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[–] [email protected] 77 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It's just transphobia. If you don't have cis (wo)men and trans (wo)men, then you just have (wo)men and trans (wo)men, which implies that trans (wo)men are not (wo)men.

[–] disguy_ovahea 43 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Got it. I didn’t understand because they make it seem like it’s an insult to be called cisgender. They’re actually just upset that it removes an avenue of bigotry.

Fucking gross.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They think it's an insult as they use trans as one.

[–] irreticent 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I live in a conservative area and when I'm at the bar I sometimes hear people using the term "liberal" as a slur. I kinda makes me laugh, but also makes me a bit sad.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

I tend to think that conservative is actually a description for limited cognitive means. Progress in any form or shape needs liberal thinking as you wouldn't find any progressing features by thinking inside the box. Ergo conservatism is inherently the bane of progress. Labeling yourself, proudly even, is just a tell-tale sign that you're either cognitively limited or afraid of progress. The weird part though is that conservatives lacked the drive to counter the idea that reactionary or regressive thinking people (i.e mostly fanatics or fascists,monarchists ) may be called conservative. They are not by the definition of the word itself