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(11-06-2015, 03:49 AM)V Wrote:It doesn't work like that :c(11-06-2015, 03:46 AM)Oli! Wrote: That doesn't make a difference regarding cultural situation or innocent unknowing, so no.
I'm not talking about cultural or innocent ignorance.
I'm talking about someone who holds a full understanding of the history and cultural implications for the word, and who chooses to use it regardless for some arbitrary or subjective reason (they like how it rolls off the tongue, say) with the intention of simply using it as a descriptor with no ill intent or malice.
Let's say there is a coworker, her name is Saundra. She's a mtf transperson.
You have many many ways to refer to her, 'She', Â 'Her' 'Saundra', "that woman in marketing" Â "that bitch"
If you decide to refer to her as "That Tranny", aka to single out one possible attribute out of many, and then pick an insulting one out of all the descriptors, it is likely not "Because you like the way it rolls off the tongue."Â
It was picked with purpose and meaning, and is meant to signify your disdain for the woman to anyone you speak with. Otherwise, why speak it? Because regardless of your intent, that's how others will interpret it.