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BWdem4life

(2,508 posts)
Wed Jun 21, 2023, 03:08 PM Jun 2023

Seems like Elon supporters have been doing some creative wikipedia editing...

Elon just banned the words "cis" and "cisgender" from Twitter saying they are derogatory...

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100218025669

I googled the word and found this:



Followed the link to wikipedia and saw no mention of the bolded words. Interesting that a google search would give this result.



Edit:

Things happen very quickly, I see. Just googled it again (less than 15 mins later) and the definition has already changed:



So, the moral of the story I guess is don't look to wikipedia to define words...

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Seems like Elon supporters have been doing some creative wikipedia editing... (Original Post) BWdem4life Jun 2023 OP
The CIS arent alright vercetti2021 Jun 2023 #1
They think Cis is a slur because... LostOne4Ever Jun 2023 #2

LostOne4Ever

(9,654 posts)
2. They think Cis is a slur because...
Wed Jun 21, 2023, 06:41 PM
Jun 2023

… they use trans as a slur.

And they also know nothing of Mathematics, chemistry, or Greek/Latin Etymology.

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