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"Reclaim" is still the term we use for that, even though just "claim" or "seize" might be more fitting. See also
homophobic slur
removedwhich some LGBT+ people use in an almost tongue-in-cheek way to refer to themselves and each other, as a way to invert and defang the hostility with which it is used by bigots.
Huh, your slur got removed. Didn’t realize World did that, thought it was just ml or something.
Yeah, that was news to me, I wasn't sure if it was just my client. I'm not complaining - but I've been half-expecting an automatic ban!
Banning would create a lot of false positives