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CAN CERTAIN WORDS BE RECLAIMED?
I'm talking about slurs, stereotypes and the like. Can they be reclaimed, or should they be abandoned by the sidewalk. Can words that cause people pain transform into empowerment? For example, words like slut or bimbo. I see how some people are trying to reclaim it but i wonder if it works or not. and in addition to that, especially in the case of like historical ancient slurs...can they really change into positive words?
My opinion is that they should just be abandoned by the sidewalk. I think the reclaim thing is a waste of time. By the way the concept of “we reclaim some words and only the concerned can use it” is only prevalent in the US and several others English speaking country. So it get a bit frustrating to see people making it a rule on the internet wh...... reply
