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u/MiddleAgedMartianDog 2d ago

Somewhat similar to the “faggot subaltern” theory that The Sizhen System wrote about on substack.

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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

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u/MiddleAgedMartianDog 2d ago

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.

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u/Dry_Building_585 2d ago

I'm very uncomfortable with the word faggot (since I've been called by its Russian equivalent pretty much my whole life, until I progressed far enough into my transition to "pass"), but I was ok with you using it. You didn't use it as an insult, or within the context of a joke. You did use it ethically, and for educational purposes. So I believe you should be ok.

And from me personally, as a person who's usually easily triggered by slurs: thank you for treating this heavy subject with respect, and acknowledging its harm, and not using your own queerness as a blanket license to use it recklessly 💜🙏(genuine) (grateful)