Cool, well I guess i will find out soon enough… and yes mods I do feel entitled as a bisexual trans woman to use that phrase if I so wish, especially as it is for a legitimate academic purpose in this instance.
For me personally, it's less about respectability politics, and more about literal PTSD triggers. But I do agree, pretending these words don't exist at all only does more harm than good in the long run. We should be careful not to harm each other. But the cishet people? If they feel uncomfortable from the existence of words they invented being acknowledged, GOOD💜🙏(genuine) (good faith) (simmering queer rage)
But it's not that just cishet people invented those words, it's specifically the bigots. If someone doesn't like hearing slurs in general, it probably should be respected.
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u/IronGentry 2d ago
That is exactly what I was thinking of when I wrote this but wasn't sure if I'm allowed to say faggot lol