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My point is that the word doesn't hold that same connotation for many people, who simply use it as a form of jerkface ***** (offensive as it is to a certain group of people). Still not right, still shouldn't be used, but also is not meant in the way it would be if said to a gay kid in the halls of a high school.
That could be true, though it's hard to imagine anyone who truly supports gay people in their private life using that word in the heat of battle. But maybe it's good that folks are talking about it.