How do you feel about the word "homo"

Well it's true. But I do think the word homo is used with quite a malicious intent. I really don't like homosexual or homo, I find it quite offensive. Not sure why, but I prefer gay.

 

This is exactly how I feel....'homo' just sounds so much more negative to me.

 

I don't like it so much. It's just an ugly word to begin with-- so throaty. But also, the context in which people use it makes me hate it.

 

dont like the word really. so outdated I would be offended if someone called me homo .

 

I don't mind homosexual, but homo seems more offensive. Probably because 'homosexual' as a pretty big word so the homophobes are forced to abbreviate it. After all, being that stupid must cost a LOT of brain cells.

 

Unless it was someone close to me that I'd expect more from, no. If someone were to call me a homo, I'd tell them that I'm going to turn them gay and give their water supply Super AIDS, which will turn their children gay. If they were adults, I'd go on to describe a scene of their male child, even if I'm not sure they have one, kissing boys instead of girls because of my Super AIDS.

 

Mhm. It also reminds me of those old commercials from the 40's/50's that were like 'watch out for the homosexuals, hide your children!'. It's also how religious people refer to us that think homosexuality is a sin.

 

I don't mind it if it put in correct context. The root homo means "one", and term is fitting for people who have interest in the same sex.

~Josie

 

^It actually means "same," which is even more fitting.

 

In Dutch it really depends on the context and pronounciation.
Homo is actually a normal word to refer to gay guys.
But if it's used as an accusation of sorts or said with emphasis I do think it's offensive and childish.

 

Personally I nthink that if people have nothing better to do than insult us, it says much more about them than it does about me.

Insults really don't bother me. If someone calls me homo, or gay, or whatever - big deal - yes I am.

 

my homozygous genes are expressing!

 

Like all words, it depends on how it is used. Any word can be made offensive, any word can be made empowering.

 

I have a problem with people saying "A Homo" because it is taking an adjective and making it a noun. Saying I am homo, I am homosexual, or I am gay I'm fine with. When I'm called A gay or A homo I get touchy because it is taking a single part of me and making it the only part of me.

 

I would say "Yes."

 

Evil word, and my temptation to do physical damage to that person becomes something I have to restrain.

 

There's nothing wrong with the word itself, but it carries negative connotations to me because of who uses it. The phrase "no homo" comes to mind.
"Homosexual" sounds old-fashioned, but not rude. "Homo" usually sounds rude, particularly when used as a noun...perhaps a step down from "fag".

 

<-- i call myself homo. it's listed as my orientation people use "gay" as an offense, so "homo" really isn't any more likely to be used offensively. people say "lesbian" like it's an offense, too. so yeah it just comes down to individual preference. reasons why i like homo: because "homosexual" is just the longer version so it's really the same thing anyway, and because sometimes sex has little or nothing to do with things (as in "homoromantic").

if someone were to refer to me as "a homo," though, yeah i can see how that would feel offensive. but i'm also difficult to offend anyway, so i'd probably just laugh and not really care about their words at all.

 

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