[Asrathiel]

Originally Posted by Zealo

i think there's more retards using whatever insult they think might stick than actual discrimination.

Yeah, but it's normalising the language. If (random example) a gay man is insulted in a game using the same words that he heard used while his friend was being bashed, that's gonna be pretty damn hurtful, even if the person saying it isn't homophobic. It's not the intent behind it that's generally the problem, it's that this language is seen as fine and acceptable.