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I was also very disappointed that the users there voted against the change. The name has a bad history, and there's no better time to change a community name than when you make a move to a new platform.
This isn't neatly as big of a change, though. I don't think a poll should be needed. The mods should just take a stance against racism and enforce that the term not be used.
Why is there huge pushback in this thread from reclaiming a word by changing it's meaning from a racist one to something cool and inclusive?
because the people doing the "reclaiming" aren't the targeted minority.
Hi. Targeted minority here. I do not, and have not ever wanted to reclaim this term. I'd argue against calling it reclaimable at all, since to reclaim would require the term to have ever had a valid use to begin with before it became a racist perjorative.
I don't want to see this used, because it hurts me to see it. This is due to the deep pain that racism has caused to me, even in my very blessed life. While I get that you have good intentions, I want to clarify that your actions will only lead to you causing me further pain.