Talk:Reappropriation

"Jew" as a pejorative noun

This is a misconception, despite having multiple attributions.

"According to The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, fourth edition (2000): "It is widely recognized that the attributive use of the noun Jew, in phrases such as Jew lawyer or Jew ethics, is both vulgar and highly offensive. In such contexts Jewish is the only acceptable possibility. Some people, however, have become so wary of this construction that they have extended the stigma to any use of Jew as a noun, a practice that carries risks of its own. In a sentence such as There are now several Jews on the council, which is unobjectionable, the substitution of a circumlocution like Jewish people or persons of Jewish background may in itself cause offense for seeming to imply that Jew has a negative connotation when used as a noun.""

The pejorative meaning is given when implied by the speaker, just as almost any similar word could be used pejoratively or respectfully, depending on intention. It's not an example of reappropriation; it may be an example of an opposite sort of phenomenon.

Drsruli (talk) 12:56, 10 September 2022 (UTC)

should the word "retard"/"retarded" be added to the list?

I've seen many mentally disabled people use it (but this is of course completely anecdotal) 2603:9002:200:5289:8194:F613:BF5:5650 (talk) 08:11, 19 June 2023 (UTC)

how about "pussy"? ILoveDogs1337 (talk) 10:19, 16 November 2025 (UTC)

Should the words "pak¡" and "ch¡nk" be in the list?

Everyone on Earth has seen these words as S̷̖̊̀̕L̸͈̪̲͙͑ͅỦ̷̘͐R̷̪̓̄S̶̬̅͠. Can we put these slurs to the list? ILoveDogs1337 (talk) 15:16, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Your statement seems quite a generalization. But if there are sources showing attempts to reappropriate the terms, they I don't see why they couldn't be added. --ZimZalaBim^talk 15:38, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

Hi. you need to find citations ILoveDogs1337 (talk) 16:44, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

This edit is disruptive and has been reverted. You have the burden to find sources if you want to add content to an article. And stop adding arbitrary commentary to the entry for "cunt". You've done this multiple times despite being reverted and warned. --ZimZalaBim^talk 16:55, 21 November 2025 (UTC)

I found one on Bartleby. https://www.bartleby.com/essay/The-Re-Appropriation-Of-Derogatory-Terms-FCLUEUFWV ILoveDogs1337 (talk) 09:23, 22 November 2025 (UTC)

This is paywalled, but like much of Bartleby's content seems to be an anonymous student essay. It could not be used as a source on Wikipedia per WP:SPS. Belbury (talk) 09:49, 22 November 2025 (UTC)