I don't know if this is deragatory, I got it from the show.
2007-01-10 22:58:29 · 11 answers · asked by loved 1 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
Queer used to be an insult to gay people, like ****** was an insult to blacks. But to (supposedly) make these insults less effective, the communities themselves incorporated them into their lingo. Homosexuality is normal, and gays mock words like queer by using them so gay bashers can't.
2007-01-10 23:07:24 · answer #1 · answered by roxusan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think my Mom came up with it when as a little boy I tried on her 5 in pumps and could walk better than she could. She said "Now, ain't that queer?" We all agreed it was a possibility.
2007-01-11 07:29:37 · answer #2 · answered by older, not wiser 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
queer is a term used in the past to describe gays before people's minds started to accept gays more. Now days, many gays use it as their own description of gay lifestyle, not to be derogatory in any way.
2007-01-11 10:24:33 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its an old descriptive term, depending on who is using it, might be derogatory or it might not. In most cultures there are familiar words like this.
Like heterosexuality, if its normal, why are so many questions posted by people who shouldn't be breeding?
2007-01-11 07:35:25 · answer #4 · answered by tjnstlouismo 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Queer" was a term made up at a time when homosexuality was not understood and thought of as unusual or "queer."
2007-01-11 18:57:35 · answer #5 · answered by Hmmm... 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Derogatory terms are not a definition of a minority group.Or do you use the "N" word for blacks and various derogatory terms for other people of various ethnicity's or religions?Do you think that those terms define what each group is?
2007-01-11 07:19:33 · answer #6 · answered by BuckFush 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it IS used as a derogatory slur by ignorant bigots. homosexuality IS normal. blanket hatred of people just because they are different, is NOT!
2007-01-11 08:21:59 · answer #7 · answered by redcatt63 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course its not normal. Neither is reading a book upside down. This doesn't make it immoral.
2007-01-11 07:04:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It's out of the norm of man and woman, but different doesn't mean wrong.
2007-01-11 07:02:44 · answer #9 · answered by Miss D 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Come on man if every one was gay it would be the end of civilation. So must say it is not normal
2007-01-11 07:04:30 · answer #10 · answered by lonetraveler 5 · 0⤊ 4⤋