Why is Fa***t a rude word?

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 15:22

Surely the name was taken from a food?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****_(food)

Henderson · 28/12/10 - 15:23

Context...

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 15:23

Scunthorpe

tysonstorm · 28/12/10 - 15:24

Mouthful

Alt-F4 · 28/12/10 - 15:25

Brains

ThinWhitePuke · 28/12/10 - 15:25

**** is a very popular type of butter in Australia but no one would call a black man it and expect to keep their teeth

As someone said its the context

cosmo · 28/12/10 - 15:26

If you ask for **** at your local bistro it's not a rude word.

If you call the waiter a **** it is.

Red+Blooded · 28/12/10 - 15:29

cosmo wrote: »

If you ask for **** at your local bistro it's not a rude word.

If you call the waiter a **** it is.

What if i called him a patato.

Ænima · 28/12/10 - 15:30

Chunkeymonkey66 wrote: »

Surely the name was taken from a food?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****_(food)

Why is the etymology important?

What it has come to mean is what is most obvious and apparent, not it's origin.

F*gg*t, very well can be an offensive word in some contexts as I'm sure you're aware.

cosmo · 28/12/10 - 15:31

Red+Blooded wrote: »

What if i called him a patato.

He'd ask why you can't spell potato.

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 15:32

As others have said it's about how it's used, similar to retard, it's a medical term really but is normally just used as an insult.

[Deleted User] · 28/12/10 - 15:32

cosmo wrote: »

He'd ask why you can't spell potato.

Maybe he wanted to call him a patato?

shackfan · 28/12/10 - 15:34

Oh dear OP epic fail at trolling. If you are serious then you are obviously thick.

cosmo · 28/12/10 - 15:38

LemonGrove wrote: »

Maybe he wanted to call him a patato?

Perhaps.

Red+Blooded · 28/12/10 - 15:41

LemonGrove wrote: »

Maybe he wanted to call him a patato?

Or maybe I'm just An idoit who forgot how to spell potato.

cosmo · 28/12/10 - 15:45

Red+Blooded wrote: »

Or maybe I'm just An idoit who forgot how to spell potato.

Well...

Red+Blooded · 28/12/10 - 15:45

cosmo wrote: »

Well...

............

Henderson · 28/12/10 - 15:46

Red+Blooded wrote: »

Or maybe I'm just An idoit who forgot how to spell potato.

I like your honestly...

You crazy patato!!

Si_Crewe · 28/12/10 - 15:48

Chunkeymonkey66 wrote: »

Surely the name was taken from a food?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****_(food)

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Red+Blooded · 28/12/10 - 15:51

Henderson wrote: »

I like your honestly...

You crazy patato!!

Your taking the piss.

zx50 · 28/12/10 - 16:05

Chunkeymonkey66 wrote: »

Surely the name was taken from a food?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****_(food)

Not in some cases it's not. It's actually a food like your link states.

Carlos_dfc · 28/12/10 - 16:06

dmuk wrote: »

Scunthorpe

I used to post on a football forum, which censored out the middle of 'Scunthorpe'

Paparazzo · 28/12/10 - 16:08

ThinWhitePuke wrote: »

**** is a very popular type of butter in Australia but no one would call a black man it and expect to keep their teeth

As someone said its the context

I thought it was **** cheese?

Carlos_dfc · 28/12/10 - 16:08

Chunkeymonkey66 wrote: »

Surely the name was taken from a food?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/****_(food)

I love ****
Even though they're very simplified - 'Mr. Brain's frozen ones are still quite nice

smuxB · 28/12/10 - 16:20

Carlos_dfc wrote: »

I used to post on a football forum, which censored out the middle of 'Scunthorpe'

But why?
What is wrong with the God of Thunder?:D

JeffG1 · 28/12/10 - 16:20

Ænima wrote: »

F*gg*t, very well can be an offensive word in some contexts as I'm sure you're aware.

Only if you're American.

Hey there!

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