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Originally Posted by The baby Zeesus

I agree, I think that while both issues both obviously exist, people are now very quick to brand something homophobic or racist without really thinking about the accusation they are making. To be some kind of people -phobe or -ist you have to hate them and be afraid of them. Somebody using the N word or somebody referring to something as 'gay' is maybe a little bit ignorant but they're just words...

Mel Gibson is an anti-Semite. He hates Jewish people. This is well documented. There's a difference between the kind of unjustifiable hatred in that man's heart and somebody referring to somebody as a "******" or something.

I disagree Greg.. Words like ****** and **** aren't just words. Over time the have become extremely derogatory terms synonymous with racism. I personally feel very insulted when anybody uses those words in front of me.