Elon Musk says the words 'cis' and 'cisgender' are considered slander on Twitter, Harry Potter author agrees

Elon Musk tweeted on June 21, 2023, ``On this platform (Twitter), the words 'cis' and ' cisgender ' are considered slander.' J.K. Rowling, the author of Harry Potter, has also tweeted an opinion that agrees with Mr. Mask.

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.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023

Cisgender is a relatively new term for people whose gender identity matches their biological sex, and was coined to refer to people who are not transgender.

Mr. Musk's remarks on the issue were made by James Esss, a commentator on gender issues and free speech, on June 20, 2023, saying, ``I formally and publicly refuse to be labeled as 'cis. I declare to you that I don't believe in gender ideology, I don't identify myself as 'cis', your use of the word 'cis' is hateful towards me. I feel in danger,' he tweeted.

I formally and publicly declare that I reject the label of “cis”.

I don't believe in gender ideology. I don't self-identify as “cis”. Using this term makes me feel unsafe and is demonstrative of your hatred towards me. Anyone who uses the term “cis” to describe me is a bigot.

— James Esses (@JamesEsses) June 19, 2023

About 14 hours after the above tweet, Mr. Essz posted, ``After I tweeted that I didn't want to be called 'Sith,' I was bombarded with the word 'Sith' by trans activists.' He revealed that he was thrown a lot of the word 'sis' against his will.

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”.

Just imagine if the roles were reversed.

— James Esses (@JamesEsses) June 20, 2023

And about 21 hours after Mr. Ess's post, Mr. Musk said, ``If you repeatedly carry out targeted harassment on any account, the harassing account will be temporarily suspended.This platform ( Twitter), the words 'cis' and 'cisgender' are considered slander.' This tweet has gained more than 230,000 likes at the time of article creation and is attracting a lot of attention.

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.

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023

While Mr. Mask's tweet became a hot topic, J.K. Rowling said, 'The word' cis 'is an ideological word that indicates a belief in the unverifiable concept of gender identity. You guys. While [transgender people] have the right to believe unproven whether or not their [gender identity] matches their biological sex, others have the right to disagree, and your jargon You also have the right to refuse to apply (words that can only be understood within a specific group), ”he tweeted, agreeing with the opinion that the word ``sis'' deserves slander.

'Cis' is ideological language, signifying belief in the unfalsifiable concept of gender identity. You have a perfect right to believe in unprovable essences that may or may not match the sexed body, but the rest of us have a right to disagree, and to refuse to adopt your jargon.

— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) June 21, 2023

Mr. Mask has replied to J.K. Rowling's tweet with 'That's right.'

Exactly

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023

On the other hand, Mr. Ess, who started the problem, said on June 21, 2023, ``(My tweet) does not limit freedom of speech. He (Mr. Musk) is talking about a case of 'repeated execution of targeted harassment',' he said, not the word ``sis'' itself, but `` It claims that 'repeated harassment' is a problem.

To those who have asked - this is not restricting free speech.

I did not request, nor did Elon agree, to suspend accounts for using the term 'cis'. He is talking about “repeated, targeted harassment”.

What this does is restore parity and common sense.pic.twitter.com/K1rcMTbFN4

— James Esses (@JamesEsses) June 21, 2023

Mr. Mask also sent a reply of 'Yes' to Mr. Ess's claim.

Yes

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 21, 2023