Drunkin Uncle

SO i just recently started hanging out with my cousin (the one who i didnt see for 10 years) and it has been really cool. He is funny and I didnt realize that being around my family makes me feel great.
I met up with him and another cousin last night, and my uncle and his woman was there also.
THis is fine because I get along with him fairly well.
Here we are at a bar and immediatly I order a beer, My uncle pays for it, which I am totally cool with. We drink a few, someone says lets go to another bar, so we go.
I get there in an impressive time, thanks to my great driving abilities. Yes, I am a great driver even after a few dranks.
We order another round, and let me tell you this when I drink I tend to talk, I mean talk ALOT.
I hate it but its something that I cannot help, Well I am a good listener as well.
So here we are at a table just chatting our drunk asses away, and other family members start to come up.
We are talking about the dumb ones, the ones that have done better for themselves, you know just family in genaral.
Well somewhere I must of pushed the line calling my aunt a "lesbian" which she is and happens to be my favorite aunt. Not just for being that way but because she is crazy, outspoken, open-minded, and I just love who she is.
Well I didn't recognize when others are drunker than I, untill my uncle starts going off on me.
Im just sitting there like what the hell just happened?
I try to justify myself by telling him exactly what I meant by what I said but to no avail.
He wasnt hearing it. I started feeling my cheeks burn, my ears get red, so I walked away.
Tears threatened to fall, I walked fast to my car about to peel the fuc* out when here comes his son, my cousin.
He tells me that his dad, my uncle is just drunk and apologized a few times for his erratic behavior.
He was just drunk.
I drove home crying, this is someone that I look up to and respect.
THis is also the only reason why I didn't go off on him.
Bet your ass if it was someone I didn't give a shit about there would of been some hell to pay.
I feel now that it would be weird to be around my family when he is around so ill stick to hanging back for a while.
SO KIDS NEVER HANG OUT WITH YOUR DRUNK UNCLES, CAUSE THIS MIGHT BE YOU.