Word Hijacked.

I can remember when 'gay' used to mean homosexual but since then it appears that the word has been hijacked by heterosexuals to mean rubbish:

The BBC thinks it's OK that Chris Moyles described a ringtone as 'gay' while on air. But is it really acceptable that the word has come to mean 'rubbish' - and should a Radio 1 DJ be joining in?

Am I the only person who finds the word 'acceptable' slightly creepy in modern Guardian speak? Later in the article the writer says:

In fact, in case Moyles is still unaware of this, the casual use of "gay" - when used other than to accurately describe homosexual men and women - is cruel and derogatory.

It looks like we are going to have to embark on a wholesale book burning of thousands of books published before the 1970s.