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Is Matt Roloff OK? 'Little People, Big World' star hospitalized after routine upper endoscopy
Is Matt Roloff OK? 'Little People, Big World' star hospitalized after routine upper endoscopy
Matt Roloff went for a regular esophagus checkup when doctors revealed he has a stomach complication
2023-05-23 12:46
How's the weather up there? It'll be harder for Alaska to tell as longtime program goes off air
How's the weather up there? It'll be harder for Alaska to tell as longtime program goes off air
The “Alaska Weather” program has been must-see TV for 47 years in a state where extreme weather dictates everyday life
2023-06-29 14:16
Elon Musk sparks outrage with threat to ban ‘cisgender’ as a ‘slur’ on Twitter
Elon Musk sparks outrage with threat to ban ‘cisgender’ as a ‘slur’ on Twitter
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has apparently decided that "cis" and "cisgender" will now be considered a slur on the social media platform. "Cisgender" typically refers to individuals whose gender identity matches their birth sex. If an individual is born male and has a male gender identity then they would be considered "cisgender." The proclamation was made in the replies of James Esses, an Irish right-wing media figure, who was complaining that commenters on social media were calling him a "cissy." "Yesterday, after posting a Tweet saying that I reject the word ‘cis’ and don’t wish to be called it, I receive a slew of messages from trans activists calling me ‘cissy’ and telling me that I am ‘cis’ 'whether or not I like it,'" he wrote. "Just imagine if the roles were reversed." Mr Musk responded with an announcement that "repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions." Mr Musk then took it a step further. "The words 'cis' or 'cisgender' are considered slurs on this platform," he wrote, prompting backlash on the platform. NYT bestselling author Seth Abramson doubted that Mr Musk knows what the word means. “I’m 102.3% sure Elon has no idea what ‘cis’ or ‘cisgender’ mean, either connotatively or denotatively or etymologically,” he wrote. “Threatening to suspend users on your ‘free speech’ platform because they uttered a word you don’t understand but fear emasculates you is quite the fascist flex.” Joe Walsh, a conservative commentator, criticised Mr Musk from the right. “‘Cis’ & ‘cisgender’ will be considered slurs on this platform? Look, it’s his company, he can do whatever he wants, but the truth is that @elonmusk is fundamentally a dishonest person and a coward,” Mr Walsh wrote. “He says he believes in free speech, but he doesn’t really believe in free speech. He’s pushing an agenda, a right wing agenda, but he doesn’t have the balls to admit that. Elon is too afraid to be honest with his intentions. So he lies and says he’s for free speech. But you can’t say ‘cisgender.’ No, Elon is just like most everyone else. He’s pushing an agenda. He just lacks the honesty & the courage to admit it.” It’s not the first time Mr Musk has expressed his disdain for language relating to gender identity. Last July he tweeted that “pronouns suck” — suggesting he either dislikes gender identity or just the English language in general — and later that year insisted that he was not transpohobic. “I absolutely support trans, but all these pronouns are an aesthetic nightmare,” Mr Musk, creator of the Cybertruck, argued. However, in defending his dislike of “cis” and “cisgender,” Mr Musk leaned on a decades old bigoted ideas that LGBT communities and ideas are deeply infected with pedophilia. “The contemptible creep that manufactured the term ‘cis’ has serious problems. Ignore him,” Mr Musk wrote, referencing a right-wing conspiracy theory that the term “cisgender” was coined by a paedophile doctor in the 1990s. However, cis— with “cis” being the Latin opposite to “trans” — has been used as a dichotomic descriptor since at least the early 20th century. Read More Musk vows to bring Tesla to India ‘as soon as possible’ after meeting Modi Elon Musk stays mum on Titanic submarine disappearance despite Starlink connection Elon Musk and Joe Rogan challenge Covid vaccine scientist to ‘debate’ anti-vaxxer Robert F Kennedy Jr Elon Musk stays mum on Titanic submarine disappearance despite Starlink connection India’s Modi to meet Elon Musk during US state visit Vaccine scientist hounded by conspiracists after Joe Rogan targeted him on Twitter
2023-06-22 01:27
Microsoft UK partners with The Crown Estate to create Minecraft Education worlds providing green learning
Microsoft UK partners with The Crown Estate to create Minecraft Education worlds providing green learning
The Crown Estate has partnered with Microsoft UK to build Minecraft Education worlds to provide green learning and inspire the next generation of environmentalists and conservationists.
2023-09-29 22:56
Verizon warns customer service employees of impending layoffs- The Verge
Verizon warns customer service employees of impending layoffs- The Verge
Verizon Communications Inc held a meeting with customer service employees to notify them of upcoming "restructuring" and "streamlining"
2023-05-25 05:49
Tango Networks Launches eSIMs for Microsoft Teams Phone
Tango Networks Launches eSIMs for Microsoft Teams Phone
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2023-06-20 23:46
Apple Spring Sale: Fresh Deals on iPads, MacBooks, AirPods, More
Apple Spring Sale: Fresh Deals on iPads, MacBooks, AirPods, More
Deals on Apple products aren’t as rare as they used to be, and the savings
2023-05-09 05:54
Discrimination bigger concern from AI than human extinction, says EU chief
Discrimination bigger concern from AI than human extinction, says EU chief
The warning comes ahead of the European Parliament voting on rules to regulate artificial intelligence.
2023-06-14 07:22
Cryptoverse: All eyes on ChatGPT-maker's Worldcoin
Cryptoverse: All eyes on ChatGPT-maker's Worldcoin
By Elizabeth Howcroft Worldcoin has no problem attracting eyeballs. More than 2.2 million people have signed up, getting
2023-08-08 13:24
Andrew Tate slams Twitter parody news account over 'death hoax', Internet finds it 'hilarious'
Andrew Tate slams Twitter parody news account over 'death hoax', Internet finds it 'hilarious'
The news of Tate's death was reported by the spoof news account Sus News on Twitter
2023-05-25 17:51
AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years': expert
AI could replace 80% of jobs 'in next few years': expert
Artificial intelligence could replace 80 percent of human jobs in the coming years -- but that's a good thing, says US-Brazilian researcher Ben...
2023-05-09 05:26
Kai Cenat: Twitch King shares thoughts on why he is not into dating
Kai Cenat: Twitch King shares thoughts on why he is not into dating
In 2022, Kai Cenat burst onto the Twitch world, outdoing competitors like xQc in terms of subscribers
2023-05-20 12:59