LGBTQIA+ on Yik Yak | I feel like this is just a bad way to frame slurs. It’s not a ‘pass,’ it’s not a ‘permission.’ Do you identify with f*****? You don’t have to be a gay male, but you do have to be genuinely reclaiming it.

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I feel like this is just a bad way to frame slurs. It’s not a ‘pass,’ it’s not a ‘permission.’ Do you identify with f*****? You don’t have to be a gay male, but you do have to be genuinely reclaiming it.

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Anonymous 1w

and even a gay man can use it in a homophobic way! the concept of a ‘pass’ is just weird identity politics imo

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Anonymous 1w

I’ve been called the f slur so many times in my life. It used to hurt me and make me feel like the scum of the earth but now i’ve grown much more comfortable with my identity and it actually makes me laugh when people call me it. Me and my friends call each other it as a joke. To me it’s not something that can be used to hurt me anymore, it’s just people being mad at me for existing. I use it as a way to make fun of people who have nothing better to do than make fun of me.

Anonymous 1w

This. I’m a cis bisexual and have never had the word used against me, so I don’t personally feel like I’m “reclaiming” anything by saying it, so I don’t use the word. However, a cis bisexual who HAS experienced hate speech with ppl using the word may feel differently and that’s okay.

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#2 1w

I’ve had people tell me i’m not allowed to say it or use it because i’m a lesbian or just because i “shouldn’t be saying it” but honestly, I think the less queer people use it, the more power it gives to the bigots who do. Be proud of being a f@g. If you like who you are, be one. Anyone who calls you it is just agreeing with you.