Rules change, so far

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[–]BiologyIsReal[M] 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I just wanted to clarify I do agree with the idea behind the new rule. I guess I understand where grixit is coming from because I do have strong opinions on the issue of language and transgenderism. I don't think pronouns and the words female, male, woman and man are insults. Also, I don't think using prefered pronouns is a neutral act even when is not done because of compelled speech. That said, I suggested the use of neutral language as a middle ground because I realize we may not have any QT user to debate with if we don't make at least this compromise. Unlike Spanish, my natal tongue, which is a minefield for "misgendering", English is a pretty gender-neutral language. So, I think using gender neutral language to refer to trans identified users could be doable here.

[–]loveSloaneDebate King 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

I feel the same way, I was more talking about what masks was saying about the word cis, but I apologize if I misunderstood what you were saying

Eta- got mixed up, thought this was on another thread, but what I meant by “disagree” is that you and peaking both seemed to be saying this rule would cost us qt posters

[–]BiologyIsReal 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

No need to apologize! I didn't say much on my first comment on this thread, so I felt like I needed to expand on my thoughts.

Who is masks?

[–]loveSloaneDebate King 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Circlingmyownvoid, that was their original username and i always end up using that because it’s what I’m used to, my bad