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   13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Sep-2024 06:13:19 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

   Think we - and very specifically media outlets - need to retire the phrase "who identifies as".

   You are looking for a word, and the word in question is "is".

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     Gwen The Red Moss (gwendolyn@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Sep-2024 06:19:16 JST Gwen The Red Moss

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     @HauntedOwlbear Yes please. I've thought this for a while now. Nothing undermines my identity than making it sound like I'm something other than my identity, identifying as it.

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     13 barn owls in a trenchcoat (hauntedowlbear@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Thursday, 05-Sep-2024 06:46:05 JST 13 barn owls in a trenchcoat

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     • Gwen The Red Moss

     @Gwendolyn Variety has today printed the words "who identifies as a trans man" and, like, this isn't even an unusual xenogender twist or very particular fluid state. Dude's a trans man. No need for hedging because you're worried about having to print a sidebar explaining what vampiregender is or something (apart from fucking awesome, obviously). He's. A. Man. Fuck's sake.