I got kicked off of Facebook for a day (April 19 & 20, 2016) using for using an English word that means "a bundle of sticks" and is currently used as an insult or derogatory term for gay people.
I don't have a problem with gay people and I didn't insult gays or have any intent of insulting gays.
A couple of months ago on Facebook I wrote a blurb explain the history of the English word f*****. I think it was on an atheist Facebook group.
Back when Europe was ruled by the Catholic Church being gay was a capital crime and gays were executed by burning them at the stake.
When the Catholic church murdered people for the victimless crime of being gay, first they were tied to the stake.
Next a few "bundles of sticks" or firewood are thrown at their feet. These "bundles of sticks" or firewood are used to burn them to death. A cruel sadistic punishment for the victimless crime of being gay.
The English word "f*****" originally meant a "bundle of sticks". And it still does mean a "bundle of sticks" when used in England.
Because gays were burnt to death using a "bundle of sticks" or "f*****" the word "f*****" because a slang word for gay people.
