Elon Musk Confirms This Word Is Now Considered a Slur on Twitter

Elon Musk Confirms This Word Is Now Considered a Slur on Twitter
Elon Musk speaks at the 2020 Satellite Conference and Exhibition in Washington, D.C., on March 9, 2020. Win McNamee/Getty Images
Jack Phillips
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Twitter owner Elon Musk said the words “cisgender” and “cis” are now considered slurs on Twitter after a user said they were harassed online by transgender activists.

The user wrote that he rejected the word “cis” and “cisgender,” which are often used by transgender individuals to describe heterosexual people.

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