Regarding the phrase "gelfs"

[TheHypnotoad]

Originally Posted by Kyrottimus

Initially, though perhaps through misconstrued understanding, I perceived "gelf" to mean "green elf" (as opposed to red elf or "relf" from ignis). I'm sure "relf" will eventually be made into something derisive like "retarded elf" and then that's a whole other bag of worms that'll piss someone off, even if I was only saying "red elf" in a contraction.

I'll continue to use the word because that's how I intend it. If someone perceives it differently, then they perhaps are looking for something to be sensitive about. Telling a racist joke with a direct punchline does not leave much room for interpretation or subjective vagueness. One is a statement to be hostile, the other is just a word.

Whether I was wrong or not, this word is open to interpretation, because like it or not, "gelf" has more than one meaning in the grand RO lexicon.

And even if "gelf" means "gay elf", "gay" as a word has been around for centuries in Anglo-dialects to mean happy, joyous, jovial, etc. One might infer that Syrtis' architecture reflects a happy and esthetically uplifting theme, which may have more reason to apply for old-meaning "gay" than to elves who kill with bows / arrows and deadly magic (which does not sound very effeminate to me). Should one be so inclined, we can derive a myriad of meanings from such an old word.

Lol, you can't pull the "gay has multiple meanings, I swear they meant happy elves" as we all know exactly what they mean when they say it. To imply that when Ignis and Alsius say "gay elves" they are complimenting our architecture is hilarious.