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> because there is no other word I disagree, gender critical is also appropriate. > it was the term that came easiest to use it was easiest for describing th
by Chris2048 4y ago
> because there is no other word
I disagree, gender critical is also appropriate.
> it was the term that came easiest to use
it was easiest for describing the group to which the term is applied, yes, this proves nothing else about that group eg about people who are not TERFs but to whom the label is applied.
> feminists opposed to trans rights so easily without writing a whole explanation
I don't think the term is self explanatory (what does "exclude" mean) nor that this description is correct (feminists that don't consider trans women as women don't necessarily oppose separate trans rights).
> It's not an offensive term, except that many people find their sincere beliefs offensive
that's not how slurs work.
> It's most similar to "socialist"
except socialists self describe/label, where many TERFs do not.