Roz: When she, and other people, talk about its being offensive to a clear majority of the community, I do find myself wondering when the poll was and who elected anyone to say so.
The phrase a clear majority of the community is either hugely or moderately offended by the term is yours; from your post of 17 November (http://rozk.livejournal.com/371542.html). It appears in my post as a direct quote from your post, with the source attributed. Please don't put words in my mouth.
A significant majority of trans bloggers and net activists have taken the position up, that's clear - no-one actually has a democratic mandate or anything.
I do worry a bit that some of us are regarding ourselves as the enlightened vanguard who have to lead our people out of darkness and night.
If that's a sideswipe at me, once again I ask you not to put words in my mouth. I have never considered myself - or claimed - to be part of any "enlightened vanguard". At this exact moment I'm not even sure I consider myself part of the 'trans community', however that may be defined.
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Date: 2010-11-21 11:59 am (UTC)The phrase a clear majority of the community is either hugely or moderately offended by the term is yours; from your post of 17 November (http://rozk.livejournal.com/371542.html). It appears in my post as a direct quote from your post, with the source attributed. Please don't put words in my mouth.
A significant majority of trans bloggers and net activists have taken the position up, that's clear - no-one actually has a democratic mandate or anything.
I do worry a bit that some of us are regarding ourselves as the enlightened vanguard who have to lead our people out of darkness and night.
If that's a sideswipe at me, once again I ask you not to put words in my mouth. I have never considered myself - or claimed - to be part of any "enlightened vanguard". At this exact moment I'm not even sure I consider myself part of the 'trans community', however that may be defined.