Plenty of people still know or use the other meanings, and it’s still based on common stereotypes. Reclaiming slurs only really works when it’s done by the targeted group, and when the word is being used with positive connotations.
she / they / most neopronouns
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Plenty of people still know or use the other meanings, and it’s still based on common stereotypes. Reclaiming slurs only really works when it’s done by the targeted group, and when the word is being used with positive connotations.
It was a term for modded crappy japanese motorcycles and cars, that derived from a slur for asian people.
For now that was just a bot mirroring posts. I don’t think they’ve said whether they’ll use that going forward.