"Affectionate” insults—I don’t really do them.

I don’t call anyone the "n" word, I don’t call my friends "b*tches","h*es" or "c*nts". I didn’t grow up with that kind of thing. It feels like a disconnect to me. I heard it enough from enemies, I don’t [b]need[/b] it from so-called friends. 😞

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MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F

Which is why I love and respect you. Those things are so low brow.

bijouxbroussard · F

@MeowsoliniReturns Thank you, my friend. I was beginning to wonder if [b]I[/b] was out of touch. 🤗

MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F

@bijouxbroussard Not at all. I have never understood why African Americans or women would want to use these words to refer to one another. Especially when they fought so hard to be respected and treated as equals.

bijouxbroussard · F

@MeowsoliniReturns [b]That’s[/b] it, exactly. And in both cases, it allows those who still use the terms as insults to feel more entitled to use them ("Look, they even call [b]each other[/b] that !") It’s self-defeating, imo. 🥺

MeowsoliniReturns · 51-55, F

@bijouxbroussard Exactly!