JokerGrin said:
I still occasionally say something's "gay" even though I have no issue with homosexuality.
In my eyes (and to me only, I'm not saying the way this is), "gay" doesn't even really hold much meaning in terms of describing homosexuality. I think it's evolved into a way of branding something as bad or uncouth. I know it started out as a way to make people who are "gay" feel belittled, but honestly, when using it in most contexts that I tend to use it in, I don't associate it with homosexuality at all.
Understand, I get, considering the recent etymology of the word, that associating "bad" and "homosexuality", I probably shouldn't, but god dammit, it just roles of the tongue, and it's so succinct. If I say something is "gay", I don't have to go any further than that. Everyone knows what I mean.