AHHH! I just don't get the 'reclaiming' of words that are clearly spewed at us for hateful reasons! All the 'reclaiming' does is make it seem less deplorable when they are used because we try to make them sound like it's a good thing to be called a b*tch or slut. IT'S NOT. And no matter how we women try to spin it, when a man calls us those names they aren't thinking of the positive spin we are trying to put on the word, they mean EXACTLY what they are saying! HB.
It makes the words taboo for others to use them. It also defuses the power of them. It worked for bitch, the n-word (See, I won't say it), "queer" and "fag" for the gay community. Oh, I'm a bitch? Yup, if that means being a strong tough woman who isn't taking any bullshit. :) Bam, not an insult anymore! I've used that line, it works.
If a slut is someone who enjoys sex, then yeah, I'm a slut. I wasn't a virgin when I got married, some would say that makes me a slut. Well alright then, I'll join the club! But you're right, HB, we have a long way to go toward RESPECT. That's why I think it's important for women to respect one another, to stop using these words in hatred first. If we do it, they think it's okay to do it too.
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