I just had a conversation with my dad and he kept using the word "fag", which bothers me for obvious reasons. I made the mistake of pointing out that it bothered me and asking if there was any chance I could get him to not use that word. There wasn't. I think he said it twice as much just because he knew it got to me after that. I don't even know why I bother, I've already pushed the boundaries of his tolerance a lot just by existing in the same house, but still. Though I do get the feeling he persisted because I said it annoyed me and not out of any actual malicious intent, he does that kinda crap all the time. I just get the feeling he doesn't know how offensive that word is as opposed to pretty much any alternative he could have used. I mean, I don't expect him to be Mr. Super-Tolerant-Imma-Join-PFLAG-Tomorrow or something, Hell hasn't quite frozen over yet, but still. It bothers me, probably more than it should.