This is just so wrong. 100%, groups that are marginalized are allowed to reclaim the slurs used against them. In no way are people outside of that marginalized group allowed to claim a slur as their own and use it with the justification that it's okay because they're using it against themselves. If anything, that perpetuates the slur.
Example - Take a homophobic slur of your choice. If I all of a sudden walked around calling myself that, and when I got called out said "Don't worry about it. I'm only using it for myself." You don't think that would be a problem?
July 23, 2020, 9:43 p.m. - Dave Tolnai
This is just so wrong. 100%, groups that are marginalized are allowed to reclaim the slurs used against them. In no way are people outside of that marginalized group allowed to claim a slur as their own and use it with the justification that it's okay because they're using it against themselves. If anything, that perpetuates the slur. Example - Take a homophobic slur of your choice. If I all of a sudden walked around calling myself that, and when I got called out said "Don't worry about it. I'm only using it for myself." You don't think that would be a problem?