reverse discourse, n.All

Reverse discourse (n.) can ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠turn resistance into imitation: naming one single enemy mimics the oppressor's own strategy instead of offering a different set of terms.

Reverse discourse (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠defiance that boomerangs: flinging the slur back as a banner risks reinstalling the very version of it one set out to overcome.