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Re:Elon Musk triples down on making Twitter terrible for tra... by curious-im on Thursday June 22, 2023 @01:58AM (#36428465)
No, not terrible, if you don't want to be called by any word - that's okay and will be respected in any polite conversation.

But no need to call words you don't like a slur and ban them (especially if it's not a slur).

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Re:Elon Musk triples down on making Twitter terrible for tra... by refurb on Thursday June 22, 2023 @01:44PM (#36435922)
no need to call words you don't like a slur and ban them

Really? Because I've heard transgender people say that calling them the wrong gender is basically a slur/hate crime.

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Re:Elon Musk triples down on making Twitter terrible for tra... by curious-im on Thursday July 06, 2023 @02:18AM (#36612017)
See, and nobody bans this words. The reason it's considered a slur is because it's used to disrespect and attack a person. So the word is okay, hate is not
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