Yes, because the person you replied to is either wrong or lying (some terfs claim terf is a slur). Terfs do self-identify as terfs. A recent prominent example would be Sall Grover, “During this incident, Grover self-identified as a trans-exclusionary radical feminist”.
Are there cisgender people who are not transphobic and use TERF to describe people? Asking for a friend.
Edit: To recap based on responses, transphobes do use TERF and so do cis non-transphobes.
Yes, because the person you replied to is either wrong or lying (some terfs claim terf is a slur). Terfs do self-identify as terfs. A recent prominent example would be Sall Grover, “During this incident, Grover self-identified as a trans-exclusionary radical feminist”.
yes
source: I (cishet man) call some author a terf
Some author openly claims to be a terf. If she calls herself a bigot, then call her a bigot. 🤷