Do you use the word faggot as an insult to people who you know aren't gay? My gay friends, please don't be offended by this question.

I grew up in an era (the 70’s) when we called each other faggot all the time. It wasn’t about gay people, we used it to mean someone who was really effed up. In fact, I would never call a gay person a faggot, but I call my (straight) best friend one all the time. I am not a homophobe, words have more than one meaning.