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[jt10000]

not offensive.

You're mistaken.

https://coe.uga.edu/assets/downloads/dei/words-that-are-transphobic.pdf

What words do I use when I talk about transgender and nonbinary identities?

There are many ways transgender and nonbinary people can describe their identities. Understanding the words and labels people use encourages respect and understanding.

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GLAAD Media Reference Guide - 11th Edition

GLAAD's Media Reference Guide offers education and guidance on telling LGBTQ people's stories in ways that bring out the best in journalism.

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[Ripitz]

Wow, welcome to the blog. I never knew that word was offensive, you learn something new everyday. I didn’t realize if I said, “My friend blew a tranny in his truck”, I would be saying something entirely different. I personally will be much more careful going forward.

 

[XTski]

I don’t use alt accounts. I just post under my own name.

Weird that you assume that though. I think you should make that offensive thread. You seem to feel very strongly about trying to offend new forum users.

Dude this is an awesome forum, people here do not make jokes about physically impaired people like they do on ski talk by pug, go on there and voice your concerns, I never heard the word your offended bye being offensive , so you should lighten up, younger generations should learn the old saying sticks and stones bro, sticks and stones, not become someone who is so offended bye words bro, words!

 

[MC2]

Wow, welcome to the blog. I never knew that word was offensive, you learn something new everyday. I didn’t realize if I said, “My friend blew a tranny in his truck”, I would be saying something entirely different. I personally will be much more careful going forward.

That was good.

I think it’s a fine line. Comedy still exists. It’s just that some people are more sensitive so comedy (and general decency) has to change with the times.

It has happened before, it will happen again. No need to get upset about it either way (unless someone has a need to go out of their way to offend people... that’s no way to live. The South Park “offend everyone because fuck them” era appears to be ending)

 

[MC2]

Dude this is an awesome forum, people here do not make jokes about physically impaired people like they do on ski talk by pug, go on there and voice your concerns, I never heard the word your offended bye being offensive , so you should lighten up, younger generations should learn the old saying sticks and stones bro, sticks and stones, not become someone who is so offended bye words bro, words!

I’m not offended, someone else in the thread was.

But you do realize that some things are offensive (you, personally, are offended by “jokes about physically impaired people like.. ski talk by pug”). You appear to be getting offended by some words too.

My general strategy is to just try to be nice to people. It’s not that hard.

 

[Scrundy]

No, I'm not transgender myself (and am not MC2). But I know transgender people (you may also, even if you don't realize it) and they face a lot. Language matters. So I care. I wish more people cared.

Bla bla bla
What you may not realize is that 99.9% of people don’t give a crap if a person is gay, straight, brown, yellow or trans. The people that do are just ignorant and you’re never gonna change their minds. But to try and get me to care is ignorant too.

I was born ugly with a small penis, should I get special treatment? I think not. Life isn’t easy for anyone, we all have issues to deal with. Spare me the drama because your feeler are hurt.

 

[XTski]

I’m not offended, someone else in the thread was.

But you do realize that some things are offensive (you, personally, are offended by “jokes about physically impaired people like.. ski talk by pug”). You appear to be getting offended by some words too.

My general strategy is to just try to be nice to people. It’s not that hard.

A blind person couldn’t stick up to those idiots, being nice to people includes letting them live their lives and spell things shorthanded etc rather then spending more time on computer typing and not out skiing, sorry you failed to know the difference between defending people who can’t defend themselves

 

[XTski]

I’m not offended, someone else in the thread was.

But you do realize that some things are offensive (you, personally, are offended by “jokes about physically impaired people like.. ski talk by pug”). You appear to be getting offended by some words too.

My general strategy is to just try to be nice to people. It’s not that hard.

Try closing your eyes and do anything, see how it goes, it didn’t offend me, it pissed me off that a ski site promotes jokes making fun of impaired people, they actually took down a post trying to promote helping blind people, after a few years on that site I stopped posting there , snow is an equlizer where physically impaired people can do things as well as non impaired people

 

[tirolski]

Tyroleans been “discriminated" against many years, they just stay in the mountains, make wine & cider, good food and ski.
In Italy they also have they their own recognized autonomous zone. Haven’t heard bout them bitchin much other than closing the lifts.

 

[MC2]

it didn’t offend me, it pissed me off that a ski site promotes jokes making fun of impaired people

Yeah, that was my point. Not sure who you are arguing with at this point.