I think the problem is not what the person using the word means, but how it can be interpreted by other people. Saying something is gay might generally mean that it's uncool, but people, usually middle-school age kids, now, still use 'gay' and 'fag' as an insult. They use it interchangeably, which tends to suggest (at least to me) that they still see some connection between the meaning describing one's sexual preference and the uncoolness of something. I'm with rogue on this one... I just don't like hearing people use the term as an insult, or as an adjective.
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