@CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agoHow does one know if a derogatory term or phrase is reclaimed?message-square11fedilinkarrow-up126arrow-down13
arrow-up123arrow-down1message-squareHow does one know if a derogatory term or phrase is reclaimed?@CraigOhMyEggo@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml • 3 months agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-square@xmunk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink9•3 months agoYou don’t. As much as we might like to say terms can be reclaimed the judge of that is the listener… you need to comprehend how all the people you’re talking to or who hear your words repeated will feel about it - just avoid derogatory terms.
You don’t.
As much as we might like to say terms can be reclaimed the judge of that is the listener… you need to comprehend how all the people you’re talking to or who hear your words repeated will feel about it - just avoid derogatory terms.