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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
Not to derail, but a quick question as an aside: is 'queer' an acceptable word to use? (I thought it was deemed as derogatory)
Also, yes, those jerseys are sharp
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It is acceptable (it’s the Q in LGBTQ) and it’s history is actually worth looking up as the effort to reclaim the word from being derogatory into something more positive and affirming is pretty cool (to me at least).
It’s going to depend on use, like a lot of words obviously. I wouldn’t call someone “a queer” nor would I label someone as queer in place of asking how they identify (if for whatever reason that was something you needed to know or put a label on).
Either way, nice of you to ask about it.