Iheartcheese to Lemmy Shitpost · 11 days agoGaysadillaimagemessage-square175linkfedilinkarrow-up11.02Karrow-down111
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minus-squaregenerallynonsensicallinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 days agoAs a person who grew up in a place where we used the word “queer” to mean “strange” or “weird”, with zero gender/sexuality links, I can see the person meaning “weird traditional foods”. Looking at you haggis.
minus-squareProprietary_Blendlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·10 days agoWe all grew up in that place.
minus-squaregenerallynonsensicallinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 days agoNah, not all. There’s two generations behind me, maybe three, who grew up/are growing up with the term being defined and used as lgbt-related only. Just look at the other comments on this post. “Strange” was never considered as a definition.
minus-squareProprietary_Blendlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 days agoIt still means the same thing. I guess the comprehension has expanded.
As a person who grew up in a place where we used the word “queer” to mean “strange” or “weird”, with zero gender/sexuality links, I can see the person meaning “weird traditional foods”.
Looking at you haggis.
We all grew up in that place.
Nah, not all. There’s two generations behind me, maybe three, who grew up/are growing up with the term being defined and used as lgbt-related only.
Just look at the other comments on this post. “Strange” was never considered as a definition.
It still means the same thing. I guess the comprehension has expanded.
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