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Thanks MissMouse for your thoughts.
I'm sad I don't get a jersey too : (
But words are never just words (and I'm particularly sensitive to them given my vocation). They come from complex social, cultural and historical etymologies and they produce and reproduce expectations, assumptions, possibilities and limitations in everyday life. And this particular word is not working for me at present, though I very much like your argument about reclaiming and reshaping it's meaning. I'm all for that. It's just that it's a massive undertaking, as you mention due to it's use as a standard term for women's wear. But things do change ....