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Sure, but calling someone cis, even maliciously, or is very far from it being a slur. If they are harassing someone, treat them accordingly. But blanket banning the word, even when used to describe yourself or others non-maliciously, is a clear attempt to make it difficult to talk about trans issues on the platform.
Yeah I agree it's not a slur. I never claimed it was. Just that it can be used to offend/insult people.
Also they're not banning people from using the word. Using it just prompts a message asking if you're sure you want to post that as is the case with actual slurs aswell.
This is what you said, and what I was contesting.
And the message discourages use of the word as what is "insulting" is entirely up the the discretion of the moderators. There should be no message, because it is not a slur. There is no historic oppression of cis people. So you don't want to be called cis? Fine, I don't understand it but whatever. But that doesn't make it a slur any more than calling someone "straight" is a slur. Will they put a warning on that, too?
That's how Elon said Twitter thinks about it. Or atleast how I understood it. That's not what I think.
Dictionary defines slur as "an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo" There's no mention about it having anything to do with oppression.