• egrets@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    “Reclaim” is still the term we use for that, even though just “claim” or “seize” might be more fitting. See also

    homophobic slur

    removed

    which some LGBT+ people use in an almost tongue-in-cheek way to refer to themselves and each other, as a way to invert and defang the hostility with which it is used by bigots.

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      1 month ago

      Huh, your slur got removed. Didn’t realize World did that, thought it was just ml or something.

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        1 month ago

        Yeah, that was news to me, I wasn’t sure if it was just my client. I’m not complaining - but I’ve been half-expecting an automatic ban!