The F word has been used for a lot of heinous shit - most LGBT+ folks I know avoid that word and, personally, I appreciate that because its forever burned into a painful memory of mine. If Gen Z/Alpha want to try reclaiming it I wish them the best of luck but I’ll never use it myself. I hope millenials were the last generation to really feel the sting hurt bad en masse?
In my experience as a millennial we’re the youngest reclaiming it. It’s usually old leathermen reclaiming it. Though I do have one friend who her and I will call each other it in response to the other calling her a transphobic slur.
In short I don’t think this reclamation is going to stick unless the baby bears start seeing it as a position of power like dyke got. It’s a word the young associate with the pain of the old and the old use to take away the sting of our pasts.
The F word has been used for a lot of heinous shit - most LGBT+ folks I know avoid that word and, personally, I appreciate that because its forever burned into a painful memory of mine. If Gen Z/Alpha want to try reclaiming it I wish them the best of luck but I’ll never use it myself. I hope millenials were the last generation to really feel the sting hurt bad en masse?
I’ve definitely seen the Tumblr crowd reclaiming it
In my experience as a millennial we’re the youngest reclaiming it. It’s usually old leathermen reclaiming it. Though I do have one friend who her and I will call each other it in response to the other calling her a transphobic slur.
In short I don’t think this reclamation is going to stick unless the baby bears start seeing it as a position of power like dyke got. It’s a word the young associate with the pain of the old and the old use to take away the sting of our pasts.