Yeggkees

Yeggkees

“Yankees.” They said it nicely—that we took it back… Either way, one stated. Stereotyped.

—Jig3125

How a word can…

say.

label.

Gives a meaning.

Then somebody else says,

“Nah, we’ll take that.”

The word gets another life.

Yankee.

Yeggkees.

Same sound?

Same meaning?

Depends on who’s saying it.

Words are …

descriptions,

insults,

identities,

nicknames,

or something you put on a hat

and proudly walk around in.

One stated.

One stereotyped.

One reclaimed.

That’s the thing about stereotypes.

Nice and neat.

A name.

Yeggkees…

crooked.

familiar.

ours.

They said it nicely.

We heard it differently.

Either way, one stated.

Stereotyped.

—Jig3125