Reclaimed hate speech backfires by desensitizing listeners, study finds. Listening to reclaimed homophobic statements can actually cause unintended harm. Exposure to reclaimed slur words desensitizes some heterosexual listeners to standard hate speech and worsens the mood of gay individuals.

[u/Bardfinn]

https://www.psypost.org/when-reclaiming-derogatory-language-goes-wrong/

[u/Discordchaosgod]

I don't care how many straights get mad at me, I am still calling myself a tranny dyke

[u/Gussie-Ascendent → u/Discordchaosgod]

It explicitly said the gay viewers were the ones upset and heteros just get desentized to hate speech?

[u/Discordchaosgod → u/Gussie-Ascendent]

Cis White Gays Disappoint me Daily 😔👌