Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s pothole purge saw nearly 8,000 craters filled in a single day – the same number that would usually take New York’s Department of Transport (DOT) a week.
It’s important to remember there is no default or baseline for defining a human person. With race, if someone just says “person” without specifying race/color, does that imply “white” (or whatever other default) to you? And if I just say “people”, does that mean straight people only and not gay people?
How about gender? Are “people” just the men, or just the women? Cis/trans is the same. There is no default here, just a bunch of people with different backgrounds trying to do their best.
Also, if it just so happens you’re one of the folks who considers “cis” a slur, I’d ask if you feel the same about the most accurate terms for your gender, race/ethnicity, etc.
It’s important to remember there is no default or baseline for defining a human person. With race, if someone just says “person” without specifying race/color, does that imply “white” (or whatever other default) to you? And if I just say “people”, does that mean straight people only and not gay people?
How about gender? Are “people” just the men, or just the women? Cis/trans is the same. There is no default here, just a bunch of people with different backgrounds trying to do their best.
Also, if it just so happens you’re one of the folks who considers “cis” a slur, I’d ask if you feel the same about the most accurate terms for your gender, race/ethnicity, etc.