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Originally Posted by JoshBB
That's the whole point.
Then the word can't be used in an abusive, hateful, or offensive manner.. the words then lose their power. Reclaiming words is an important aspect of empowering any group that faces prejudice.
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I disagree to be honest. People will still use it as abuse - although we don't really have racism against black people in this country any more, regardless of the fact black people casually call each other the N word, it can still be used as a highly abusive term.