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Reddit had a very long era where lots and lots of "I just watched Tennant's Doctor Who and I need to LARP as a kind English gentlesir now" types that also really, really wanted an excuse to say a locally-recognized-as-misogynistic slur but with an imported excuse for why it's not a misogynistic slur while still using it as a misogynistic slur.
Cornfed nerd from Ohio: "U fuckin wot, m8? I swear on me mum that you don't understand that when I say c--t I'm being congenial and everyone says it and I say it to me mum all the time. So stop being a c--t like Literally Who Anita Sarkeesian and Literally Who Zoe Quinn you c--t!"
In Australia we say removed when we mean mate (congenially) and we say mate when we mean removed (aggressively)
For bonus points, negative usage in light-hearted banter, flipping it to net positive.
in a happy, sarcastic tone with a small giggle: "good one, dumb ..."