Actually, in the cartography community they've reclaimed the word and now the best practice has flipped. In this context it's short for transcontinental.
i will admit i miss being able to use the word around the auto shop. since i'm not around the auto shop i don't have much opportunity anyways and i'd rather let everyone feel comfortable in the space.
Personally, I think there's no real "political correctness". Something is only offensive if you let it have that affect on you. Otherwise, it's a bunch of assumed possible offensiveness worrying someone might get their feelings hurt.
Now, that's not an excuse to be a jerk to people, I'm just saying I feel it's mostly made up as another means of coerced control.
If words have a history of always being used in a hurtful and discriminatory way, then it's just awful to use them. That's also why you don't use the n word. While it is "just" a word, why would you just use a word that hurts many people and has awful historical usages.
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Mwa@thelemmy.club · 68 pts · 149d
Geography Porn
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 149d
This would've been a better title.
Lawnman23@piefed.social · 18 pts · 149d
exasperation@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 5 pts · 149d
Lemme tell you about Gambia's relationship with Senegal
Macchi_the_Slime@piefed.blahaj.zone · 29 pts · 149d
So the US right now is basically a bratty bottom throwing a massive tantrum?
hOrni@lemmy.world · 27 pts · 149d
If You count Hudson Bay, then Canada has the most fun.
MelodiousFunk@slrpnk.net · 13 pts · 149d
That is quite an impressive enema.
username_1@programming.dev · 26 pts · 149d
Dicska@lemmy.world · 52 pts · 149d
Poor vision, probably.
kirakira666@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 149d
frog@feddit.uk · 22 pts · 149d
Alaska is the United States's hand reaching back
edgemaster72@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 149d
Based on the orientation of the faces, it looks like Alaska (and therefore the US) was actually Canada's hat all along
wizblizz@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 148d
Based Alaska
grandma@sh.itjust.works · 19 pts · 149d
Fake: Canada is topping
Gay:
crazycraw@crazypeople.online · 17 pts · 149d
so you're telling me if Texas became Canadian it's just Canada giving the US a reacharound ?!
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 149d
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Those are tits. Texas is tits. Titxas!!
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 149d
_stranger_@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 149d
I have never felt so honored.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d
i mean now you don't have to say it anymore you got memes
ctrl v is way easier
also fun fact that font is named beans
Winter_Oven@piefed.social · 1 pts · 149d
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 149d
The Teton Range is in Wyoming.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 149d
::: spoiler did I stutter?
:::
Wyoming is the mythical third Boob
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 149d
raman_klogius@ani.social · 12 pts · 149d
Just as the god Ya(h)oi(h) intended 😏
Billy_fuccboi@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 149d
Gaygraphy
AnnieByniaeth@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 149d
I feel the orange man-baby's manhood has just been insulted.
Digit@lemmy.wtf · 8 pts · 149d
Never saw that before.
Never going to unsee.
knotRyder@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 149d
I like this
bjorney@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 149d
Heated Rivalry
F4rtEmp3r0r@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 149d
hawt
humanspiral@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 148d
Detroit is America's sphincter?
CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 148d
Where is Mexico?
ivanafterall@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 148d
Probably left when it got awkward.
BladeFederation@piefed.social · 2 pts · 146d
Gayyyy
mrnobody@reddthat.com · -14 pts · 149d
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 15 pts · 149d
Just FYI, a more respectful term would be "transfem person", 'tranny' is a slur that can make many trans people uncomfortable when used
CannedYeet@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 149d
Actually, in the cartography community they've reclaimed the word and now the best practice has flipped. In this context it's short for transcontinental.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 149d
i will admit i miss being able to use the word around the auto shop. since i'm not around the auto shop i don't have much opportunity anyways and i'd rather let everyone feel comfortable in the space.
you can pry jenny from my cold dead lexicon tho
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 149d
That auto shop? What?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 149d
used to mean transmission. like, car. trying to talk around the t-slur, sorry.
not pretending i'm an expert, just being old
mrnobody@reddthat.com · -12 pts · 149d
Personally, I think there's no real "political correctness". Something is only offensive if you let it have that affect on you. Otherwise, it's a bunch of assumed possible offensiveness worrying someone might get their feelings hurt.
Now, that's not an excuse to be a jerk to people, I'm just saying I feel it's mostly made up as another means of coerced control.
Korne127@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 149d
If words have a history of always being used in a hurtful and discriminatory way, then it's just awful to use them. That's also why you don't use the n word. While it is "just" a word, why would you just use a word that hurts many people and has awful historical usages.
snooggums@piefed.world · 11 pts · 149d
Laws have an effect on people whether they want them to or not. Slurs are a reminder.
Mwa@thelemmy.club · 14 pts · 149d
First time seeing that slur on Lemmy.
Sigh my brain is so fried on Tf2 (i see slurs in chat alot)
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 149d
You haven't been on 9gag, some of the comments on there are also something else
Mwa@thelemmy.club · 2 pts · 149d
How about Instagram reels?
Soleos@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 149d
So... is it that you think the US was born male or that anyone with tiddies is trans?
TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 149d
I think they meant it had boobs and a dick :p
But yeah I guess cis men can have boobs too lol so it doesn't exactly mean that