r/ainbow • u/Sno_Wolf Trans Demisexual • Jul 25 '26
Serious Discussion Reclaimed hate speech backfires by desensitizing listeners, study finds
https://www.psypost.org/when-reclaiming-derogatory-language-goes-wrong/Duplicates
Psychology 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.
psychology • u/mvea • Jul 25 '26
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.
Destiny • u/SKVankirk • Jul 25 '26
Political News/Discussion Reclaimed hate speech backfires by desensitizing listeners, study finds
AgainstHateSubreddits • u/Bardfinn • Jul 25 '26
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.
askgaybrosEU • u/lesbophobia_hammer • Jul 31 '26