Why was this useage of "queer" offensive?

[Riemann]

@puzzlegal

And I saw this hoping that you will reflect, and grow.

Don’t hold your breath. @Max_S has persistently expressed bizarre views on semantics.

Fighting misogyny - but "cunt" and "bitch" are still okay words

I fail to see the relevance of that point. Are you implying that gender-specific insults should be off-limits because gender-specific insults are hate speech? That it is the gender-specific quality of a curse word which puts it past a bright line? I don’t agree, but I would be interested in hearing the argument supporting that premise. It’s a complicated question but I’m going to say no, calling a black man who punches your wife a nigger is not hate speech just because you called a black man …