Ghostalmedia@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoX now treats the term cisgender as a slurwww.engadget.comexternal-linkmessage-square302fedilinkarrow-up1634arrow-down128cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1606arrow-down1external-linkX now treats the term cisgender as a slurwww.engadget.comGhostalmedia@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square302fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareSocsa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up8·5 months agoCisgender is a descriptive term. If you have seen it in a derogatory context, then you should take issue with the context.
minus-squarecasual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·5 months agoAnd trans is also a descriptive term, right?
minus-squarehikaru755@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5·5 months ago…yeah, it is. What are you implying?
minus-squarecasual_turtle_stew_enjoyer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoCis and trans are both the same type of descriptor. If trans can be used as a slur, so can cis. Not saying either are slurs by default. But they most certainly can be turned into ones.
Cisgender is a descriptive term. If you have seen it in a derogatory context, then you should take issue with the context.
And trans is also a descriptive term, right?
…yeah, it is. What are you implying?
Cis and trans are both the same type of descriptor. If trans can be used as a slur, so can cis.
Not saying either are slurs by default. But they most certainly can be turned into ones.