Anyone else find it ironic that there are a lot of anti-trans slurs and deadnaming in this thread and other recent ones (one even has a slur in the thread title) after complaining about overzealous moderation on reddit about trans people?
Kinda funny, at least
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I haven’t followed this incredibly closely but banning slurs against trans people seems right in line with rules banning slurs against other people.
That’s fucking idiotic logic and is exactly the same shit Trump tried to pull when he attempted to get a non-latino judge to rule on his border wall. You can’t be this dumb.
Conflicts of interest are things like when you have a financial stake in a company you’re covering as a journalist, not intrinsic qualities you’re born with.
Oh shit is that the person who saved the sub when David-me tried to make it a hero?
It’s all about context, especially who is saying it. That’s why the n-word is a slur but can also be used in an empowering way by people of color who are targeted by it.
edit:fascinating reddit thread illustrating exactly this:
This is a good starting point if you’re actually interested.
You’ve got in backwards, the “disguise” is the face you look at in the mirror every day that doesn’t reflect who you actually are. Transitioning removes the disguise.