Well, people can describe themselves as they want, regardless of what I think of it. And I think there's are huge differences between using a historical slur for empowerment ("queer") in self-describing and using it for shock value and using it as a historical slur for the purpose of aggrandizing a belief in a lack of self-worth.
Honestly, the problem with what irked me is that when we insist on referring to the middle of the country as backwards, it just encourages the middle of the country to dismiss anything the coasts have to say and it doesn't help causes like gay marriage or abortion rights.
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Honestly, the problem with what irked me is that when we insist on referring to the middle of the country as backwards, it just encourages the middle of the country to dismiss anything the coasts have to say and it doesn't help causes like gay marriage or abortion rights.
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