The Zizians' deadly fusion of transgender ideology, rationalism and veganism

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14 points·drankl··10 comments

Wait... I realize they are describing a group of criminals, but did they just consistently deadname and misgender the group through the whole article?

The author of the article alludes to why she avoided using their cult identities in writing the piece:

"The Zizians are certainly a lunatic bunch. Yet in some ways this vegan, trans death cult is only a very extreme expression of sentiments and attitudes that have been flourishing in elite, progressive circles for far too long. Indeed, the fact that the media has been determinedly using the Zizians' preferred pronouns in the reporting of their alleged crimes shows just how seriously their wacky beliefs are taken."

A large portion of your submissions and comments are anti-trans. Pronouns and names are not "preferred".

Transphobia is widespread. I guess I know which websites and individuals to block, anyway.

That is your ideological position and you are of course welcome to hold it.

Everybody deserves the respect of being called by their preferred name. Even children know this. If your name is Pat, and somebody insists on calling you Frank instead, they are just an asshole.

This has nothing to do with ideology. It's just basic politeness.

Both legal name and chosen alias are used in the article to describe each person as they are introduced to the reader. That should be sufficient.

love the immediate transphobia, really tells me exactly what you're all about

This article, while interesting, disrespects trans people by consistently using pronouns that don't align with their identity...

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