That's a myth.
- burning bridges.:
- I read about how the nickname "faggot" came about and it's horrible. Apparently in the middle ages, homosexuals were tied together and set on fire.
Faggot was originally a derogative towards women, particularly old, poor women who made a living from collecting firewood to collect a meager wage.
Whilst there was some in the very early millennium who did punish people with that, it is not the derivative of the word and nor has Britain took part in burning homosexuals. We did have it punishable by death (but the method of choice in Britain for all death was hanging).
November 23rd, 2011 at 11:22am