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Mayor defends trans community after shooting at school (www.nbcnews.com)

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defended the trans community, saying those who direct hate toward trans people have “lost their sense of common humanity.” The shooter has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman. FBI Director Kash Patel identified them as a male. Documents from Westman requesting a name change say they identify as female.

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[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 17 points 2 days ago (1 children)

How do you feel about calling Osama bin Laden a 'towelhead'? Do you think people other than bin Laden might have a problem with that?

Treating name and gender changes as the correct way to refer to someone is not about respect for the murderer. If you say those things only apply if the person is in good ethical standing (in your eyes), you're validating the ability for others to use that excuse to misgender based on their determination of ethical standing and telling all trans people that the validity of their identity is a privilege rather than a right.

[–] Voidist@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

towelhead

That's actually a slur people use? It sounds so cringey. It would be like if I called Colonel Sanders a chickenbutt.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 day ago

It's a bit dated, but was among the lighter slurs for Arabic people during the Gulf Wars.