> You offered definitions of the words in question that I think most
> here already know and I certainly knew when I offered my original
> post. In fact, I noted that "fag" and "gay" have other meanings that
> have nothing to do with homosexuality, figuring that just about
> everyone here would know what those were and thus it would be a waste
> of time to point them out.
>
> Then you referred to the OED as the authoritative source of what are
> and aren't words. Um, so? Are you suggesting that since "fag" and
> "gay" are in the OED, they should have been allowed in the game? If
> that is the case, you must have missed the entire point of my post in
> suggesting that the makers of the games were wrong given that "fag"
> and "gay" are bona fide words. My point and my suspicion (and that of
> others in this group) are that the words weren't allowed since, among
> other definitions (in the OED and most lesser dictionaries), both
> words mean "homosexual" and might be offensive to some people. (As I
> recall, certain word games I've played have also disallowed words such
> as "slut" and "whore" - neither of which has a common non-derogatory
> meaning.)
>
> Makers of word games probably rarely use the OED as their dictionary.
> That is only a guess since, having played LOTS of word games, I
> regularly find that some reputable, non-offensive, but relatively
> obscure words are disallowed. I assume that is because these words
> are not included in the limited dictionaries used by the game makers.
>
> So, again I ask, your point(s)?
>
> -KD
>
>