The term gay was originally used into the mid-20th century, primarily to refer to feelings of being "happy", "cheerful" etc. The term later began to be used in reference to homosexuality, having a sexual attraction to a person of the same sex, which the word is still being used today. Nowadays people are using the word Gay to describe something that isn't "cool". For example people will be saying things like going to class is gay, or the movie is gay, or this type of music is gay. Recently a rapper by the name of Tyler the Creator has used the word "gay" a lot in his songs about five hundred times, many people today thought of him as a homophobic. Which he later decline in a old interview he had by saying "I'm not homophobic. I just think f*ggot hits and hurts people. It hits. And gay just means you're stupid. I don't know, we don't think about it, we're just kids. We don't think about that sh*t. But I don't hate gay people. I don't want anyone to think I'm homophobic - Tyler The Creator. If he doesn't want people thinking he's homophobic, then why does he continue to use this word to say something that isn't "cool". Even people in today society use the word "gay" just to insult people its the same as calling someone fat or stupid even though they're not. In today world the word gay will always have a negative effect on a person, who knows how long this will last until the word gay gets its old meaning by being happy, and cheerful etc.
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Why does being called "gay" have such negative connotations? How can we change this? (Or more importantly, can we change how language is used?)
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