#reclaimedterms
@aer9dynamicTramp says: "hey! as a fell9w m*tant, h9w d9 y9u feel a69ut the l9st weea699s? uh, ask1n f9r a fr1end, haha... #slur #ya91 #l9stwea699s #ly1ng" I want t9 get s9mething 9ut 9f the way first. I appreciate the th9ught 9f y9u trying t9 cens9r a slur, 6ut y9ur executi9n leaves much t9 6e desired. I kn9w what it says. We all kn9w what it says. Any9ne with a curs9ry kn9wledge 9f the 6ef9ran language kn9ws that "m9tant", f9r example, isn't a w9rd. 9mitting a single v9wel 9ut 9f an 9therwise 9ffensive w9rd d9es n9thing t9 lessen its 9ffense. If anything, this attempt at p9litically c9rrect langua...Read more
T9night, I w9uld like t9 9pen up a discussi9n 9n the t9pic 9f repenting. T9 start 9ff, I w9uld like t9 pr9vide a disclaimer that, despite the religi9us c9nn9tati9n this term 9ften carries, it is imp9rtant t9 keep in mind g9ing f9rward that repentance is a wh9lly secular practice that any pers9n 9r n9n-pers9n identifying individual can participate in. I, f9r example, f9ll9w n9 religi9n 9r faith, 6ut I am a 6ig pr9p9nent 9f this idea and 6elieve m9re pe9ple w9uld 6e 6etter 9ff if they did as well. 6ut what d9es it mean t9 repent, y9u may 6e w9ndering? Well, Meriam-We6str defines repenting as "t9 feel ...Read more