Blog #3

First off in order for a word like queer change from derogatory to mainstream use, you need a lot of time, which is why it took 50 years for the word to be used proudly by gays. It is odd that a word used to belittle someone, could latter be used as a word to demonstrate gay pride. This change is caused by time, time to stop the word from being used as a derogative term, and then more time so that the word can be picked, and used as a positive word. Time is so important because people forget the original meaning of the term so they change it for a positive one. Words that aren't strongly connected to history should be affirmations that need to be celebrated, but when it comes to a word that is strongly connected to history such as the N word, then those words should be avoided. Because no matter what it is connected to that event and you cannot escape the meaning. When using the word queer it is important to watch out if you don't identify yourself one, because you may offend someone. Even if the majority thinks that word is a positive, there still may be some people who see it as a negative word. In general the word meaning is dependent on the reader, the word may be viewed as many things, but it is what the mainstream audience thinks is what is going to be true.