• Ada@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    7 months ago

    EDIT: … maybe not “man”, wasn’t looking too close . “being”

    “Man” or “Being”. Heaven forbid you actually acknowledge a woman…

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      7 months ago

      Ah, I’ve just jumped to the conclusion that since the conversation is about trans people, that we can exclude

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          7 months ago

          No, but it’s easier to use something more general instead of an array of words to refer to every letter of LGBTQNE (the last two being non-carbon and electronic)

          EDIT: Also it makes me nostalgic over “gentlebeing” from Star Wars EU

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              7 months ago

              I see no phobia here. But also I’m conscious of what’s called “hetero” being a great many things too.

              I just don’t want to be bothered with correct addressings and pronouns when it’s clear by default that we are all different

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                7 months ago

                I just don’t want to be bothered with correct addressings and pronouns

                Except for men it seems…