~~transpeople~~ is dehumanizing rule (self.196)

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~~transpeople~~ (and ~~transman~~ and ~~tramswoman~~) is dehumanizing.

“Trans people” and “cis people.” Otherwise it reads like, “blarglepeople” and “actual people.”

The mashing together of the words was the language of the early anti-trans propaganda. It was successful enough that even allies continue to use it, unfortunately. Mostly because they’ve come up with new and worse ways to deny our existence while specifically addressing us.

I would say that it feels like blowing into the wind, but I know things like this can change, especially if 'teh youth" get it.

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[-] xerodin@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

Ah, I see. I thought the problem was a matter of labels and identity in the broader sense. Thanks for the clarification!

[-] DrivebyHaiku@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Yeah, it can actually a fairly useful way to pick up on reporting that is from a source that is anti-trans as folk who purposefully forget the space will use that as a dogwhistle to distinguish their pieces. It is so subtle you generally don't notice it but of a specifc era of anti trans propaganda (around either side of covid particularly) you start recognizing it in places that try and appear to be ' trans welfare centric' to unwitting cis viewership while providing some heinous misinformation.

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