[Jay]

Often people forget that names like faggot, nigger, kike, etc. were and are still used to de-humanize an individual, to make them less than a person. After all, it is a lot easier to attack, hurt, or abuse what you consider a non-person, trivial or simply less than. To recover from this, minorities have often taken the expression back, giving terms meaning, power and often anthems of pride. Which is why you may hear an African Americian use “nigger” or a gay man or woman say “queer”? But don’t ever forget the root of this slang; the intent is to take away your humanity, to make you less than a person so that you can be dismissed, so that your needs, feelings and rights can be ignored. As to your friend, I would stop it it dead in its tracks. Joking or not there is power in words. If you don’t believe me, read Maya Angelou, she speaks to this often.

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Name : Jay, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Gay, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 33, City : Raleigh, State : NC, Country : United States, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Upper class, 

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