News BotMB to BBCEnglish · 3 months agoStarmer does not believe trans women are women, No 10 sayswww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkStarmer does not believe trans women are women, No 10 sayswww.bbc.comNews BotMB to BBCEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the legal definition of a woman should be based on biological sex.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down2·3 months agoAdjectives help describe things. That’s how the English language works. Like, “white women” or “short women” are still women even if you don’t just call them women.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down6·3 months ago“Trans” is not an adjective though.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transgender transgender adjective
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·3 months ago“Transgender” is an adjective. “Trans” is a prefix, e.g. in “transgender”, and not an adjective.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 months agohttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans trans 1 of 3 adjective If you’re using trans as a shortening of transgender, it’s an adjective. You’re just wrong.
minus-squaretoomanypancakes@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·3 months agoAh. One of those people. Have fun then.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-23 months ago“Those people”? You sure love your easy answers. I do, however, recommend to not put other people into a box that doesn’t fit.
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Adjectives help describe things. That’s how the English language works. Like, “white women” or “short women” are still women even if you don’t just call them women.
“Trans” is not an adjective though.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/transgender
transgender
adjective
“Transgender” is an adjective. “Trans” is a prefix, e.g. in “transgender”, and not an adjective.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trans
trans
1 of 3
adjective
If you’re using trans as a shortening of transgender, it’s an adjective. You’re just wrong.
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Ah. One of those people. Have fun then.
“Those people”? You sure love your easy answers. I do, however, recommend to not put other people into a box that doesn’t fit.