Word Confusion

When I use the word “faggot”, I don’t use it to derogatorily refer to a homosexual.  The word “faggot” morphed into an offensive term for a homosexual during my lifetime.  When I was a young lad, people used the word “faggot” to describe someone who often acts in a wussy manner.  In his stand-up performance Chewed Up Louis CK describes this phenomenon, and how he misses the word “faggot” and how he can’t use that word without seeming homophobic.  This is true.  One can’t use the word “faggot” without being called a “homophobe”.  I, personally, love the word “faggot”, but I absolutely hate homophobia.  Since people currently use the word “faggot” to offensively refer to a homosexual, I often avoid using that word so people don’t confuse me for a homophobe.