Is it acceptable to use homophobic slurs in the context of friendly "banter"?

[Methais]

How beef wellington of you.

Reported to Anticor.

[Androidpk]

The next time you're considering throwing a gay slur at someone, even friendly, maybe just don't instead. I'm not perfect. I spent most of my youth using those slurs, as did most of my friends. I regret it but you can only move forward. You can get your point across without using homosexuality as a perjorative. It's 2018 and we can do better.

Well said.

[Tgo01]

Well said.

What about in the context of friendly banter though? Is it okay then?

[Androidpk]

What about in the context of friendly banter though? Is it okay then?

Maybe you should be questioning your friends who use these as attacks on other posters on an almost daily basis. We know you won't though.

[Tgo01]

Maybe you should be questioning your friends who use these as attacks on other posters on an almost daily basis. We know you won't though.

Nice deflection

[Androidpk]

What about in the context of friendly banter though? Is it okay then?

The next time you're considering throwing a gay slur at someone, even friendly, maybe just don't instead. I'm not perfect. I spent most of my youth using those slurs, as did most of my friends. I regret it but you can only move forward. You can get your point across without using homosexuality as a perjorative. It's 2018 and we can do better.

Your turn.

[Wrathbringer]

According to the thread tags, pk and cwolff are fags.

[Methais]

Are gay people exempt from this?

If so, then pk should have just stated that from the beginning and we could have avoided this whole mess.

[Androidpk]

Your turn.

Since he won't answer that we can only assume Tgo condones those attacks by methais, parkbandit, and wraithbringer.

[Tgo01]

Since he won't answer that we can only assume Tgo condones those attacks by methais, parkbandit, and wraithbringer.

Don't be silly, I recognize when people are using the word as friendly banter and I fully approve of usage when used in such a way.