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GC protected belief and use of cis

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OffYouGoNow · 25/06/2021 07:45

Now that gender critical beliefs are classed as a protected belief, can we argue that the use of ‘cis’ ‘cis women’ etc. - particularly in the workplace - constitute as harassment?

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yeahbutnaw · 25/06/2021 09:06

Freeze peach for me but not for thee, amirite?

IvyTwines2 · 25/06/2021 09:04

It is frequently used as a slur, is certainly 'politicised', and even if used by someone 'innocently' (and I doubt there can be anyone who is aware of the term who isn't also aware how much many women hate it), these days if something is 'perceived' as a slur or a dig, it becomes a 'microaggression' at the very least.

AfternoonToffee · 25/06/2021 08:44

I don't think it is used enough or considered a slur by enough for it to be considered harassment. Certainly if you have asked someone to stop using it in reference to yourself and they continue, perhaps, but not for general use.

(I hate the term btw, I even got blocked on FB by a trans mamma friend when I objected to its use)

toffeebutterpopcorn · 25/06/2021 08:32

Especially when if the phrase ‘biological/born woman’ causes mass hysteria and fits of the vapours...

MarshmallowSwede · 25/06/2021 08:25

I’m not using it. And I will forever anyone who refers to me as such.

There is no need. Trans woman implies they are different from women, so why the need to use this word is beyond me.

I don’t know the rules around harassment when it comes to using this term, but I would say yes it could be if we are saying gender is protected. That’s means calling a biological
Woman “cis” could be seen as a slur.

But look into it. I don’t really hear many people saying it except on TV.

toffeebutterpopcorn · 25/06/2021 07:48

God yes please.