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: ''For the Neopagan organization of this name, see Reclaiming (neopaganism) '' To reclaim is to bring a word back to a more acceptable course. This can have wider implications in the fields of Discourse , and is often used described in terms of personal or socio-political empowerment. Linguistics To reclaim something is the political process and strategy consisting in re-evaluating and re-appropriating terms that in the dominant culture are used to oppress discusses this idea as a 'reverse discourse' in his '' History Of Sexuality : Volume I.'' The use of these terms by people who are not members of that group tends to remain viewed as strongly derogatory. Reclaimed words include
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