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Cisgender is banned on twitter ? That's hilarious.

by holbrad 2y ago

voidUpdate 2y ago
hey now, you can't be saying that word, that's a slur /s :P
spiderfarmer 2y ago
Many people who claim to be "free speech absolutists" often seem unaware of their own hypocrisy.
- littlestymaar 2y ago
  I'm pretty sure he's fully aware it's BS. He's also the guy who censored journlists and acrivits Twitter account on day 1 when he bought the company, and also the guy who canceled a command for a Tesla by a customer after a bad review. Musk gives no shit to free speech, it's just a rhetorical argument, which isn't unheard of: https://i.redd.it/3b470c0htra61.jpg https://i.redd.it/3b470c0htra61.jpg (note that I'm obviously not comparing Musk to Hitler here…)
api 2y ago
Not sure if it’s still true but at least for a while saying it was instant account lock. Free speech absolutism!
ineedaj0b 2y ago
It is not. This is wholly false
- vanjajaja1 2y ago
  in fairness its not entirely false - at some point he started talking about how it is banned and considered a slur on twitter... but nothing came of it and like all other slurs it continues to be allowed
  - skinnymuch 2y ago
    Do you use twitter? Cis and cisgender are absolutely flagged a ton of the time.
    - vanjajaja1 2y ago
      i do, and i was agreeing with the case that it is not false (ie the ban is not entirely false, because he said it). then i said you can use it, just like any other slur, but i imagine it will get flagged i imagine the confusion here is that you're making the case that cisgender is not a slur
      - skinnymuch 2y ago
        Not sure if I meant to respond to someone else. Cisgender isn’t a slur tho yeah, that would be insane.
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Philpax 2y ago
Accounts below a certain threshold of followers are visibility limited for using "cis", yes: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU1sgbtXwAAPL0P?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU1sgbtXwAAPL0P?format=jpg&name=... I believe the threshold is 35,000 followers, but don't quote me on that.
- make3 2y ago
  @dang why is my post flagged while what I said is true and relevant?
  - lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago
    Generally speaking, users flag posts, not mods. I have seen that some posts are minimized on load, which I believe is done by mods; that doesn't appear to be what happened here. A bunch of people thought it was inflammatory (or disagreeable, or controversial, or whatever) enough to flag it.

Cisgender is banned on twitter ? That's hilarious.

voidUpdate 2y ago

hey now, you can't be saying that word, that's a slur /s :P

spiderfarmer 2y ago

Many people who claim to be "free speech absolutists" often seem unaware of their own hypocrisy.

littlestymaar 2y ago
I'm pretty sure he's fully aware it's BS. He's also the guy who censored journlists and acrivits Twitter account on day 1 when he bought the company, and also the guy who canceled a command for a Tesla by a customer after a bad review. Musk gives no shit to free speech, it's just a rhetorical argument, which isn't unheard of: https://i.redd.it/3b470c0htra61.jpg https://i.redd.it/3b470c0htra61.jpg (note that I'm obviously not comparing Musk to Hitler here…)

api 2y ago

Not sure if it’s still true but at least for a while saying it was instant account lock. Free speech absolutism!

ineedaj0b 2y ago

It is not. This is wholly false

vanjajaja1 2y ago
in fairness its not entirely false - at some point he started talking about how it is banned and considered a slur on twitter... but nothing came of it and like all other slurs it continues to be allowed
- skinnymuch 2y ago
  Do you use twitter? Cis and cisgender are absolutely flagged a ton of the time.
  - vanjajaja1 2y ago
    i do, and i was agreeing with the case that it is not false (ie the ban is not entirely false, because he said it). then i said you can use it, just like any other slur, but i imagine it will get flagged i imagine the confusion here is that you're making the case that cisgender is not a slur
    - skinnymuch 2y ago
      Not sure if I meant to respond to someone else. Cisgender isn’t a slur tho yeah, that would be insane.
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Philpax 2y ago

Accounts below a certain threshold of followers are visibility limited for using "cis", yes: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU1sgbtXwAAPL0P?format=jpg&name=large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GU1sgbtXwAAPL0P?format=jpg&name=... I believe the threshold is 35,000 followers, but don't quote me on that.

make3 2y ago
@dang why is my post flagged while what I said is true and relevant?
- lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 2y ago
  Generally speaking, users flag posts, not mods. I have seen that some posts are minimized on load, which I believe is done by mods; that doesn't appear to be what happened here. A bunch of people thought it was inflammatory (or disagreeable, or controversial, or whatever) enough to flag it.