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Originally Posted by Senusret I
How 'bout that? *gold star*
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So it's like a tit for tat kind of thing.
And, for the record, some heteros not being offended by "breeder" isn't enough to sink the Titanic if we're simply talking about what may be embedded in our daily language. "Breeder" is only as tongue-in-cheek as the context and the people who receive it. I think it's funny coming from Senusret but in a different context and from someone else I might be like "whoa, bitch."
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Originally Posted by Senusret I
Conversely, think about the claiming of the word "queer" by a marginalized community in rejection of (or in addition to) the word "gay."
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Yes, marginalized groups have that right. I am also familiar with "queer studies" but I have had homosexual colleagues express that they don't want hetero colleagues using "queer" in most contexts. To which I respond with "OKAY, I will respect." As a member of the majority, I can't tell the minority how to self-identify but I can comment on what is embedded in the language if it is directed at the majority.