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I feel like some queer people adopted the f-slur to sometimes refer to themselves sarcastically. Then like it always does, the word becomes friendlier towards younger people on internet. I don’t know so much about the r-slur. But the n word for sure. I’ve heard people say it with and without a presence of black people in recent years. (I’m not black btw) I do believe that throughout the Trump administration then Elon Musk’s free speech agenda in twitter space helped a lot of racists to gain the courage to say the N word out loud.
I've only ever heard other queer people (and almost always men) say the f slur in extremely queer spaces where it's very understood what's happening. Those same people wouldn't dare outside of those spaces. I think that's kind of okay. I don't think the other kind of people saying it think it's okay because they're hanging out in queer spaces. I think they're saying it because they know what it means and they're full of prejudice.
I also think it's funny that queer was that way when I was growing up. Now I see it used properly on work emails. Language grows and changes. It's quite possible that someday the f slur will someday be reclaimed enough that it's okay to say in broader contexts.