Benji and Brandon discuss the origins of the word ‘FAG’, where it came from and how it related to society today in different cultures.
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Society : Origins of the F word – 2009.04.01
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Very interesting show as well. Research was great.
I read the saddest story today that a 11 year old hanged himself because he was being teased at school and bullies were calling him gay. Very sad.
Here is one I always heard…I got this from website http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=4266
“You probably don’t know the origin of the word faggot. Middle Ages. Witch burnings. A faggot was a bundle of sticks. No one seems to know exactly how it came to be associated with gay men. According to the writings of early gay liberationists (which I can safely assume you’ve never read), known homos from the village were tied together at the base of the stake as kindling for the fire. The reason? A good conservative should love this one: The stench from the burning of all that fag flesh would be so repulsive to god that there would be no chance of redemption for the witch’s soul.”
This makes more sense then all other stories.