Slut, white power logos, the N-word – can everything be reclaimed?

Rapper Tyler, the Creator has put rainbow-coloured white power logos on T-shirts and becomes another musician trying to reclaim hateful symbols and words [Warning: some of these terms are discussed explicitly in this piece]Words such as “slut” and “queer” have been vehicles for millions of hate-filled sentiments throughout history. For many musicians, the only way to beat them is to join them, reclaiming the words to negate their power: witness “queer” becoming a term of pride, and o