It's called "Reclamation" and is a very powerful strategy when used by a large enough group. By using the slurs ourselves they become ours, and can't be used against us anymore. Prominent examples are "queer" and the N-word.
A strategy to avoid bullying is to own it before it becomes a weapon. If you have a weird nose, you go “yeah, I have a weird nose” and suddenly nobody can properly bully you about it
No, it’s about the mentality. If you are okay with it, insults don’t matter. I used to be really self conscious about certain parts of myself, but after reconciling that, comments about it doesn’t affect me anymore
I outgrew the bullying by graduating high school and never seeing anyone from my class after that day...
Of course the 3 months after graduation found me pack on 3 inches height and 30 lbs of muscle making me so jacked up even my older brother stopped teasing me.. too bad my bullies from the previous 13 FU@%ING YEARS were no longer in arms reach. I could have taught them how much words hurt.
Of course the 3 months after graduation found me pack on 3 inches height and 30 lbs of muscle making me so jacked up even my older brother stopped teasing me.. too bad my bullies from the previous 13 FU@%ING YEARS were no longer in arms reach. I could have taught them how much words hurt.