I always ask before I inspect because I know it annoy's some people if you dont; however, I dont care if someone inspects me like others I just turn off the notification. I dont respond to beggers so if someone wants to see what I am wearing I dont care it doesnt affect my game one way or another.
As far as the whole "gay" thing goes I think that if the person had meant it as deragatory towards homosexuals then it would have been inappropriate; however, he didnt, and it is obvious that he didnt. In the context used it has nothing to do with homosexual people.
"Accepting the word gay to mean lame is the SAME as is being okay to say "He was selling the book for $5, but I "jewwed" him down to $3." It's wrong and NOT a natural evolution of the English language. It's insulting and racist and if you can't tell the difference, that says something about you" The term gay has many meanings.
The term "jewwed" evolved from a stereotype of a group of people and that is why it is offensive. The term gay meaning lame didnt evolve from a stereotype about homosexual people. The original meaning of gay was happy, then an additional meaning of lame was accepted then the homosexual community started to call themselves gay and the additional meaning has now come into common use. I think that is the diference. The word has 3 different meanings that would be used in 3 different contexts.
Since winning a million dollars Jack is gay. meaning he is happy/
Since he was 15 Jack has realized he was gay. meaning he is a homosexual.
Jack broke up with Sue because she wouldnt wash his car every week? That is gay. meaning lame.
All 3 of these sentences are a valid use of the term gay none should be taken as offensive.
I am sure that someone will use the arguement that it is not how the person meant it but how the person hearing the word took it. This arguement is totally invalid. Of course it matters how the person meant it. Using this logic anyone could be offended by anything anyone ever said.
I like to put crackers in my soup.
Noone would think that this statement is offensive. The word cracker has 2 meanings, one of them is a deragatory term for white people. So any white person could and should be offended using the above logic. It is imperitive that the use of the word be taken in context, for in context is where the meaning of the word is derived.
I am sure some will disagree with me and still be offended all the time. I am sorry for these people as I believe they spend entirely too much time looking to be offended. Take what the person said in context and if they were not intending to offend you, dont be. Isnt the intent of a person more important? Who would you be more angry at? A person who while trying to get by in a crowded area accidently steps on your foot. Painful but a reasonable person isnt going to be mad as the INTENT was not to harm you. A person walks directly up to you and stomps on your foot. Huge difference, as the INTENT was different. I dont know of any other way to put it. Flame on.