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Mon Apr 16, 2012, 10:43 PM

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P.S.A. 'Tranny' is incredibly offensive to the LGBTIQ community. [View all] xchrom Apr 2012 OP

Kick for visibility hedgehog Apr 2012 #1

'Tranny' is slang for an auto transmission KamaAina Apr 2012 #2

I agree with you... I just hope... hlthe2b Apr 2012 #3

Why don't you just post a video? Video's work better snooper2 Apr 2012 #4

+1 TalkingDog Apr 2012 #7

In video, she makes a point about natural tendency to shorten, use slang, etc. hlthe2b Apr 2012 #9

"Trans" is frequently used as a catch all Fearless Apr 2012 #36

Thanks for the information. Staph Apr 2012 #5

And some say that the term "transgendered" is questionable as well ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #19

Sorry about that. Staph Apr 2012 #37

I would not apologize... ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #85

I had no idea, so don't sell DUers short. MelissaB Apr 2012 #6

Me, either. That's why I hang out at DU! Iris Apr 2012 #17

Not did I and I am incredibly involved with the LGBT community Dragonbreathp9d Apr 2012 #29

My apologies as well. I wasn't certain... OneGrassRoot Apr 2012 #31

Neither did I. Maybe because I frequent the San Francisco Tranny Shack shows and events. Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #35

I find that usage incredibly offensive, altho I've only seen it in print, not heard it spoken. CTyankee Apr 2012 #8

What date was that? Perhaps it is archived as video on their website? hlthe2b Apr 2012 #10

It was on yesterday. Go to msnbctv.com and click on her show. The segment should be on CTyankee Apr 2012 #13

thanks... Good on her for tackling some of these subjects. hlthe2b Apr 2012 #14

She is utterly cool, in the best sense of the word. CTyankee Apr 2012 #18

here is the link and hope everyone takes a look maddezmom Apr 2012 #32

Since the only places outside of car repair shops I've ever hard the term used... TreasonousBastard Apr 2012 #11

Yup. It's another offensive, bigoted expression. MineralMan Apr 2012 #12

You might want to sit this one out tkmorris Apr 2012 #16

Nope. I've been supporting LGBT rights strongly for several years MineralMan Apr 2012 #20

I agree - we need an equal rights amendment. Initech Apr 2012 #33

It's going to be on the ballot in Minnesota in November. MineralMan Apr 2012 #46

I just wanted to ask again. This exchange where you said 'decades' of support for Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #97

And yet last year you said to me.... Bluenorthwest Apr 2012 #45

"For Decades" UN.Mitigaded.Gaul Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2012 #90

Hey, I just don't think this is a good topic for you tkmorris Apr 2012 #67

Good grief. EFerrari Apr 2012 #26

lol obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #75

Poke, poke, poke. woo me with science Apr 2012 #49

Tell me about. Could there really be a DUer who does not read that message that does... Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #54

It's one thing to genuinely not know that a term is offensive. NYC Liberal Apr 2012 #15

^^^^^^this^^^^^ maddezmom Apr 2012 #101

Honestly, I did not know. But then, it is a term I never used to begin with. ChairmanAgnostic Apr 2012 #21

K&R dbackjon Apr 2012 #22

I didn't know. EFerrari Apr 2012 #23

As far as I'm concerned, a "tranny" is a slang term for a car or truck transmission. BoWanZi Apr 2012 #24

That was what I thought. When I rebuilt my Chevy Monte Carlo's engine madinmaryland Apr 2012 #43

Depends entirely on context ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #88

Thanks for this MadrasT Apr 2012 #25

Gotta keep the people agitated. RC Apr 2012 #27

Aren't you supposed to be for education and against censorship? The Philosopher Apr 2012 #41

Good point! n/t demmiblue Apr 2012 #52

Will racism go away on its own? Will sexism? Will people suddenly wake up one morning and share? yardwork Apr 2012 #71

LOL. yes, that's exactly how bigotry works. you ignore it, and magically it goes away La Lioness Priyanka Apr 2012 #74

Give it a rest and it will go away on its own? maddezmom Apr 2012 #96

The difference between "tranny" and "nigger": bigots do not use the former. ieoeja Apr 2012 #28

I have heard it used pejoratively. Fearless Apr 2012 #38

I've heard it used pejoratively, but only by people in the gay club milieu 30 years ago. Never HiPointDem Apr 2012 #56

I sure have obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #76

Okay, but there needs to be a rule. bluedigger Apr 2012 #30

Fine - call them people n/t FreeState Apr 2012 #65

And if wishes were horses everybody would ride. n/t bluedigger Apr 2012 #66

The only time I use the word "tranny" Warpy Apr 2012 #34

What does the Q libodem Apr 2012 #39

Queer or Questing. xchrom Apr 2012 #40

And I remember when "queer" was verboten. Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #42

Me too. A word you only used if you meant to insult someone. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #72

During the planning of the 1993 San Francisco Pride Parade, there Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #81

which kinda illustrates the point: older people tended to still feel the sting of the word; younger HiPointDem Apr 2012 #82

or Questioning ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #91

Just looked it up on Urban Dictionary WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #44

You're confusing transgendered w/ transvestite. xchrom Apr 2012 #47

I'm not confusing it- that's the reason for the question WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #48

Bullshit. Never, ever has it been the same. xchrom Apr 2012 #53

Wait... ElboRuum Apr 2012 #55

... demmiblue Apr 2012 #57

OMG obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #77

Am I talking to the wall here? WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #58

Wiki is major Lame authoritative link for xchrom Apr 2012 #59

My memory accords with the poster's. I remember when Christine Jorgenson was front-page, HiPointDem Apr 2012 #62

Up until two years ago, the Transgender Film Festival was called Tranny Fest... Luminous Animal Apr 2012 #63

It was offensive then too. xchrom Apr 2012 #64

Dictionaries - Australian and British muriel_volestrangler Apr 2012 #98

Is 'Tranny' Offensive? xchrom Apr 2012 #99

I always thought Tranny was short for that thing that makes a car go forward & backward. donheld Apr 2012 #84

There are those who like the term T* ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #87

Respectfully... hlthe2b Apr 2012 #94

When I was a kid quakerboy Apr 2012 #104

In my generation, I'm 45, queer was a slur. However, TriMera Apr 2012 #50

Here's at least a partial answer to your question about "queer" Ms. Toad Apr 2012 #92

It should be offensive to any adult Tom Ripley Apr 2012 #51

RuPaul has a song called TRANNY CHASER derby378 Apr 2012 #60

1st Ru can be & is wrong in this instance xchrom Apr 2012 #61

And some black people use the n word. That doesn't mean that white people get to use it. yardwork Apr 2012 #70

There's no comparison between the words though. The "n" word evolved specifically as a pejorative HiPointDem Apr 2012 #73

I was a bit surprised to learn how far back the word "transgender" dates WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #80

I read the word "tranny" long before the 80s -- I keep thinking in some book along the lines of HiPointDem Apr 2012 #83

I got corrected one time for using the term transvestite and cross-dresser Rozlee Apr 2012 #110

Point taken WhoIsNumberNone Apr 2012 #111

There have been times when it was certainly a slur, used by gays against T*s. ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #88

The word is a slur, and the fact that its a slur used by some gay people is no excuse. yardwork Apr 2012 #102

not disputing that's how it's often used now. just curious about how the use has evolved, as HiPointDem Apr 2012 #103

The "gay community" is not monolithic. yardwork Apr 2012 #105

That's kind of my point. Not in space, not in time. The original poster's claim was that the HiPointDem Apr 2012 #107

You'll have to discuss that with the OP. I speak for myself only. yardwork Apr 2012 #108

Not interesting in debating it or offending the poster, only in teasing out the history. HiPointDem Apr 2012 #109

I had no idea at all that tranny was considered offensive. nt Lucky Luciano Apr 2012 #68

Thank you. yardwork Apr 2012 #69

I'm puzzled. I've only heard "tranny" used to mean a transvestite, but in looking over this... Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #78

I didn't know - TBF Apr 2012 #79

K&R Vanje Apr 2012 #86

Should be, but it is not so people are learning Rex Apr 2012 #93

Shows what I know. JNelson6563 Apr 2012 #95

Bump & comment RT Atlanta Apr 2012 #100

One would certainly think so. LanternWaste Apr 2012 #106