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Well, when we were kids we used to call something retarded instead of gay. (That's no better, maybe even worse) heck, I used to be called a lesbian in kindergarten. Kids say things without thinking all of the time. I'm not saying it right... in fact it's very wrong that kids do these things but I don't know how much that can actually be done considering how much peer pressure there is... I think parents can underestimate it's power (or overestimate their own) sometimes, for kids, this stuff is considered "normal" and during an age where you are longing for acceptance from your peers, kids generally don't like taking chances straying from the norm. (especially if they aren't very empathetic yet)
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