Originally Posted by
Bucking Bar
Not saying such things are condoned, but they should be understood.
The dude had it right, nothing more than an opinion.
Where's the harm? As Jefferson said "neither picks my pocket or breaks my leg."
... and yeah I got no idea if another pilot is gay and generally don't care unless Mila Kunis is involved.
I'm fairly sure the company's position is that there is nothing to be understood about any type of slur -- except, maybe that they are wrong.
I'm sure there is something written down somewhere about them not being tolerated, as well. That's regardless of if you know the person who heard you say it is part of the "group" or not.
Your two hundred and thirty one year old quote sounds good, but it really doesn't apply in this situation. Jefferson dealt with a lot of things, but he never had to share a flight deck with his neighbor for 7+ hours at a time.