02-19-2016, 08:41 AM
(02-19-2016, 01:59 AM)Vlad Wrote: Oh my how we have become so sensitive. "Trannny" is akin to "gay" or "*****", and you dont hear any gay going around claiming they want to be called homosexuals.
Funny how "gay" is listed here as a slur but not "trannny".
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:English_sexual_slurs
For a lot of these terms, there are differing opinions within the community. It's much like the use of the word Indian for Native Americans. On the east coast, most tribes just prefer tribe names, but they are perfectly fine with (American) Indian. The further west you go the less likely they are to agree with its use.
The biggest issue behinds these slurs, though, is the intent behind their use. If you use a term someone finds offensive, apologize and move on when something is said, then everything is rosy. Most people when hit with a term like that, which could have been something that was a part of their personal experiences and is why it is offensive, will just ask that you not use it with them and will tell you how they prefer to be identified when prompted. There are also some more universally accepted terms. The issue comes when people intentionally ignore all of that and continue to use offensive terms. One is born of ignorance, the other of obstinacy.
As for the list, that word could be missing because being trans has nothing to do with sex.
