http://twitchy.com/samj/2024/03/01/chaya-raichik-calls-elon-musk-out-for-reinstating-rules-around-pronouns-and-deadnaming-n2393512
Sounds like Twitter/X has reinstated their rules around pronouns and misgendering.
So much for free speech ...
Chaya Raichik called Elon Musk out at first by trying to break the rule:
Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) ~ Apparently X might’ve reinstated their “misgendering” rule so I gotta test it out ...
Richard Levine is male. He is a man.
Dylan Mulvaney is male. He is a man.
Ellen Page is female. She is a woman.
If I get suspended you can find me at @libsoftiktok.
True.
True.
True.
She continued:
Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) ~ In all seriousness, @elonmusk, can you please clarify this? Why the change?
In Elon's defense, he did respond:
Elon Musk (@elonmusk) ~ This is just about repeated, targeted harassment of a particular person.
BUT, addressing a man as a man and a woman as a woman is NOT "harassment" - it's simply acknowledgment of the true facts. People who misgender themselves are the ones living in a fantasy land.
Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) ~ Using the correct sex based pronouns for someone is “harassment”? We’re being forced to lie? What about harassment in general? There are accounts who repeatedly target and harass specific individuals in an obsessive way. What constitutes “repeated” and “targeted” and why do only one group of people get this special treatment?
Chaya Raichik (@ChayaRaichik10) ~ Elon, I'm probably one of the most targeted and harassed people on this site. Will the people who obsessively target me also be shadowbanned or only the pronoun people get this special treatment?
Seth Dillon (@SethDillon) ~ {Replying to @ChayaRaichik10} It is a fair question. Is repeatedly calling you a terrorist less severe?
RedWave Press (@RedWave_Press) ~ I don't understand how referring to Lia Thomas as a guy is “harassment.” Lia Thomas is a dude, he is not a woman.
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