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    Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 17 Apr 2015

    We're sorry for this offensive tweet. Its transphobia was unintentional, but the hurt it caused is our responsibilitypic.twitter.com/vGCqqIdU65

    12:00 PM - 17 Apr 2015
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    215 replies 244 retweets 309 likes
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      2. Jay Allen‏ @a_man_in_black 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        Jay Allen Retweeted Boing Boing

        I'm glad to see @BoingBoing apologizing for the transphobic tweet.https://twitter.com/boingboing/status/589141383061106689 …

        Jay Allen added,

        Boing BoingVerified account @BoingBoing
        We're sorry for this offensive tweet. Its transphobia was unintentional, but the hurt it caused is our responsibility pic.twitter.com/vGCqqIdU65
        6 replies 15 retweets 38 likes
      3. Azure‏ @aguyuno 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @a_man_in_black

        @a_man_in_black @BoingBoing ...I mean, having the picture in that tweet though, isn't that still kind of problematic?

        5 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      4. Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @aguyuno

        @aguyuno @a_man_in_black Twitter makes it hard to limit harm (delete) w/out looking like evading responsibility. Hence self-screengrab

        0 replies 1 retweet 6 likes
      5. End of conversation
      1. New conversation
      2. Marcus‏ @MarcusHUSA 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing I'm just assuming this is a satirical apology since the pic was reposted.

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      3. Boing Boing‏Verified account @BoingBoing 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @MarcusHUSA

        @HawkinsUSA It's a necessary part of taking responsibility.

        0 replies 0 retweets 4 likes
      4. End of conversation
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      2. Roger and 27 others‏ @Roger247 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing @gigg423 Poor, delicate snowflakes

        1 reply 7 retweets 56 likes
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      1. ConservativeLA‏ @ConservativeLA 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        @BoingBoing Your Phobiaphobia has been noted.

        0 replies 6 retweets 25 likes
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      2. Isegoria‏ @Isegoria 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        What if we're offended by @BoingBoing's capitulation?

        2 replies 0 retweets 12 likes
      3. Mx. Aria Stewart‏ @aredridel 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @Isegoria

        @Isegoria It doesn't matter. You're not oppressed by it.

        3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. T. Greer‏ @Scholars_Stage 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @aredridel

        .@isegoria There is almost a Newspeak quality to the way the word "Oppressed" is used these days. Oppressed by a tweet! @aredridel

        1 reply 2 retweets 6 likes
      5. Mx. Aria Stewart‏ @aredridel 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @Scholars_Stage

        @Scholars_Stage @Isegoria Nah, not by a tweet, by the systematic elimination of our rights to bodily autonomy &

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      6. Mx. Aria Stewart‏ @aredridel 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @aredridel

        @Scholars_Stage @Isegoria & normalizing violence against us by trivializing comparisons.

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      7. Alex Furlong‏ @RoombaWithAView 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @aredridel

        @aredridel @Scholars_Stage @Isegoria Bit of a leap to go from mocking-by-kittycat to normalizing violence.

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      8. Mx. Aria Stewart‏ @aredridel 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @RoombaWithAView

        @RoombaWithAView @Scholars_Stage @Isegoria And yet, that's how it goes. Widespread dehumanizing and trivializing makes it so easy to justify

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      9. Shelley‏ @she_ide 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @aredridel

        @aredridel @RoombaWithAView @Scholars_Stage @Isegoria It was a joke & a funny 1 at that! Many cat owners swear their cat thinks it's a dog!

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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      2. Red Hot Take Ranger‏ @ShinGokaiRed 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @BoingBoing

        Dumbass transtrenders making things harder for everyone. @BoingBoing @_icze4r

        2 replies 0 retweets 5 likes
      3. Torches n Pitchforks‏ @isentil 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @ShinGokaiRed

        @Ash_Effect @BoingBoing @_icze4r Oh, yes. You're so oppressed! I'm sure you'll lose your job, get attacked, and eventually commit suicide.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. Red Hot Take Ranger‏ @ShinGokaiRed 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @isentil

        Transgendered deserve equality. Transtrenders already have it but pretend they don't. @isentil @BoingBoing @_icze4r

        6 replies 3 retweets 11 likes
      5. Torches n Pitchforks‏ @isentil 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @ShinGokaiRed

        .@Ash_Effect @_icze4r Totes equal, bro-ham. Good job on the political analysis. Keep up the good work! 10/10

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      6. Red Hot Take Ranger‏ @ShinGokaiRed 17 Apr 2015
        Replying to @isentil

        Transtrenders and trensgenders are not the same thing. @isentil @_icze4r

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
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