# Why was this useage of "queer" offensive? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [April 5, 2022, 3:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320 "2022-04-05T15:04:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 235
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2022, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320/235 "2022-04-14T00:13:13Z")
> [@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](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fighting-misogyny-but-cunt-and-bitch-are-still-okay-words/853769/114): > > 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 … --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-was-this-useage-of-queer-offensive/962320)._