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.
A lot of Gen Zs and millennials use it in a reclaimed way. It varies between groups in the community though. It’s not super common, at least in my experience, and most people I’ve met that do use it make sure it’s okay with the people that they’re talking to
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.
A lot of Gen Zs and millennials use it in a reclaimed way. It varies between groups in the community though. It’s not super common, at least in my experience, and most people I’ve met that do use it make sure it’s okay with the people that they’re talking to