Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: I am not transphobic, I hate name changes [View all]MADem
(135,425 posts)78. Yusuf Islam is the name Cat Stevens took.
His name is used in a kind of mocking way by Muslim youth when they want to make fun of some earnest "seeker on a path" who decides to go hang out at the mosque, dress in clothing that is not part of their cultural norm, and dabble in Islam.
You'll hear "Oh, here comes Cat Stevens" or "Here comes Yusuf Islam" when one of these dabblers comes in --- it's kinda mean, but it's a bit funny, too.
Manning doesn't have gender confusion problems--there's no real confusion; the insides just don't match the outside. Imagine waking up one morning as the opposite gender, trying to tell people that you aren't that sex, and having people look at you like you're a bit off. That is what her life was like since birth.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
86 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
This post sounds like some low rent whiny Jerry Seinfeld-esque riff at the expense of trans people.
myrna minx
Aug 2013
#12
What if someone just doesn't like Manning and takes any opportunity to ignore his/her requests
Synthesize
Aug 2013
#25
Also it is not gender confusion. She knows she is a woman in her brain. The body
MillennialDem
Aug 2013
#5
It will be called gender dysphoria in the DSM V and is no longer a disorder, it is
MillennialDem
Aug 2013
#38
I'm not crazy about them either but I'll gladly make the effort for a transgendered person
steve2470
Aug 2013
#19
Have you ever mentioned this at a wedding where names change most of the time?
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#35
So your Mommy named you jollyreaper2112? Or is that a name that you, like, picked?
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#53
You mean like 95% of couples getting married? Many of them do marry a few times....
Bluenorthwest
Aug 2013
#69
You not okay with most women changing their name when they get married?
Stinky The Clown
Aug 2013
#64