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Happy for your stories too.

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[–] 1 point 4 months ago (2 children)

People are allowed to reclaim harmful terms, and people are also allowed to not feel comfortable with that. For a lot of people, terms like that have been traumatizing, and I'm just seeing two people processing that here in different ways.

I think the reclaimers and the term-avoiders need to find a way to coexist, but I don't think Sharkweek or Jul are doing anything wrong in feeling the way that they do.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    They crossed a line accusing Shark of using hateful rhetoric on purpose to attack them and asking if they’re a far-right troll.

    We can respectfully disagree without going that far.

    It’s clear to me that neither person here meant harm, so it is equally unfair to start hurling harmful accusations.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    Yeah, that's true. Feelings got hurt and lines got crossed. Unfortunate situation.

    I have two trans friends who use the T-slur a lot, and we had a respectful conversation, and now they don't use it as much around me. But I don't want them to stop using the term altogether or police it. They're not doing anything wrong for reclaiming it, but it just gives me flashbacks, you know? We all have different comfort zones, which are extra difficult to manage in a public space like this.

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