slurs are still very harmful when they are aimed at a situation/action/thing instead of a person

[belenen]

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What does it mean to use a slur?

a slur is a word with derogatory meaning which gets its negative connotation from the 'undesirability' of a group of people. It's a word used to mean 'bad' because it refers to a group of people who are labeled 'bad' by society. It doesn't

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[belenen]

Censorship is when someone with the power to stop people from saying things stops them from actually saying them by threat or coercion, not when someone says they don't like/approve of people saying those things.

You may not see the correlation between use of words and a perception problem, but if that is true then you are unaware of the way words work on perception. As a sociologist and statistician, I assure you that the merest mention activates negative perceptions. If you want to know more, I suggest you read up on stereotype threat.

Using slurs in any negative way reinforces stereotypes. No one is going to ask "does this mean you think stupid people are bad?" because this shit is subconscious and pervasive. You're not in the right to use slurs regardless of your attitude toward the people they reference. It can't harm you to avoid slurs, and it can and does harm others for you to use them. To risk damage to others rather than making a small effort is not a right action.

In that context, I don't know. I wouldn't do it but it could be reclaiming if the person saying it was perceived as female.