An intrusive thought is an unwelcome, involuntary thought, image, or unpleasant idea that may become an obsession, is upsetting or distressing, and can feel difficult to manage or eliminate.

  • LwL@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    I do think hyperbolically calling it a slur is not helping your cause. I understand the logic as to why “trans woman” is usually preferable (though, see OP’s response for how there might be exceptions), but it’s more one of those small linguistic things that can make a difference in perception that is used innocently 90% of the time, which is very different from a slur.

    For instance, the reason I always defaulted to “transwoman” is simply that in my native language, you generally don’t put spaces between compounds (I’ve made an effort to change it tho since u started pointing it out since as I said I get the reasoning). Assuming nefarious intentions for something like this isn’t likely to get people on your side

    • flying_wotsit@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      16 minutes ago

      Assuming nefarious intentions for something like this isn’t likely to get people on your side

      Calling a word someone used a slur does not necessarily assume nefarious intentions; slurs are used unknowingly by some people quite often. See for instance some older people who unthinkingly use words that were not considered slurs in their youth.

      As I said in another comment, I didn’t and am not assuming nefarious intent, I just want people to stop using offensive language.