Here’s a funny story I’ve been meaning to tell you all…

A 50ish dandy of a homosexual walks into a bar (this bar) and after ordering his drinks says to Tim:

“What type of customer do you get here?”

To which Tim replies:

“Mainly art fags…”

To which there is a stony silence and Tim realises sue of the word “fag” may offend some homos, and he wants to say: “Hey, I’m gay myself” but knows that it will sound too much like “I’m not racist, some of my best friends are Maori.”

The moral of the story is that neo-gays have reclaimed “fag” in the sense that “nigger” lost its potency in certain contexts. But just try using these words in the wrong company and you’ll find Larry David’s comedy is less fun in real life.