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There's nothing wrong with calling transition skating "tranny."
I don't think that's so unpopular, but it's just nicer not to use it.
A more fun alternative is calling any transition "vert" and making everybody lose their shit about it.
i mean it’s really not even mean. we’re talking about the inanimate objects we’re skating, there’s nothing offensive about it. if that’s the case ‘transition’ is also offensive and we shouldn’t be skating on it.
Imagine a certain skate trick/obstacle would for some reason sound really similar to a racial slur, would it be ok to still use it?
It wouldn't be mean at all, you're just naming something, not even a person. But still, just don't, because it's better not to. That's my reasoning.
in what way shape or form would an obstacle even be able to be shortened to a racial slur? tranny in skateboarding is transition short, obviously. when in the literal fuck would or could any obstacle be shortened to anything racial? my whole life i’ve referred to transition as tranny and not once did it ever cross my mind that it was homophobic or offensive. “but that’s just you, you can’t speak for everyone” okay i’m pretty sure no one else did either until the whole push for accepting any and everything (which is awesome) but that lead to finding problems where there are none which has lead us to being offended by someone calling transition tranny. stop taking nothing and making it something
and while i’m at it, if it’s that offensive, then once again let’s stop skating transition and/or just call them ramps so people that are transitioning aren’t offended and those that aren’t don’t cry a fucking river and can stop trying to make their cape shown.
Real question, though: somebody tells you that you’re doing a thing that makes them feel shitty.
Do you a.) disregard their feelings, or b.) make a minor adjustment in order to not trample their feelers?
In the case in question, you could literally add
A (single) syllable to your usual vernacular, and the matter is resolved.
I suspect you are a well intentioned person. Perhaps I can appeal to your sense of reason and ask that you recognize that what was fine yesterday, may not be all wine & roses today, and by simply acknowledging that the world around us evolves, and so too can we, and by simply saying transition instead of using a word that has a historical precedent of being weaponized in acts of violence against members of OUR OWN COMMUNITY (you DO skate, so it’s YOUR community too) you can be an effective agent of positive change.
That’s a really long winded way of saying, “It’s really not that difficult: you can do it, I have faith in you.”
One more syllable. That’s what you’re arguing over.
Seems kinda silly when you think of it like that.
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