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I also work in a very “woke culture.” In fact, as a straight, white, cis man I am in the extreme minority. I have been told that I can’t do my job which inclu

• baby 6y ago
  had to google what cis is: > A cisgender person (sometimes cissexual, informally abbreviated cis) is one whose gender identity matches their sex assigned at birth. For example, someone who identifies as a woman and was identified as female at birth is a cisgender woman. The word cisgender is the antonym of transgender.
  • throwitaway12 6y ago
    Thanks, would have never known something so bizarre.
    • CharlesW 6y ago
      That comment might make sense a decade ago (when it was mostly relegated to academic journals)[1], but it's been in common use (at least in the U.S.) for years.[2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender [2] https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=cisgender https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=cisgende...
      • baby 6y ago
        People learn new things every day
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        • therealx 6y ago
          So envious of your username :)
      • dnissley 6y ago
        Lest we forget, there are a lot of people out there who don't belong to the so-called chattering classes. And that's ok.
  • booleandilemma 6y ago
    I never really saw the point of this term, to be honest. To me it just feels like a sly way to normalize being abnormal. Imagine if we had specific terms for someone who doesn't shoplift, or who doesn't eat other people's pets.
    • objectivetruth 6y ago
      Well, we have a term for people that compare trans people to criminals - or worse - like you just did: it's "transphobe." The word "bigot" works just as well, it's just not as precise. Amazing what passes for "discourse" on this site.
  • Phelinofist 6y ago
    I thought it meant "Commonwealth of Independent States", the CIS region
• anonfornoreason 6y ago
  If the company is discriminating against you and like others, why would you still believe in their mission, or at least their ability to carry it out? Why not move to a more sane company that doesn’t have as many mines you might inadvertently step on?
• CharlesW 6y ago
  > I have been told that I can’t do my job which includes negotiating with LGBTQ+ companies because I am an “old, white, cis guy and there is always an unfair power dynamic there” just because of my identity. IANAL, and I don't know what "LGBTQ+ company" means, but if you believe that you're not being allowed to negotiate with other companies because of your age, race, and gender, you can (and should) sue for discrimination.
• BonoboIO 6y ago
  This reminds my of this meme: "It Hurt Itself in Its Confusion!" https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/it-hurt-itself-in-its-confusion https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/it-hurt-itself-in-its-confusi...
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• stonogo 6y ago
  Interesting pivot from identity politics to "opinions they don't like." One is discrimination, the other is business as usual. I wouldn't conflate the two.
• iamleppert 6y ago
  As a gay man myself, I urge you to consider leaving such a toxic environment. I’ve experienced similar (even though I’m gay myself). A more extreme version of what you described actually exists within the LGBT community itself; being gay is sometimes not enough anymore. A common theme I’ve noticed in these groups is their penchant for using the term “cis male”. Doesn’t matter if you’re straight or gay, the hate is still the same. It’s better to just walk away from these situations and groups.
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• kilroywashere 6y ago
  dude just leave, it's not worth your time. go to an engineering firm or something.