Musk: ‘Cis’ And ‘CISGENDER’ Considered SLURS on Twitter
… often used by transgender advocates to denigrate and de-normalize normal people
… Musk made this commitment in response to a tweet
… feminist writer Genevieve Gluck, highlighted the origins of the term “cisgender”
… coined by German “sexologist” Volkmar Sigusch
… Volkmar Sigusch and his colleague Gunter Schmidt, with whom he published research on child sexuality in the 70’s
… argued that exposing children to pornography – a well-known grooming tactic of pedophiles – was completely harmless
… If Twitter does indeed classify the term “cisgender” as a slur or term of abuse, it will be the first time that a mainstream term … has been determined to be off-limits by a major social media platform
… Previously, this has only occurred in relation to … skepticism of official coronavirus policies and questions about fraud in the 2020 election
