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[–]BiologyIsReal 12 insightful - 1 fun12 insightful - 0 fun13 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Personally, I don't believe in reclaiming slurs. I don't think is a good strategy to fight against prejudice. I think if you want to change language you need to change the culture that create those slurs. Trying to change the culture through language, either by reclaiming slurs or imposing politically correct terms, doesn't work, IMO.

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That's an interesting perspective, thank you for sharing!