ryuko@lemmy.ml to LGBTQ+@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agoResearcher Who Coined 'Cis' Reacts To Elon Musk Labeling It 'A Slur'www.huffpost.comexternal-linkmessage-square24fedilinkarrow-up158file-text
arrow-up158external-linkResearcher Who Coined 'Cis' Reacts To Elon Musk Labeling It 'A Slur'www.huffpost.comryuko@lemmy.ml to LGBTQ+@beehaw.orgEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square24fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareAdanisi@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-22 years agoThe bigots probably want “normal” to be that word. Like, an “I’m normal and you’re not normal” sort of thing.
minus-squarechelsea@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 years agoYeah, that’s the closest thing I can tell. They want either “normal” or just to reserve the term “woman” or “man” for cisgender people, and refuse to even acknowledge trans identities at all. I mean, the guy that Elon is quoting here, ostensibly “protecting” objects to the word cis because he objects to trans people’s existence in general.
The bigots probably want “normal” to be that word. Like, an “I’m normal and you’re not normal” sort of thing.
Yeah, that’s the closest thing I can tell. They want either “normal” or just to reserve the term “woman” or “man” for cisgender people, and refuse to even acknowledge trans identities at all.
I mean, the guy that Elon is quoting here, ostensibly “protecting” objects to the word cis because he objects to trans people’s existence in general.