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Old Oct 10, 2009, 12:07 PM
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Reappropriation

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"*****" has been reappropriated to have positive meanings in some contexts.
In the context of modern feminism, "*****" has varied reappropriated meanings that may connote a strong female (anti-stereotype of weak submissive woman), cunning (equal to males in mental guile), or else it may be used as a tongue-in cheek backhanded compliment for someone who has excelled in an achievement. [11][12][13] For example, ***** magazine describes itself as a "feminist response to pop culture." [14]
Feminist attorney Jo Freeman (Joreen) authored the "***** manifesto" in 1968 [15][16]:
A ***** takes **** from no one. You may not like her, but you cannot ignore her....[*****es] have loud voices and often use them. *****es are not pretty....*****es seek their identity strictly thru themselves and what they do. They are subjects, not objects...Often they do dominate other people when roles are not available to them which more creatively sublimate their energies and utilize their capabilities. More often they are accused of domineering when doing what would be considered natural by a man.
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