#If I see some random gay 13 year old yelling the f slur at a crowded mall i will actually just start screaming

[nyastyaraspurrtina]

People saw "slur reclamation" and thought that meant "I can call anyone I want homophobic slurs, and if they get upset at me for that, then they're homophobic, because I'm queer and I'm reclaiming slurs!" They don't seem to understand that they are reclaiming it for THEMSELVES. Speaking as a genderfluid lesbian, who has been called a dyke (and other things that I will not repeat) many times, I feel like I can reclaim that word for myself - but I would only ever call MYSELF that, because a lot of other people are not okay with it. If you feel like you can reclaim these words for yourself, great! More power to you! But a good majority of queer people have a lot of trauma and negativity associated with those words, and don't actually want to be called slurs out of the blue! You can be queer and also homophobic. I really do not know how "Hey, maybe don't call strangers slurs and get upset when they say they don't want to be called slurs" became controversial. Just...don't call people slurs. If someone says "don't call me that word" don't call them that word. Please.

we lost the plot on “slur reclamation” the second people started boldly claiming once they personally reclaim one nobody else is allowed to have negative feelings about it. speaking as a self identified faggot i wouldn’t go around telling people faggot isn’t a slur just because i like to call myself one..and yet in 2024 we’re still seeing people raked over the coals for saying “call yourself whatever you want but i don’t want to be called queer” like where is the basic respect. childish behavior.