▲ 543 ▼ [Video] Old man speaks up at town hall (i.imgur.com) submitted 1 year ago by IndustryStandard@lemmy.world to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 71 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (1 child) Turns me off as well, can't say why, but I can accept it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kingofras@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago It’s offensive because phonetically it’s similar if not identical to sis. Short for sister Short for sissy, a transgender person Being called a man, and being a man, in this cozy patriarchy it is incredibly bizarre to give that up. I’m not justifying the I’m not doing it if you call me cis dude, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the phonetics have something to do with it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kingofras@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago It’s offensive because phonetically it’s similar if not identical to sis. Short for sister Short for sissy, a transgender person Being called a man, and being a man, in this cozy patriarchy it is incredibly bizarre to give that up. I’m not justifying the I’m not doing it if you call me cis dude, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the phonetics have something to do with it. permalink fedilink source parent