NBA draft and Joakim Noah shows up, and my cousin just exclaims "WHAT A FAG!!!" I laughed for like 10 minutes straight.
Anyways, I think people should try to be sensitive, but overly PC people need to lighten up a bit.
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Wow, do certain people in society still have their heads so far shoved up their asses that they still find it okay to use derogatory remarks about people because of their sexual orientation? Obviously I know the answer to that question so there is no need for anyone to answer it.
It's the 21st century people so please remove your heads from your asses, wipe that sh*t away from your eyes, open them and look around. Gay people are everywhere, get used to it. Things aren't going to change just because you insist on using stupid ass derogatory remarks.
And to the original poster, you're not going to "HELL" just because you are a "FAG". If you ask me, if there is a "HELL" we're in it and when you die you can only go someplace better. But hey, that's my opinion. Have a nice day all. :)
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And I suppose I shouldn't call a narrow minded, irrelevant, archaic thinking, bible thumping moron "ignorant"?
'Cause we all end up in a tiny pine box, A mighty small drop in a mighty dark plot.
I know a gay guy who calls more flamboyant guys "f*gs".
It's not really productive to rewrite film history to erase everything you can call "offensive." You don't change history to take out the parts you don't like.
tlso1987 has it right.
I'm sure there are plenty of times where someone has said a non-pc thing about someone of the same orientation, but I've seen others use it to weed out the "stereotypical" people of either a race or orientation, even in a case like that, I fell it's not really derogatory, I see that as a learning tool, using negative reinforcement to break a bad habit or trait.
It's like that stripey bag is mocking me... *beep* you stripey bag.
In the UK, the word "f ag" means Cigarette.
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well someone tell this "cigarette" to get the hell away from me.
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in fact, both terms of the word fag can be traced to the small sticks used to burn people in europe hundreds of years ago. small sticks that would burn quickly and get the fire going were called fags, so cigarettes slanged to fag, homosexuals were some that would be burnt and so were referred to as fags. Both from the same situation but the english term more correct i reckon. favoritism
They used it in the first film as well. When Bill thinks Ted is stabbed and dead in the medieval castle, but it turns out that Ted just fell out of his suit when he hit the floor (best explanation ever), the two characters hug, take a step back and then call each "F ag!" in unison.
sharePerhaps because so many people use it in the same sentence as 'butthurt'.
I think it's just suppressed feelings personally.
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