X now considers the term “cisgender” a slur. On Tuesday, the platform reportedly began posting an official warning that the LGBTQ-inclusive terms could result in a ban from the platform.
It’s considered a slur when you call a person that who doesn’t associate with the term.
This is what you said, and what I was contesting.
And the message discourages use of the word as what is “insulting” is entirely up the the discretion of the moderators. There should be no message, because it is not a slur. There is no historic oppression of cis people. So you don’t want to be called cis? Fine, I don’t understand it but whatever. But that doesn’t make it a slur any more than calling someone “straight” is a slur. Will they put a warning on that, too?
This is what you said, and what I was contesting.
And the message discourages use of the word as what is “insulting” is entirely up the the discretion of the moderators. There should be no message, because it is not a slur. There is no historic oppression of cis people. So you don’t want to be called cis? Fine, I don’t understand it but whatever. But that doesn’t make it a slur any more than calling someone “straight” is a slur. Will they put a warning on that, too?
That’s how Elon said Twitter thinks about it. Or atleast how I understood it. That’s not what I think.
Dictionary defines slur as “an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo” There’s no mention about it having anything to do with oppression.