Elon Musk is still working to turn the old Twitter into a haven for racists.
Twitter, which is becoming increasingly prejudiced, now deems the phrase “cisgender” to be a derogatory term. “‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ are considered slurs on this platform,” Elon Musk, the ownership of the company, stated in a post that was published in June of last year, much to the joy of his racist army of blue-check fanatics. It was stated that on Tuesday, X made good on the position taken by the regressive provocateur and started issuing an official warning that the LGBTQ-inclusive phrases could result in a ban from the site. Of course, you wouldn’t miss much.
Attempting to publish a post on the X mobile app that contains the phrases “cisgender” or “cis” would result in the display of a full-screen warning that reads, “This post contains language that may be considered a slur by X and could be used in a harmful manner in violation of our rules.” This information was published by TechCrunch on Tuesday. After that, it gives you the option of either continuing to publish the post or deleting it in order to comply to the outdated viewpoints of the most negative members of our community.
Naturally, neither of the two forms of the phrase “cisgender” is a derogatory term.
In the 21st century, the transgender population, which had been historically oppressed, finally started obtaining at least a slice of universal and long overdue social acceptance. As a result, the phrase became more often used in the mainstream language to describe individuals whose gender identity corresponds to the sex they were born with. The word is recognized by a number of organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, the American Medical Association, the World Health Organization, and the American Psychological Association.
However, there are certain individuals who have a difficult time acknowledging and respecting the fact that some humans are distinct from others. Sometimes, people who fantasize (against all evidence and scientific consensus) that the heteronormative ideals they were raised with are absolute gospel take a great deal of offense when they are asked to adjust their vocabulary in order to communicate respect for a community that has been forced to live in the shadows for centuries or risk their safety as a result of the widespread pathologization of their identities.
It would appear that Musk considers those to be the good old days.
Taking a ride on the Transphobe Train is not the first time the millionaire has done it. Following the backward tweet that the edgelord sent out in June of last year (which was on the opening day of Pride Month, no less), the platform that he uses ran a timeline takeover advertisement from a right-wing nonprofit organization that promoted a transphobic propaganda film. In the event that you are curious about whether or not the organization has anything of worth to contribute, TechCrunch explains that the same organization is also skeptical about climate change and minimizes the terrible tragedies that are associated with slavery.
X also changed its position on a policy that prohibited the misgendering or deadnaming of transgender individuals. This policy had been in place for a considerable amount of time prior to Musk’s takeover.