Language is flexible.
Just like reappropriation, it’s not hard to reclaim signs if a concerted group of people persist at it.
Relenting to opponents is capitulation.
It’s not really a hill.
There’s enough people to go around online to take multiple fronts & make anything go viral.
People give up too easily & don’t push back.
Acting like bitchass candyasses who give up easy fights doesn’t exactly inspire confidence to join a cause.
Reclamation is an effort, though. If all you’re doing is adding symbols as a tag line, there’s no qualification and readers can’t tell what your Swastika means; and since it’s also concurrently being used by Nazis for their meaning, it’s leaving the interpretation to the reader.
I’m not trying to argue that it’s right. I’m saying that it’s unproductive to simply obstinately keep using it and let people associate you with extremists.
Opponents do the exact same thing.
They organize online and spread it like a meme.
It’s really not that hard.
The boogaloo boys & proud boys made hawaiian print shirts & 👌 hate signs.
MAGA contorted the meaning of fake news.
Everyone else acquiesced like weak-willed bitchasses who don’t know how the game is played as if they’re powerless to do the exact same thing.
The only thing stopping anyone is shame or cowardice.
Language is flexible. Just like reappropriation, it’s not hard to reclaim signs if a concerted group of people persist at it. Relenting to opponents is capitulation.
All I’ll say is that there are hills that are not worth dying on.
It’s not really a hill. There’s enough people to go around online to take multiple fronts & make anything go viral. People give up too easily & don’t push back.
Acting like bitchass candyasses who give up easy fights doesn’t exactly inspire confidence to join a cause.
Reclamation is an effort, though. If all you’re doing is adding symbols as a tag line, there’s no qualification and readers can’t tell what your Swastika means; and since it’s also concurrently being used by Nazis for their meaning, it’s leaving the interpretation to the reader.
I’m not trying to argue that it’s right. I’m saying that it’s unproductive to simply obstinately keep using it and let people associate you with extremists.
Opponents do the exact same thing. They organize online and spread it like a meme. It’s really not that hard.
The boogaloo boys & proud boys made hawaiian print shirts & 👌 hate signs. MAGA contorted the meaning of fake news. Everyone else acquiesced like weak-willed bitchasses who don’t know how the game is played as if they’re powerless to do the exact same thing.
The only thing stopping anyone is shame or cowardice.