thoughts on the q word
having a really hard time here lately with the word queer. i know that it upsets a lot of people for very valid reasons and that for a lot of people it’s still a slur but..... it’s how i identify. it feels so much more right than “bi” or even “pan” and it took me so much time to feel confident enough to finally identify as queer and it felt so so good to start identifying as that and saying it and claiming that word. so to feel like i now shouldn’t be saying it is.. tough
thoughts on the q word
@pbandkate
Queer is one of the most widely reclaimed word. People who call it slurs are 9/10 times regurgitating TERF/truscum rhetoric. In the same breath they would also mock it with "kweer", which is also racist.
thoughts on the q word
@danishcookies i do know people who really don’t like it and who have valid reasons not to (like it’s been used against them) and i want to find the balance of respecting that while still being true to myself i guess
thoughts on the q word
@pbandkate
That doesn't mean others should use it for themselves. Again, "queer is a slur" is a red flag of a potential gatekeeper.
re: thoughts on the q word
@audrey
@pbandkate
This is an example of one their often silencing tactics
re: thoughts on the q word
@danishcookies @pbandkate queer is a slur that has been heavily reclaimed
like a majority of identities of LGBTQIAP+ people are. "Gay" was a slur back in the day. (its still used that way now, to some extent)