I have a trans-woman coworker who told me her Southern grannie called her “one of them new types of lady”, and how she found that kind of sweet even if it was sort of problematic.
I have a trans-woman coworker who told me her Southern grannie called her “one of them new types of lady”, and how she found that kind of sweet even if it was sort of problematic.
There’s nothing inherently problematic about saying “new type of lady.” Her heart was in the right place and that’s all that matters.
I think we need to focus less on specific words and more on intention. I’ll take an ally-granny who uses all the “wrong” words over a bigot who condescendingly insult me while still technically using the “right” terminology.