X now treats the term cisgender as a slur

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X now treats the term cisgender as a slur
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I wasn't aware of this term, but I just checked it in wiktionary. Looks like a perfect normal word to me.

It is, and it's a word we need there's not a different term for it and it's a useful concept. Close minded people just hate that it implies the existence of trans people.

Much like all words for a privileged group it has some people who really don’t like it. Transphobes in particular dislike it because it is neutral and contains no value judgement. But also because it gives people the language to talk about trans experiences without misgendering or othering trans people