Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defended the trans community, saying those who direct hate toward trans people have “lost their sense of common humanity.” The shooter has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman. FBI Director Kash Patel identified them as a male. Documents from Westman requesting a name change say they identify as female.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey defended the trans community, saying those who direct hate toward trans people have “lost their sense of common humanity.” The shooter has been identified as 23-year-old Robin Westman. FBI Director Kash Patel identified them as a male. Documents from Westman requesting a name change say they identify as female.

  • BassTurd@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    You could just say, “she was a piece of shit” and have the same effect. You’re going out of your way to specifically not use the gender they identified as. It’s less words and effort to just say “she”. Whether intentional or not, your intentional omission of this person’s gender is an insult to trans people and normalizes this kind of rhetoric as an attack.