We checked. Sorry, JD Vance.
  • RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world
    5·
    2 days ago

    “Boys will be boys” was always about getting into foolish hijinks. It has been co-opted by shitheads to excuse abhorrent behavior. And every time it happens there needs to be significant pushback from from folks to take it back from the bastards.

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
      2·
      2 days ago

      sadly it’s hard to take back a term.

      shitheads missuse the term

      normal people then avoid such term

      now it’s a bad term

      any attempt at reclaiming it will be suspicious as if someone just wants an excuse to use that word.

      it’s mostly a slut thing.

      but with slurs it’s “easier” to reclaim, as the community affected by it, can choose to use it.

      in this case it’s different.