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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

its a derogatory racial slur so why would someone identify themselves as one?"

Reclaiming slurs is cool. Less power to those who would use them against us. One of the reasons I don't agree with the trend of constantly moving towards whatever the politically correct language of the day is. We're just handing more insults to the assholes.

See https://sh.itjust.works/post/31758327 for related discussion