Daktoria
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Wow...a total lack of knowledge when it comes to language. Even in modern times it is quite evident that language and definitions change. Gay use to mean that a person was happy. Now it is used almost exclusively to refer to homosexuals. Same with "faggot". It use to mean a bundle of sticks...when was the last time someone told you that they were going to get a faggot and have it mean a bundle of sticks?
More evidence is that there are dead languages. IE languages that no one speaks anymore.
Actually, I agree with you. The homosexual community should be ashamed of embracing the term "gay" because it discriminates against people who are actually gay. Now, gay people can't say who they originally are without appearing homosexual.
The same applies to faggot. The term's "evolution" is rather arbitrary:
The Straight Dope: How did "faggot" get to mean "male homosexual"?