Reply #41: No, the word really is homophonic. It means "having the same sound."

[Pacifist Patriot]

I'm referring to words whose sounds remind us a little too much of derogatory terms. One of the most egregious examples was the response the word "niggardly" received when a North Carolina school teacher used it in a professional setting. Some of the parents of her students went batshit when she used it in a letter and she ended up getting suspended over it. Good night in the morning!

But speaking of homophobia and language, I once saw someone go nuts when someone else used the word "fay." She thought it was a new slur against homosexuals because of it's close sound to both "gay" and "fairy."