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How to not "walk on eggshells"? (lemmy.eco.br)

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Some time ago, I was seeing a post online about "walking on eggshells" and how people were annoyed at this, and it made me think a little. I always try my best to be a respectful and decent person, but when the matter is trans people I do get a bit nervous (I'm an introvert, by the way. I'm already a bit nervous by default). How can I be sure that I'm not offending someone while also not looking so worried about it?

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[–] scutiger 5 points 2 months ago

As long as you're making an effort, that's really what matters. Nobody's going to be offended by a small mistake or slip-up. Just apologize and move on.

Trans people are people after all, and all they want is to be treated as such. They don't want preferential treatment, just to be treated like everyone else.

If you're an introvert, then you probably don't want to attract attention to yourself in most cases. Same thing here.