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Topic	Isn't the word "trap" a slur?
Webbernet 08/13/20 5:21:09 AM #56:	ultimate reaver posted... I dont think it is by default. I and a lot of other gay men in the anime community were using it basically interchangeably for cross dressing anime twinks for a very long time with no negative connotation. Yes, it was a joking term, but it was never like... directed at someone accusingly or pejoratively I have no idea when the bridge got crossed into people thinking its something mean you call transpeople because Ive never actually seen anyone do that. Im not saying its never happened, surely some dummy or another has, but I dont think that usage is anywhere near as common Look at it this way; I know a lot of trans people who all hate it. As a gay man Im sure youve been called a lot of shitty bullshit so you understand the concept of not calling someone something they hate right? --- Log on to the Webbernet! <cite>Webbernet posted [p:943324181] in Isn't ... [t:78906753]...</cite> <quote>ultimate reaver posted... </cite> <quote>I dont think it is by default. I and a lot of other gay men in the anime community were using it basically interchangeably for cross dressing anime twinks for a very long time with no negative connotation. Yes, it was a joking term, but it was never like... directed at someone accusingly or pejoratively I have no idea when the bridge got crossed into people thinking its something mean you call transpeople because Ive never actually seen anyone do that. Im not saying its never happened, surely some dummy or another has, but I dont think that usage is anywhere near as common</quote> Look at it this way; I know a lot of trans people who all hate it. As a gay man Im sure youve been called a lot of shitty bullshit so you understand the concept of not calling someone something they hate right? --- Log on to the Webbernet!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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