if reclaiming slurs is simply a matter of having ever been called it, rather than being the actual intended target of it, then congratulations to every single middle schooler in a CoD lobby for being the vanguard of progressive reclamation
like. a straight boy being called a homo is first and foremost being given an opportunity to reassert his heterosexuality and join in on homophobia. to the gay boy, the slur is a threat; to the straight boy, a competition.
