Tag: reclamation

• Sticks and stones

  

  We tell children that “sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” That sentiment may be admirable, but the reality is far more complex. Two weeks ago the North American Scrabble Players Association announced that they will ban derogatory slurs that target people based on characteristics such as race, gender…

  Guy Rintoul

  20 Jul 2020

  homophobia, language, LGBTQ+, lived experience, race, racism, reappropriation, reclamation, sexual orientation