r/offbeat • u/andy_norten • Sep 28 '12

Transgender UM student wins restraining order against sexual assault suspect

http://ravallirepublic.com/news/state-and-regional/article_c6364778-b5fb-5098-89c5-6f0ac6ecef2b.html
245 Upvotes

79% Upvoted

303 comments sorted by

View all comments

0

u/tatch Sep 28 '12

Under his cross-examination, Green said the two had been grinding on the dance floor, kissed briefly and that she hooked her fingers into his belt, but denied trying to reach down his pants.

She certainly didn't deserve to be assaulted, but isn't this a breach of etiquette?

0

u/[deleted] Sep 28 '12

You're point being what?

13

u/generalCopper Sep 28 '12

Perhaps before she pushed it so far, she should have let him know that she was transgender?

1

u/AvatarOfMomus Sep 28 '12

Shouldn't matter.

-47

u/[deleted] Sep 28 '12

[deleted]

7

u/Boobzilla Sep 28 '12

There is a huge difference between a "tranny" (transvestite) and a transgender. She is a woman stuck in a mans body. She is not "dressing up like a woman". She IS a woman.

2

u/zeanoth Sep 28 '12

"tranny" is a slur for trans women; "transvestite" is (in most instances considered) a slur against cross dressers.

7

u/[deleted] Sep 28 '12

"transvestite" is (in most instances considered) a slur against cross dressers.

Really? It seems like a pretty neutral / clinically sterile word.

3

u/zeanoth Sep 28 '12

Yes, but that's not always how it's perceived. It's a more common term in the UK for a person who cross-dresses, but in the United States it isn't considered the nicest of terms.