Reclaiming hollowed out words is hard.

· Bits and Bobs 8/4/25
  • Reclaiming hollowed out words is hard.
    • Trust, safety, symbiosis–all hollowed out, MBA-ified to death.
    • "Queer" was used as a hateful word, so the LGBTQ community reclaiming it was an act of defiance.
    • But reclaiming a hollow word is harder, because it just looks like not an act of defiance but of just being cringe.