Vince GattusoJun 21, 2023
Matthew Garrett
I know there are people reading this who work for major companies still advertising on Twitter (Apple, Google, and Amazon at least), so: two days before the SF Trans March, Elon is making it even more explicit that Twitter is a transphobic platform. You have the ability to influence the behaviour of your employers. Maybe do that?
Jun 21, 2023 at 5:37amWeb
Show threadpackyJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 Guess what word I just added to the bio for the account I log into to prevent anybody from taking.
Show threadChristopher SchmidtJun 21, 2023

@mjg59 bleh. What a horrible human being.

But I feel like making the connection of “this advertising platform allows hateful bigotry, maybe we shouldn’t advertise there” is a pretty failed pitch to the company that runs (and presumably uses) Google Adwords.

Show threadWolf_BaginskiJun 21, 2023
@mjg59
Oh bugger! I just asked on my local DIY store's Twitter account if they had a straight ruler.
Show threadUltragrampsJun 21, 2023
@Wolf_Baginski @mjg59 they’re banning this meme, too.
Show threadantipode77Jun 22, 2023

@Wolf_Baginski @mjg59

We can provide you with a bent ruler.
It is quite crooked however.

🤡

Show threadNot A BirdJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 No one has the power to even mildly offend him. He will turn a cult of millions to boycott the company, attack the offices and employees.
Show threadJens LjungkvistJun 21, 2023

@mjg59

If someone else struggles with what forbidding “cis” means I found that “cis” means “on this side” and is used instead of “trans” which means across to refer to non-transgender people.

Using terms such as man or woman reinforces cisnormativity, and that instead using the prefix cis similarly to the way trans is used would counteract the cisnormative connotations within language.

That’s why forbidding the use of “cis” is a blow at the trans community.

Show threadOliver SchafeldJun 21, 2023

Has anyone still on Twitter yet asked when "Autopilot" will finally come out of beta and stop being a safety hazard?

More than once, I mean.

For reference: https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/06/10/tesla-autopilot-crashes-elon-musk/

17 fatalities, 736 crashes: The shocking toll of Tesla’s Autopilot

Crashes have surged in the past four years, reflecting the hazards associated with increasing use of Tesla’s futuristic driver-assistance tech.

The Washington Post
Show thread「 Fristi 」Jun 21, 2023
@mjg59 what people need to get is that twitter isn't twitter anymore. It's now Elon's house. His house, his rules. He doesn't care what anyone else thinks, and so he's filtering the userbase to weed out anyone he doesn't want in his house.

Unfortunately he bought it so he has every right to do with it as he pleases. Now it's "Elon's Social Media". Old twitter is gone, forever. Just get out of there.

The only thing I agree with on his post is that "cis" or "cisgender" often can be seen as slurs as they are very frequently just used as a label to exclude straight men and women.
Show threadMatthew GarrettJun 21, 2023
@fristi What? Being cis has nothing to do with sexuality.
Show thread「 Fristi 」Jun 21, 2023
@mjg59 i know, it means "one who identifies as their birth sex". But I do often see the term used to specifically target non-trans straight people. And not always in a very friendly manner.

Just saying, some people see it this way and I can sorta understand where it would come from, even if it's based on technically incorrect usage of a word.
Show threadMatthew GarrettJun 21, 2023
@fristi That's not what it means and it's not how it's used
Show threadDaisyGeekyTransGirlJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 Elon Musk is cisgender. I’m going insane on Twitter repeatedly saying that. XD
Show threadaismallard (relocated!)Jun 21, 2023
@mjg59 I can't find this post, did he delete it?
Show threadMatthew GarrettJun 21, 2023
@aismallard https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1671370284102819841
Elon Musk on Twitter

“@JamesEsses Repeated, targeted harassment against any account will cause the harassing accounts to receive, at minimum, temporary suspensions. The words “cis” or “cisgender” are considered slurs on this platform.”

Twitter
Show threadaismallard (relocated!)Jun 21, 2023

@mjg59 oh in a reply

good lord, what a pos

Show threadjoeJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 good God I hate that piece of shit so much, wish I never clicked to read his tweet and replies
Show threadCommissar MitchJun 21, 2023
@mjg59
God I am so happy I have now officially left Twitter
Show threadphi1997Jun 21, 2023
@mjg59
Is he still salty over the time he said "I'm not cis, you are"?
Show threadJeremiah EnglandJun 21, 2023

@mjg59 Didn't the guy he is replying there to say he didn't want to be called cis, and then a bunch of people did anything in the replies? That doesn't seem very nice.

I think banning the word cis on the platform would be terrible but given the context I think he's just saying don't call people cis who don't want to be called that.

Show threadRob WolfeJun 21, 2023

@jengland @mjg59 wait, you mean that people should think of what others want themselves to be called?

That seems pretty radical

Show threadcalcifer 🧯Jun 21, 2023
@jengland @mjg59 it’s not slang; that’s like saying “don’t call tall people tall if they don’t want to be called that”. It’s literally just a descriptor
Show threadKarl Morant 🇨🇦  🖖Jun 21, 2023

@mjg59

Just delete any and all twitter accounts.

Show threadSérgio IsidoroJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 this starts to sound like rage-bating to draw attention to his dying platform...
Show threadSquidAceBoiJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 uh oh! How will I describe my cisgender repair person repairing my cistern?! Oh no! I did a hate speech according to free speech activist, Peon Musk!!! /s
Also, how does anyone with +2 brain cells think this guy is capable in any capacity?
Show threadCatarina LourençoJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 and all the companies that change their logos to 🌈 in June and keep buying ads in that platform #hipocrisy
Show threadMatthewJun 21, 2023
Looks like elon isn't proud to be born male, and is projecting his insecurities.
Show threadLily StarJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 so many elon apologists in this thread...
Show threadKerri LevineJun 21, 2023

@mjg59

#Elon_Is_A_Douche

Show threadFress FoxJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 he's digging Twitter's grave. Mastodon is a blessing to exist.
Show threadThom HolwerdaJun 21, 2023

@mjg59 Apple and morals?

Barking up the wrong tree, I'm afraid.

Show threadmyrmepropagandistJun 21, 2023

@mjg59

I literally had to search around and check this was real... because Elon is bad... but ... he can't possibly be this bone-headed ...

How naive of me.

Show thread@[email protected]Jun 21, 2023

@futurebird @mjg59

I'm white and I say (as many black folks have many times about many white men/women for YEARS)

It's the absolute caucasity of a truly mediocre man

Show threadVenitaJun 21, 2023
@futurebird @mjg59 crackers stay crackering...
Show threadantipode77Jun 22, 2023

@futurebird @mjg59

It is what people initially thought of Trump too.
See how he has proven them wrong.

Expect the same from Elon Musk

Note : Anybody reading up on their history BEFORE they became notorious already knew how horrible their behavior could become.

Show threadtoxtethogradyJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 Curious that Musk decided to highlight those terms specifically. And it looks like without provocation...
Show threadairikJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 Captain snowflake strikes again. #freedomofspeech
Show threadPhil M0OFXJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 I know you mean well, Matthew, but most of the remaining Tw staff are probably H1B visa holders who'd probably be deported if Musk fired them. Undoubtedly if they made a stand, he'd do it in a heartbeat. With that sword above their heads - as much as I'd love them to unionise and stand up against him... they probably won't.
Seen this play out in several businesses and the only way to "win" (or at least not lose as bad) is to save yourself. And if enough do, the outcome is the same.
Show threadOregon Wine WomanJun 21, 2023
@mjg59
Oh well, guess those who use many platforms, including the blue bird site, will just have to "cis" the holy h**l out of Elon-guy. 😆😆😆😆
Show threadjohneJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 I need to be more of an ally. So, locked my account over there and added "Elon is a cissy" to my profile.
Show threadPhil ReesJun 21, 2023

@mjg59 If I were Alphabet I'd start by having a word with Google's Director of Creative Works and get them to stop pushing the myth that a toxic platform can be a catalyst for positive social change. And that side gig would have to go.

https://thesocialarchitects.co/advisory-board/

Board of Advisors – TheSocialArchitects

Show threadMeow.tar.gz  Jun 21, 2023
@mjg59 Elon Musk is a prime example of how if you're a billionaire you can do whatever the fuck you like so long as it is not a serious crime. Different rules for different classes of society I guess.
Show thread🎓 Doc Freemo  🇳🇱Jun 21, 2023
@mjg59 Umm, thisd was a sarcastic comment in response to a guy who was being harassed by the trans community for asking not to be called "CIS"... Seems odd to turn a person who was being harassed for not being trans into something that is actually transphobic.... I hope im just missing some context here maybe.
Show threadMJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 If there is one thing I have learned about Corporate America it's that the consumers have much more of a voice than employees, who face backlash. How about making your appeal to the customers?
Show threadMike SmaleJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 What a turd.
Show threadVictor VolleJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 let’s see …
Show threadBarry GoldmanJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 @futurebird wait... no chemistry on twitter anymore? damm that's low.
Show threadSam WronskiJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 I'm more disappointed in the advocates still on that platform. Your advocating for diversity and inclusion and then building your audience from people who think this is OK? Like this isn't even remotely the first hint at this stance.
Show threadmatzipanJun 21, 2023
@BVG_Kampagne last time I landed on the bird site, I saw an add from BVG on it 🙈
Show threadJamie MasonJun 21, 2023

@mjg59

The platform is running just how Musk had intended it to. It is stunning to look at what he's done to that app. "Cis gender" is a slur now because he's transphobic.

Jamie

Show threadvampirdaddyJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 if "cis" is forbidden, is "des" then the proper musical notation? 🤓
Show threadLorgenzJun 21, 2023
@mjg59 The fact they are calling Cis or Cisgender slurs is laughable. They are just normal ways to describe gender identity. Meanwhile trans individuals get far more venom thrown their way than the Muskrat ever does.
Show threadDeadly HeadshotJun 21, 2023
@mjg59
I'm presuming he's going to declare "heterosexual" a slur too, given it's an equivalently pointless but offensive action?
Show threadgraphictruthJun 22, 2023

@mjg59

Elon sucks even as a troll. I am starting to think that his reputation as a chaotic wunderkind is exaggerated.

He doesn't understand that people he doesn't like cannot reach out and touch him. He doesn't grasp that being forced to sit next to racists and Christian Supremacists who "did their research " and demand the right to be Taken. Seriously is not what Twitter was, nor digg, not Compu$pend or AOL.

He may come up with another 4, 6 or 8Chan but who the hell cares?