I DID think better of you than that, which is why I even said something. Had Gape or Paul posted this, I would have thought "Ignorant douche" and continued along my merry way.
To the point that someone made earlier about the term being "reclaimed", let me then amend my analogy to replace the word "Colored" with the word "******". That word seems to have been "reclaimed" by the black community, but how many of you would have posted a thread titled "Keep it classy, ******s..." relating to the actions of a few foolish black people at the white house.
No, I am not buying it. Clay, you are my dude, but I can't give you a pass on this. I know you don't hate gay folks, that isn't even a question, I just think that your choice of words was poor and was surprised to see it. Sort of like "I love crippled folks, but..."
Nothing before the "but" means anything.
EDIT: So, apparently, the "N" word is so reclaimed that it won't even show. Feel free to substitute to serve your purposes.