▲ 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
[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 child) How do you identify? What should we call you? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -7 points 1 year ago (3 children) How I identify isn't anyone's business. That word, like 'moist', I find offensive. Confirm whether I'm allowed to dislike things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Oh, ok. Like how I hate the word female. But I'm still a female. Copy that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soulg@ani.social 0 points 1 year ago People can react to your post however they want but you can also dislike whatever you want /shrug permalink fedilink source parent [–] kingofras@lemmy.world -3 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
[+] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -7 points 1 year ago (3 children) How I identify isn't anyone's business. That word, like 'moist', I find offensive. Confirm whether I'm allowed to dislike things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Oh, ok. Like how I hate the word female. But I'm still a female. Copy that. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soulg@ani.social 0 points 1 year ago People can react to your post however they want but you can also dislike whatever you want /shrug permalink fedilink source parent [–] kingofras@lemmy.world -3 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
[–] Chip_Rat@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago Oh, ok. Like how I hate the word female. But I'm still a female. Copy that. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soulg@ani.social 0 points 1 year ago People can react to your post however they want but you can also dislike whatever you want /shrug permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kingofras@lemmy.world -3 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