#misappropriation

[girlactionfigure]

[eccentricphilosoph]

"Bad bitch" and "serving cunt" aren't phrases for males (of any kind) to reclaim.

Let’s unpack something that bothers me as a female: the use of phrases like “serving cunt" and “bad bitch" by queer males to hype each other up.

These terms are rooted in misogyny, and it's not right for males to borrow language tied to female oppression by males for males' own empowerment as "feminine."

Co-opting a term tied to females' oppression, specifically connected with their biological expectations, without lived experience of that oppression would be similar to describing a white person who tanned with a racial slur to empower them.

Males have always been the ones to oppress females with such words, so by using them for themselves, it's appropriation of the oppressed by the oppressor.

I don't mean to be mean or rude or upsetting to half of the population of males and don't mean to make those who don't wish to be male feel bad, but this is just the reality of the history of these terms and how they're still used. I don't ever want males to feel like they're the enemy if they truly aren't, but this has to be addressed and respected.

1. Misogynist Roots

“Cunt” reduces females to their anatomy This is one of the most misogynist slurs out there, used to dehumanize and degrade females by reducing them to their genitalia and insulting and degrading the vulva as well. Reframing it as empowering when queer males use it to describe their femininity is offensive. Can males really “reclaim” a slur that wasn’t intended to be aimed at them and their anatomy to begin with?

“Bitch” compares females to animals For generations, this word has been used to diminish females’ humanity, equating them with dogs—submissive when obedient, vilified when assertive. Furthermore, the term "bitch" is typically only used with breeders. Therefore, "bitch" still comes back to the female anatomy for "breeding". While some females reclaim it as empowering, it's appropriation when any male uses it to describe feminine attributes of themselves, especially in a way that's empowering themselves.

Even when males are derogatorily called "cunt" or "bitch," it still reflects misogyny because these terms degrade femininity, implying that being compared to a female is weak or inferior.

Also, even though people call each other "cunt" in other contexts, it's often used in a more endearing manner that doesn’t imply the femininity of the person it’s aimed at.

It’s when "cunt" is used to describe a male's femininity to empower them that it becomes offensive.

Even male-specific derogatory terms such as "son of a bitch" or "bastard" still implies there's something wrong with the female who is his mother. These phrases imply his mother is a bitch or that she was "knocked up" by a male who she didn't marry, implying that she's a "slut" in a negative connotation.

2. Who Gets to Reclaim What?

Reclaiming slurs is personal and collective, and it belongs to those directly harmed by the words.

Females reclaim “bitch” and “cunt” because these terms have been weaponized against them.

Queer people reclaim slurs like “fag” or “queer” because those terms have been used to oppress them.

When queer males of any kind adopt terms like “cunt” or “bitch,” it can feel like skipping over the pain and trauma tied to those words for all females. That doesn’t mean queer males can’t talk about misogyny or relate to femininity, but we have to ask: "is this language really ours to use?"

3. Does It Really Celebrate Femininity?

Phrases like “serving cunt” might seem like they celebrate femininity, but do they? Or do they just reduce being a female to stereotypes? Often, "serving cunt" and "bad bitch" equate being female with sexual appeal, aesthetic perfection, or performance—not the full reality of what it means to be a female. It risks turning being a female into something shallow, instead of respecting it as a complex and lived experience as a human who is female.

4. Misogyny in Queer Culture

Queer males face unique oppressions, but that doesn’t give a free pass to perpetuate misogyny for their own benefit to empower themselves as feminine. Misogyny isn’t always loud and obvious; it can show up subtly, like in such language choices. And let’s not forget that queer spaces often thrive on the labor, creativity, and culture of females, of all kinds—especially females of color—whose contributions are rarely given the respect they deserve! Not to mention, who are all these queer males looking to to inspire their femininity in such an empowering way? Females

5. What’s the Alternative?

Words have meaning and all have historical significance which we must learn from. Language is powerful, and we can choose words that uplift without harming others. Instead of leaning on terms tied to misogyny, let’s hype each other up with words that are affirming and empowering: fierce, iconic, legendary, queen, magnetic, boss, gorgeous, glamorous, diva.

Phrases like “serving cunt” and “bad bitch” are fun on the surface but are loaded with misogynist history. As queer males, we need to ask:

Are these words really ours to reclaim?

Do they celebrate femininity, or reduce it to stereotypes?

How can we uplift each other without perpetuating harm?

Simply because you feel you're just as oppressed or more oppressed than another class doesn't give you the right to use these offensive terms. Let’s hold ourselves accountable, respect females, and move away from language that reinforces female oppression.

It's appropriation of the oppressed by the oppressor.

We can do better💜

(I used AI to help me write this post, but I came up with the outline, revised and added to it myself)

[jangillman]

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[emperornorton47]

They should make the private schools pay it back.

[tokyorandomengrishshirts]

Biking or viking?

“Viking” is Japanglish for buffet. The first buffet-style restaurant that was opened in Japan was named the Imperial Viking, therefore the term Viking was misappropriated. Despite the fact that the word buffet ビュッフェ also exists in katakana (the writing system for borrowed words), as does tabehoidai 食べ放題 (the original Japanese word for “all-you-can-eat”), バイキング viking is used the most often.

Also, the direct romanization of yakiniku… 🙄 Yakiniku is a Korean-style bbq that is really popular here.

[oh--jeez]

"um do Black people know other cultures had braids too" yes, of course they fucking do. do settlers know how to listen or pay attention to anything but their own resentment and white entitlement? no. cos otherwise what they would hear is "whole-head box braids on non-Black hair is cultural misappropriation" and they would never have to complain about anything else for the rest of their shitty, grabby-hands lives.

human beings everywhere on earth have woven cordage out of anything we could get our hands on, and our hair is no exception... but if you can't get your head out of your ass long enough to un-muffle the words "BOX BRAIDS" and look up what those are, specifically, so you can avoid that style, specifically, then you should probably not make it worse by jamming your hands up there too, to start braiding. or maybe do, and then you will, ideally, vanish up your own ass altogether, and nobody will have to put up with your "research" into "ancestral" viking hairstyles when your own british ancestors are on record coping hard after getting their asses raided and beaten soundly, by reviling the invading danes for their "womanish" obsession with bathing, brushing their teeth, smelling good, and combing and styling their long and beautiful hair.

you aren't a viking. viking was a job, not a race. nobody is stopping you from braiding your hair. just don't get box braids. that won't be hard, cos they look bad on non-Black scalps. there are limitless other braids for you to try. learn them.

[bastienbertine]

Une amie avait une vieille toile encombrante. Je l'ai retravaillée au Posca.

[alabs1]

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[uncanny-tranny]

"If men got periods/needed abortion/got ovarian or breast cancer, those resources would be handed out like candy! They'd be more plentiful than ATMs!!"

You mean perisex cis men. You mean perisex cis men. Say what you mean.

I'm a trans man. I avoid all medical care because ninety percent of my doctors have not treated me properly because I am a trans man. I am acutely aware that doctors would be more than happy to not provide me care on the basis of my being trans, even if it costed my life.

Every time I so much as think about the doctors, I'm reminded of men like Robert Eads - of how my care is at the whim of the opinions a doctor has about my life. And because of my own past negative experiences, I hesitate to open my patient portal to schedule an appointment. When I have gotten a good doctor, it's not been the rule, it's the exception. I have a doctor right now who I'm lucky to see, who actually treats me like a human being. I'm celebrating that a doctor finally treats me like a person.

If you want to group all men as being the same, I hope you're willing to have that blood on your hands. Because that care is routinely kept away from men, and it's a real, tangible, systemic issue.

I don't talk about this because I see being trans as this negative thing, but because I want to continue living and I want my trans siblings to live. I understand the frustration that people have who say this - it's another systemic issue that also costs lives. However, I am alarmed at the trend of... forgetting or perhaps erasing that this is still an issue for men, that we literally aren't treated the same as somebody like a cis perisex woman. No doctor has ever treated me like one, and of that I know for a fact. And this is a simple fix - be clear about who you mean when you talk about a group of people or a specific phenomenon. That applies when you are talking about any group of people because, generally, these overgeneralizations will be useless because it can't apply to everyone, and might just hurt a group of people you may not even be intending on hurting.

[autisticphineas]

reasons why roger doofenshmirtz is more evil than heinz could ever be:

1. added greatly to greenhouse gas emissions by making paul deliver an empty box to him despite the danville mall being located next to his workplace at city hall.

2. embezzlement

[thebellekeys]

France is banning the abaya, which is a loose-fitting dress worn by Muslim women (among other groups of women), in public schools. They claim the dress is an affront to French secularism even though it's not even a religious garment – it's a cultural garment that resembles pretty much any loose-fitting modest dress.

I can't possibly spell out for you how discriminatory and backward this is for a "modern, democratic" nation like France. Muslim women deserve more humane treatment and respect than this �� being forced to undress more than they're comfortable with.

Photos taken from muslim on Instagram.