ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remarks about Charlie Kirk

Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by ars on Wednesday September 17, 2025 @11:14PM (#45284833)

Only thing I've seen is that he was dating a trans M-T-F person, and that person was very cooperative with police. Although it makes you wonder about his gay comment engraved on the bullet.

It's certainly not conclusive.

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by theossuary on Thursday September 18, 2025 @10:16AM (#45290014)

Wtf is a trans mtf? Do you mean a trans woman?

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by happytoexplain on Thursday September 18, 2025 @10:26AM (#45290129)

Yes, "MTF" means "male to female".

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by theossuary on Thursday September 18, 2025 @02:18PM (#45293091)

If you mean trans woman, maybe just say trans woman? No need for weird acronyms

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by happytoexplain on Thursday September 18, 2025 @02:22PM (#45293153)

I am not the original commenter - though "mtf" is quite common, I believe. Maybe I am in a bubble.

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by DangitBobby on Thursday September 18, 2025 @03:07PM (#45293688)

No, it's quite common and less confusing than "Trans Woman" because some people not well versed in these topics will be confused by only describing the final gender.

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by theossuary on Thursday September 18, 2025 @05:53PM (#45295476)

People who use MTF sound like this weirdo, just fyi

So if that's your goal, I guess keep doing it

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by qzjxk on Thursday September 18, 2025 @06:01PM (#45295549)

Yes it's better to just call them men, because that's what they are.

The term "mtf" is just as incorrect, because none of these males are becoming female, nor is it even possible for most species - including humans and other mammals.

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by DangitBobby on Thursday September 18, 2025 @11:52PM (#45297778)

Your assertions of bigotry for terms you personally don't like are going to fall on deaf ears.

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by theossuary on Monday September 22, 2025 @11:33AM (#45334876)

I dunno, I said it's used a lot by bigots, then a bigot shows up and agrees with me (now flagged). If that isn't a sign a term isn't great, I don't know what is?

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by happytoexplain on Monday September 22, 2025 @01:35PM (#45336805)

Judging yourself by how unscrupulous people react to you is a common pitfall - it poisons your perception of others and blinds you to yourself.

Tangentially: I was confused by the usage of the ambiguous word, "weird", as shorthand for "bigoted". I thought you were literally asking what "mtf" meant.

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Re:ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel's show 'indefinitely' after remark... by qzjxk on Tuesday September 23, 2025 @08:07AM (#45345820)

It's quite amusing to be called a bigot simply for pointing out how sexist it is to redefine women for the sole purpose of favoring a group of men.

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