The weaponization of "tranny" - from term of endearment to hate speech
Transgenderism: Bibliography | Issues | Peace Plan | Tranny | Contents Hate speech? Why? The case against Truth as distraction Origins Conclusions References ----------------- Abstract : "Tranny" was a common and positive descriptive cover-all term used to indicate a member of the transgender community in Western society from the 1960s, with widespread acceptance at the time and over a period of some five decades. However, around 2010 it was weaponized as part of the highly politicized, aggressive, post-gay marriage transgender agenda. It went almost overnight from term of endearment to derogatory slur. The transformation appears to have originated in the United Kingdom amongst radical transgender activists, and was initially, and at later stages, rejected by sections of both the transgender and their supportive communities, and by many others in countries such as Australia and the United States. Despite this, the slur factor bec...