If you're using "transgendered," you need to start over and talk with someone who knows what they're saying.
@grvsmth @urihoresh Since the vast majority of trans folks I've spoken with believe such language dehumanizes them, I'll say no but ...
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@chrisgeidner@urihoresh I hear you, but "the people you've spoken with" isn't necessarily representative. http://transblog.grieve-smith.com/?p=899 -
@grvsmth Interesting posts! -
@LoveOnLanguage Thanks! It gets really tiresome hearing others speak for me. I can only imagine if I weren't white and middle-class. -
@grvsmth Linguists find themselves in funny place in public sphere; sometimes we're tiresome PC police, other times "anything goes" rebels -
@grvsmth And of course this issue is personal for you. Good for speaking out!
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