That's pretty sad tbh. I just can't understand why a mental block is formed like this to begin with. Why do you have to meet a gay person before you know it's wrong to say fag?
For example, from a young age, I have explained same sex relationships to my younger sister and that she would eventually meet people who had attractions like that and that it was normal. She's 14 now and has never used the word gay, n****, etc because she knows better and knows they're words used to insult and hurt people. And just recently she told me she met her first friend who likes other guys and she even defends him from bullies.
If people started talking about this to their kids from a young age, all these issues with mental blocks wouldn't continue. Kids aren't dumb.
It may not become real until you meet someone different than yourself, but that's no excuse to use these words if you're taught different.
Of course, but why say something hurtful and offend someone because you're "inexperienced" when you can be taught to be mindful of what you say in the first place?
