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Can't we just start calling it "Formerly Twitter" instead? (lemmynsfw.com)

submitted 8 months ago by BoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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Pretty much the title. I think you all know what I'm talking about.

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[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 85 points 8 months ago

As a trans person, I like to remind everyone you are not just allowed but encouraged to deadname Twitter

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 55 points 8 months ago

Calling it deadnaming implies Twitter chose the name X. Twitter did not make that decision, thus calling Twitter Twitter is in no danger of offending Twitter.

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 33 points 8 months ago

Going to deadname Twitter as long as musk is deadnaming his daughter

[-] PrincessLeiasCat@sh.itjust.works 9 points 8 months ago

Oohhh that’s a good one.

[-] BoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 8 months ago

...what the heck is "deadnaming"?

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Using a trans persons's birth name rather than their preferred name. If done purposefully, it's extremely insulting.

[-] BoastfulDaedra@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 8 months ago

Thanks, I hadn't heard the term.

[-] Sorse@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 months ago

Doesn’t have to be a trans person

[-] flicker@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Ooh. Excellent point. I will be disrespectfully deadnaming Twitter from now on.

[-] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world -3 points 8 months ago

As a cisgender person I'm so sorry for the shit other cisgender write on Twitter

[-] capital@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

The fuck? You don’t have to be sorry for what other people do. That’s other people.

What’s with all this carrying blame for shit other people have done just because you share an uncontrollable trait with them?

[-] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

I understand your point but I'm not carrying blame. I see what people write and I'm so sorry it happens

[-] Cold_Brew_Enema@lemmy.world -5 points 8 months ago

Isn't that hypocritical?

[-] abbotsbury@lemmy.world 23 points 8 months ago

Only if you think corporate branding is equal to personal identification.

[-] Really_long_toes@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

But... but corporations are more important than individuals

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago

And corpos are people! Right?... Right?

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