dyke
Dyke is a word that has been around for a long time to put down lesbians for not being attracted to men. The MEANING of dyke is lack of attraction to men as a lesbian. The purpose of the slur is to point out their lack of attraction towards men, not their attraction towards women.
Other wlw can NOT say this slur because they still experience attraction to men, people who are on the ace spec spectrum also can't say it UNLESS they're also a lesbian.

people who can reclaim this slur lesbians debatedly only black lesbians

this word was borrowed from african american vernacular from the 1920s

SOURCES:
Origin of the slur Dyke - One, Two, Three

"Reconsidering the Etymology of Bulldyke"

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Pub: 11 Sep 2023 07:48 UTC

Edit: 11 Sep 2023 22:30 UTC

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