@mollyknefel @sarahjeong I don't think the preferences of a small community can make common usage "incorrect."
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@binarybits Heck, it's a foundational distinction for everyone's existence, but trans folk bear the burden of having to be aware of it.
@binarybits People who misuse sex/gender haven't thought critically about the words' referents, and don't have skin in the game, either.
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@binarybits When language is tied up with self-identification, there's a strong presumption that the self-identifier is "correct." -
@binarybits Hence, my name is Sarah, even if it gets commonly misspelled. I am Korean, even if my entire preschool thought I was Chinese.
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