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[–]malloww 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Honestly, even if they were ever called that, and even if somehow they did have some sort of right to reclaim it, screaming it in someone's face while obviously angry and trying to hurt and insult that person is not reclaiming it. Even if an actual gay man did that it wouldn't be reclaiming it! The entire philosophy behind reclaiming slurs is to defuse the negative connotations of the word. That can't happen when you're using it in exactly the same way it always has been.

[–]RedEyedWarriorGay | Male | 🇮🇪 Irish 🇮🇪 | Antineoliberal | Cocks are Compulsory 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Well said. A gay man shouting the f-slur in an obnoxious way is annoying at best.