What point? Him saying that he doesn't identify as cis is like saying he doesn't identify as hetero even if he's exclusively attracted to women. Like, fine, but it's weird.
I don't really like the word and don't want to pigeonhole myself by applying terms like that to myself. I don't like that this gives me something in common with Rowling and the other TERFs, but in contrast with their rigidity, if other people want to use that to describe themselves (or even me), then I don't care.
The equivalent to this guy, or Musk, would not in fact be a trans person wanting to be referred to as the gender they identify as. It would either be a trans man insisting that he's not trans, just a man, or a trans woman insisting that she's not trans, just a woman. And that calling trans people trans is a slur.
So you're telling me the bloke is actually non-binary? Fair enough I suppose.
They’re either genuine pricks or extremely sensitive. Take your pick.cis? a slur? ffs
I don't know, it seems to me a lot of the time it is used in derogatory context. But that is my impression. Imagine calling someone Homo. I can certainly understand if someone would get offended by being labeled if they believe their behaviour is normal/standard. Particularly because cis is a new term (first used in 1994) and most people will not have heard it or learned until fairly recently. Also most of the time it's used in LGBTQ+ discussions, where most conservative people are not a part of. It's a term used to describe conservatives by their political adversaries most of the time. It's no wonder they are resisting it and refusing to accept it.
But we refer to people as gay (or whatever the appropriate term) and not homo unless the intent is to insult. As far as I'm aware cis doesn't have negative connotations and I've only ever seen it used to clarify conversations about trans issues. I've never heard it used in everyday conversations where the norm is to use the pronoun of everyone's gender identity (he/she) unless someone requests you to use they.
My personal impression is that the term is often used in inflammatory context (but I guess it's because most often I read it in this thread from an inflammatory tweet). Even if the term is not intended to be insulting, the whole context can lead to people resisting the word.
What you seem to be saying here is that a group that doesn't want to respect other peoples preferred pronouns are very earnest in believing others should respect their preferred adjectives.
You wouldn't think so but a lot on Twitter are pretty sensitive.
I think I've lost some braincells.
Piers of course famously identifies as a Twat.
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I like the comments who can't figure out that it's a skit and are getting angry.
Fergie did apologise shortly after
I'm surprised you're surprised at this. It's been established for ages now that the internet has no statute of limitations. Anything you ever say anywhere that can be uploaded online and used against you is fair game for online trolls.
Is it a big deal though? Not referring to this specifically, because it seems a fairly harmless comment, but I think it's fair to ask public figures about past remarks, even 10 year old ones. If they say "yeah it was insensitive, sorry" then we move on. If they double down, we get to know they still hold questionable views and we can adjust how we spend our money based on that.
I'm surprised nobody has tried to cancel Mike Myers for the fat bastard character
It's not a big deal, no. Although I do think it's pathetic that anyone would spend any time trawling through decades old content looking for their "gotcha" moment. Get a life.
