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Re:A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS by ZGDUwpqEWpUZ on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:28AM (#26722296)
The linked blog post says nothing about pronouns specifically, it's making a much broader statement that is clearly nonsense.

When you promote putting people on lists, bear in mind that some of us are happy to reciprocate. I certainly wouldn't want to employ someone who thinks "if it offends a trans person, then it is transphobic" is a reasonable maxim.

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Re:A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS by ZGDUwpqEWpUZ on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @05:37AM (#26722385)
The OP was responding to the maxim he quoted, specifically:

> There is no space to argue over whether a comment was transphobic – if it hurt a trans person then it is transphobic and it is unacceptable.

That is a much broader statement - pronouns are only one possible example* of something which might "hurt a trans person".

Stop playing games.

Edit: Other examples are arguments about trans access to women's sports/prisons/shelters/etc., which TERFs may say "hurt females" and are thus misogynistic. Whose hurt wins?

Re:A Critique of the Open Letter Calling for the Removal of RMS by torthrowaway998 on Wednesday April 07, 2021 @07:18AM (#26723223)
This appendix is pretty much filled with lies and misrepresentations of his statements. Please avoid spreading it. It is pretty much "fake news".

>"RMS has spent years on a campaign against using people’s correct pronouns."

This is false.