[HPFGU-OTChatter] Brittspeak (was Re: Wotcher)

[Iggy McSnurd]

> Now Tonya:
>
> OH my what does "Can I pinch a fag?"  mean over there??  Ok let me
> guess.....  "Can I bum a cigarette?"  Is that right??
> Tonya
>

Iggy here:

Well, in British slang, it does mean "Can I bum a cigarette."

In the States, it means "Can I pinch (literally) a gay man?"

Fag, over here, being considered a derogatory term for a homosexual male.
(Unless, of course, you are one.. then you get to use the same double
standards other cultures use with derogatory terms about their culture and
use the term all you want... Don't get me started on that one unless you
REALLY care to hear a rant.  I sent one in to the main list once when
someone ticked me off, but it got blocked since I'm still moderated there...
*chuckle*)


Iggy McSnurd


"These are two of the simplest, yet truest statements about human nature:
    It is the truly foolish who think themselves wise men.
    Yet it is the wise man who is aware of how truly foolish he is."

-- Coyote's Child  (aka:  Iggy McSnurd)