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[–] 4 points 4 months ago (9 children)

As a Gen Xer, same. I still don't like using the word due to the negative connotation it used to have.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I’m 40; “queer” was definitely off-limits and felt very wrong when I was young and absolutely, unquestionably straight. I don’t know when it changed for me, maybe the 2010s?… but now it has zero negative vibes in my mind.

    Perhaps my acceptance around that time that I am, and have always been, quite queer was responsible for that change in my life.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (5 children)

    I don't identify with the term, which definitely makes a difference! It was (very successfully) reclaimed from the bigots to empower LGBTQ people.

    Side note, it was nice to see Homer get over his homophobia!

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Addendum: when “Homer’s Phobia” was first aired (I think it’s called?) I was quite young and still felt that being gay is bad and wrong (badong), as I was indoctrinated to believe. I still loved the episode and Homer’s emotional maturation (is that a word?) made me feel good to see, yet it didn’t really affect how I viewed being gay at the time.

    Indoctrination is a powerful thing!

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    Ahhhh one of my favorite episodes!

    It’s funny—when I was “straight”, I would never have used the word “queer”, even to describe things using its non-sexuality-meaning way. It just kinda… tasted vile to say, or hear, if that makes sense?

    Nowadays, no matter who says it; be they straight, queer, or.. a third thing, it doesn’t taste bad anymore to me. I haven’t heard it used in a derogatory manner since I was much younger (probably due to the reclamation like you said!) but when I imagine someone trying to use it to put someone down, it just seems silly now… like “mhm, sure am, lawl”

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