@awhooker @PaulNez So long as folk recognise the difference between "I'm offended" and "It's offensive".
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@pinknews The 'he' surely refers to a time when she was a he? I'm not seeing the offence: Is gender backdated? (Genuine question) -
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@pinknews I think it's just poorly written. It refers to both 'he' and 'she' when talking about the past. - 2 more replies
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@pinknews OK, it's still not clear to me that it's offensive. Conventions haven't really developed; there are issues either way.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@awhooker These are good questions, but clearly she performed as a he. I can see it either way, but folk are too quick to appeal to offence.
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@awhooker @DrPaulMiddleton I think that what PinkNews is doing is standard practise unless otherwise advised; controversial but they have to
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@awhooker Fair enough. As I said, conventions haven't developed. There's at least an attempt to be grammatically sensitive in article.
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@PaulNez 'Experience' is often employed as a self-authenticating trump card - usually trashing other folks' experience in processThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@PaulNez These are all very important questions without obvious or straight-forward answers.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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