Famed Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling caused a stir on Twitter after Elon Musk announced that the terms “cis” and “cisgender” would be considered slurs on the platform.
In a Twitter post, Rowling — who has sparked controversy and even boycotts for her comments on sexual orientation in the past — said that “cis” is an “ideological language” and “the rest of us have a right to disagree.”
She added: “You have a perfect right to believe in unprovable essences that may or may not match the sexed body, but the rest of us have a right to disagree, and to refuse to adopt your jargon.”Other Twitter users disagreed, however, blasting the author for speaking out about the topic.J.K. Rowling sparked controversy on Twitter after saying “that ‘cis’ is an ‘ideological language’.
“Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing account to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions,” Musk tweeted. “The words ‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ are considered slurs on this platform.” Some Twitter user agreed with Rowling and Musk, while another user said “J.K, it isn’t jargon just look in the dictionary.”“Yesterday, after posting a Tweet saying that I reject the word ‘cis’ and don’t wish to be called it, I receive a slew of messages from trans activists calling me ‘cissy’ and telling me that I am ‘cis’ ‘whether or not I like it,'” Esses wrote on Twitter. “Just imagine if the roles were reversed.
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