if you don't mind, could you elaborate on "[queer] slur reclamation is usually anti-Black as fuck," as i'm finding it difficult to connect those dots
yep yep i got you anon (also my reply is so late bc replying to asks drains me so i hope you see this, anon, since you won't get a notif for it)
the only slur that has truly, completely been reclaimed is the n-slur. reclaiming a slur is deeper than just saying it in your instagram comments to a friend or calling a twink an f-slur when they piss you off (but it's okay cause you're gay too). reclaiming a slur involves a paradigm shift; that is to say, it requires a completely new approach to language, culture, and definition. you can see this with the n-word. it's been completely reabsorbed into Black culture, becoming an integral part of AAVE (shift in language), of art (shift in culture), and a term of brotherhood or endearment (shift in definition). Black people, we've taken that word and torn it to bits and rebuilt it into something that is a badge of honor amongst us.
this kind of complete reimagining takes TIME. it takes more than just deciding "who can say this slur and who can't," as slur discourse often devolves into. furthermore, having slurs "you can say" is often the focus of slur discourse. have you seen the FERVOR white bisexual women, for example, fight to say the f-slur with (this isn't me saying that white bisexual women can't say the f-slur, btw; this is me pointing out how enthusiastic some people are about being able to say a slur, as if oppression is ornamental)? often times, this passion, this excitement, this entitlement, that people have towards slurs is anti-Black because have you noticed how whenever someone explains slur reclamation, Black people come up? the n-slur is mentioned? this is because (as i said) the word nigga is the only slur that has undergone that paradigmatic shift. when people sit around fighting over whether they can say a slur, it's usually non-Black (especially white) people who have not done the labour that slur reclamation involves because all they want at the end of the day is their own n-word.
it is anti-Black to use Black people's oppression, genuine infrastructure building, and culture as a weapon in your argument to say the f-slur. it is anti-Black to act as if having a slur is a good thing and to get all excited to say a word that only people "like you" can say because "you're all oppressed."
i hope this helped! feel free to shoot me a message or a follow-up ask if this was unclear in anyway. i implore non-Black people to reblog, btw, especially if you think you might have a younger queer audience. too often do young queers get wrapped up in slur discourse.
gonna go ahead and reblog this here bc i made points <3
