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Originally Posted by Crazy Jetty

Not really, because I consider that to be equally illogical (on our end.)

How does a burnt log of firewood become a slur against gays? It's idiotic and makes no sense. And it's equally illogical that a word for molten scrap metal becomes a slur against women, insinuating prostitution.
Spaz isn't as big of a leap, but it's still a stupid one.
It's illogical and idiotic on both sides of the pond. Your argument does not change that.

Well, if you look at the etymology of the full word, it does make sense logically - at least as far as how the term came to be used that way. Is it unfortunate? Yes. But not illogical. It also makes sense that it became a slang term for "cigarette". Most slang terms do have a logical, but sometimes counter-intuitive and usually obtuse, basis for their usage.

If you want to say it's idiotic, then I'm all for it. I believe any form of name-calling or directed-insult is idiotic regardless of the words used.