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It would have to be someone who knows him, or something about his style, accessories, or behavior, that emboldened a stranger to assume he was gay. The comic gives no hint at any of this being evident.
Or maybe that guy calls everyone a faggot because he’s always confrontational.
I assumed he's exhibiting casual homophobia rather than actually knowing Adam's sexual orientation.
In some places, it's basically supplanted the word "asshole" for a lot of people.
My boss is from a small town and, for religious reasons, doesn't swear and is deeply uncomfortable with it.
But we asked one day if there's a swear he does use he said
"I hate to admit it, but faggot rolls off my tongue too easily."
Its the closest he's ever come to swearing.
A guy who called everybody that would get his ass beat pretty quick in a small town.