• The_Hideous_Orgalorg
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    8 months ago

    Not to argue whether the word is appropriate or not. However, diluting a word is a very real issue, for example the Repugnants pushing to label any trans and trans ally as a sex offender dilutes the term. Now one must wonder whether another so labeled is due to being accepting of the preferred pronouns of an individual, or due to being a literal rapist.

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      8 months ago

      that would be an example of such a thing happening, yes, but is so far removed from this situation as to be absurd to bring up