I understand that your comment relies on the understanding that Caitlyn Jenner’s deadname is Bruce Jenner, that the joke is that she participated in a racing series that’s nearly “Am Trans”, and that she went by Bruce when she was actively racing.
To avoid deadnaming, I’d still ask that you use language like “Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) was […]” and “The series she participated in […]” (or something similar). I totally get that none of your comment was meant as transphobia; I even used to think that “historical deadnaming” was the best way to write to avoid confusion, so I sympathize. I eventually realized, though, as e.g. on Wikipedia’s article for Elliot Page, that using their real gender and their chosen name historically is not confusing and is just more accurate to how being transgender actually works – i.e. that it’s not a decision somebody makes one day.
I don’t think it’s severe enough to rub up against Lemmy.World Terms of Service Rule 1.2 as “discrimination against queer groups”, so this is just a polite request and hopefully food for thought.
I understand that your comment relies on the understanding that Caitlyn Jenner’s deadname is Bruce Jenner, that the joke is that she participated in a racing series that’s nearly “Am Trans”, and that she went by Bruce when she was actively racing.
To avoid deadnaming, I’d still ask that you use language like “Caitlyn Jenner (formerly Bruce Jenner) was […]” and “The series she participated in […]” (or something similar). I totally get that none of your comment was meant as transphobia; I even used to think that “historical deadnaming” was the best way to write to avoid confusion, so I sympathize. I eventually realized, though, as e.g. on Wikipedia’s article for Elliot Page, that using their real gender and their chosen name historically is not confusing and is just more accurate to how being transgender actually works – i.e. that it’s not a decision somebody makes one day.
I don’t think it’s severe enough to rub up against Lemmy.World Terms of Service Rule 1.2 as “discrimination against queer groups”, so this is just a polite request and hopefully food for thought.