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MarchinBunny said:It's not a very good expenation if you ask me. So some news outlets had a few people complain about it. I don't care. News outlets complain about stupid crap all the time, especially these days with all the SJW around. All it's doing is drawing up false comparisons and nothing more. Also, you can't honestly sit there say "transgender" people prefer it that way, when I am transgender myself and don't care. What ... am I not included in it for some reason?
Gayed and lesbianed does certainly sound weird no doubt and would giggle if someone used them that way, but it's a false comparison. Just because you can point to instances where it's not used doesn't mean it's not used for a different word. Also, they state transgender brings it in line with gay, lesbian, bi, etc but never explain why it needs it or why it matters. They say the -ed adds unnecessary length, but if it's about length then wouldn't trans also be better than transgender?
The second articles doesn't understand grammar.
The colored comparison to me is just stupid. I think calling people of color, is the same as calling them colored. Using them in a descriptive manner aka, as an adjective, there is nothing wrong with either. Grammatically both are correct, and anyone who has a problem with it is just be rediculous. As long as a person isn't going up to someone and saying "Hey, person of color, come over here."
Something very important to note Kerry is news and random people who write headlines and articles ... are not authorities on word use, and they certainly do not speak for all of those who are transgendered. <--- purposefully used
If some people have a problem with its use, then fine. Don't use it. But the moment you start telling others not to use it, because you don't use it is the moment I think it's going too far. Correct people when they need to be corrected. This to me is not one of those times. This is more about opinion, than it is about correction.
You may feel this way, and you are entitled to do so. But I will leave you with this:
Would you approach a black person and refer to him as "colored"? I'm guessing not. And the reason is that you know that "person of color" is not the same as "colored." Nor is "transgendered," which indicates a thing done to someone, a journey of sorts, the same as "transgender," which is simply a fact.
As I have said, neither one feels like an "insult" to me. But I am keenly aware of what is considered correct and why.