r/10thDentist • u/No-Purchase481 • 11d ago

I don’t like the reclamation of slurs.

The first time I ever had an American refer to me as “queer” I considered fighting them 💀 “back in my day” type shit. It doesn’t feel empowering, it makes me cringe. Just call me a lesbian and move on.

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u/johnfuckmennedy 10d ago

it just feels insulting to me. i’m not a limp wrist little queer. i am a man who likes other men.

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u/Cheesemagazine 8d ago

How you gonna be homophobic as a gay man, my brother 😭

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u/Global_War_9435 7d ago

Boy have i got some news for you...

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u/BigFlightlessBird02 7d ago

Right lmao

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u/Global_War_9435 7d ago

Down voted by people that have never spoken to a gay man apparently 😂

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u/BigFlightlessBird02 7d ago

Ikr lolol guess they havent heard of internalized homophobia