re: #289 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Why does it make you uneasy?

I typically write out social slurs like that, myself.

Mainly because I’m not a huge fan of the term “tranny” to refer to transgender/transsexual people, since it is, as you say, a social slur and is intended to be derogatory.

What would I call it instead? I dunno. Genderbaiting? Offensive?