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Originally Posted by BlackRedGold25
Married women who get called by their maiden name don't get offended, or find it offensive because their old name was a real thing. What is offensive is triggered snowflakes who try to compel the speech of others. Trying to deny that Ellen Page starred in the first 2 seasons of the Umbrella Academy is like an ostrich sticking its head in the sand or believing the earth is flat.
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Here's the thing: me, you, and others have been policing and altering our own language since we learned it. Language is evolving. What we say, how we say it, to whom we say it, and when we say it has always been a part of our lives.
Think of the words you could say 15 years ago...10 years ago...and to whom and when you could say them. It's not triggered snowflakes, it's people collectively acknowledging certain terms and phrases are offensive to the people they target or reference.
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Originally Posted by BlackRedGold25
Deadname is a stupid term. It's a former name. Did your mom try and deny she had a maiden name?
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Maiden name is a stupid term. It's a former name....
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It's not about calling someone by their former name. It's about people getting offended by being called by their former name, which is embarrassingly stupid.
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That depends on context. I know that's too nebulous for some, but basically it depends on intent. If you don't know, the majority of people are willing to forgive and inform. If you know and slip up, the majority of people are willing to forgive and inform. If you're purposely defying, the majority of people are justified in condemning and shaming.
It's OK to be offended. It's how they respond to the offense, and how those people offending respond. Again, it's highly contextualized.
I can't speak for Elliot Page, or anyone in his position, but I can't imagine past accreditation is at the top of concerns.