I saw that post, too. It reminded me about that "Why are liberals indifferent to trans issues" thread. This is why. I have a career, a life, responsibilities, etc. In other words, I'm just an average ass person. I happen to pay more attention to politics than a lot of other people and I get involved in issues beyond just typing about them. It can be very time consuming because there are so many issues that matter. And if one of those issues results in my constantly being admonished, chastised, or derided for using a term that seemingly has become not only obsolete but also offensive, overnight, determined by unknown people, then I'm going to take the time I've apparently been wasting and find another use for it. I'll just stay out of that issue entirely.
Yeah I mean I'm not gonna be like "fuck you I refuse to say it the way you want me to say it"
"I refuse to treat you as a human being and with respect"
But I am going to note the many times you make that specific request of others, dragging everything to a halt in order to make the topic all about you and your own desires
I'm going to picture a life spent doing this at least once a week, sometimes several times a day, being confrontational like that toward a perfect stranger over two letters
Trying to adopt the nicca niccer struggle for your own movement as if your word has any sort of that same level of history