Proponents of radical leftist gender ideology use the term “cisgender” to refer to people who identify with their biological sex, but author J.K. Rowling of “Harry Potter” fame has noted that people have the right to decline to use such language.
“‘Cis’ is ideological language, signifying belief in the unfalsifiable concept of gender identity. You have a perfect right to believe in unprovable essences that may or may not match the sexed body, but the rest of us have a right to disagree, and to refuse to adopt your jargon,” Rowling tweeted.
“Exactly,” Twitter owner Elon Musk replied.
Musk has declared that the terms “cisgender” and the abbreviation “cis” count as “slurs” on Twitter.
“Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions. The words ‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ are considered slurs on this platform,” Musk has tweeted.
Musk made the comment in response to James Esses, who had noted that “after posting a Tweet saying that I reject the word ‘cis’ and don’t wish to be called it, I receive a slew of messages from trans activists calling me ‘cissy’ and telling me that I am ‘cis’ ‘whether or not I like it’.” Esses then added, “Just imagine if the roles were reversed.”
After Musk replied by saying that the term is a slur, Esses praised him.
“Thank you for standing up for reality, Elon,” Esses tweeted.
“To those who have asked – this is not restricting free speech. I did not request, nor did Elon agree, to suspend accounts for using the term ‘cis’. He is talking about ‘repeated, targeted harassment’. What this does is restore parity and common sense,” Esses also tweeted.
“Yes,” Musk wrote, expressing his agreement with Esses’ comments.
When someone asked Musk whether “cis” represents a slur when someone self-identifies with the term, Musk responded, “Call yourself anything you want.”
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