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[–] kibiz0r@midwest.social 6 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Doubtful that Kermit Peterson was giving honest tactical advice to the left here, but he does have a point: “cis” is pretty bad branding when the biggest social group that slows down trans rights is the red-meat alpha-male boomers for whom “sissy” was the ultimate insult of their teenage years.

Petty and eyeroll-worthy? Yeah. Also an unforced error on the part of trans rights? Probably.

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Call me siss to my face and see what happens. 😏

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

DIOGENES, holding a chicken he plucked: Here is Peterson's man.

[–] casmael@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

Oh god it’s JP I didn’t even notice 🤦‍♂️

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (30 children)

I'm of two minds:

  1. I find the 'cis' label offensive. That's my right.
  2. I find this guy offensive. That's also my right.

(If you want to know who says I don't get rights, look at the downvotes. They disagree with one of those. You pick)

[–] Voyajer@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Reasonable, nobody should have to accept a label they don't ascribe to themselves.

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[–] TopRamenBinLaden@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago (21 children)

Do you find all the other labels that can be used to describe yourself offensive, or just this one?

Like are you offended by being called a human or homo sapien? Are you offended by being described by your skin color or race? Sexual preference? I just find it weird to single out the one label for no apparent reason.

How would you suggest we describe people that aren't trans or non-binary in a way that wouldn't offend you for whatever reason? As uncomfortable as it may be for you, gender identity is a thing, and the rest of the world is going to use that word to describe people. It would probably be best for you to just get over it.

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