If one personally decides to "reclaim" a derogatory, misogynistic word or racial epithet to feel empowered...

...does it matter that the derogatory, misogynistic word or racial epithet's meaning is unchanged to the rest of the world?

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bijouxbroussard · F

No. It doesn’t. And you can’t “reclaim” something that was never yours to begin with. It just makes you look foolish to call yourself something and then get angry when others think it’s okay to use the term.