Why is the word "tr*nny" so popular here?

[jonovid]

if your lifestyle hurts feelings , heart or maybe your lungs
maybe it's time to quit.    snowflake   political correctness is BS

[iampoor]

a hateful and vitriolic word

You are assuming intent. Its not a "hateful"word, the way words are used can be hateful tho!

Also, INB4 this thread is locked. I give it another 12 hours. 

[HalFET]

a hateful and vitriolic word

You are assuming intent. Its not a "hateful"word, the way words are used can be hateful tho!

Also, INB4 this thread is locked. I give it another 12 hours. 

I give it until someone draws a "tranny spectrum" with a transistor on the left, transformer in the centre, and drag queen/transvestite at the right.

But there are loads of words like this in every language. For example, in Dutch we have "Chinees Vrijwilliger", or Chinese volunteer in English. Just means that person has been "volunteered" against his wishes by someone else. Is it offensive to Chinese people, yes, but at this point it's such a common expression that you're no longer able to remove it from the language. And honestly, should the non-racist use be banned simply because one idiot uses it intentionally to insult someone? The road to hell is paved with good intentions...

[cgroen]

Today it seems that no matter what word you say, someone will be offended.
(guess black, white, yellow and red wires soon will be abandoned...)
Get over it and don't be so thin-skinned

[Halcyon]

I'm guessing the OP was a troll all along.

[iampoor]

Today it seems that no matter what word you say, someone will be offended.
(guess black, white, yellow and red wires soon will be abandoned...)
Get over it and don't be so thin-skinned

Dont you mean thinly insulated? 

We need neutral wires! Oh wait...those are white...this will surely offend someone. 

[cgroen]

Today it seems that no matter what word you say, someone will be offended.
(guess black, white, yellow and red wires soon will be abandoned...)
Get over it and don't be so thin-skinned

Dont you mean thinly insulated? 

We need neutral wires! Oh wait...those are white...this will surely offend someone. 

 

[Specmaster]

It's an unfortunate name space collision - 'tranny' is a just a 'pet name' for transistor radio, and also transistors, a bit like "teevee" for television. Definitely no malice intended. I don't think anybody puts one and one together.

IMO I think it is something to do with Australia - all long words have to get shortened to minimize the chances of swallowing a gnat or a spider or maybe a kangaroo.

Over here in the UK it's used to reference a transformer. Fact is that to avoid possibility of offending people new words would be needed for transistors, transformers etc that could not be shortened or construed by anyone anywhere in the world as being offensive. An impossible task, people should not be so touchy about word's but instead concentrate on the context in which the word is used.

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[Marco]

I'm guessing the OP was a troll all along.

1 post by the account would suggest so.

[Galenbo]

Being a trans EE student in the states, it really hurts ...

Hey, I don't care how you feel, I don't care if you're offended. It doesn't give you rights or the privilege to get special treatment.
Show your schematic or get lost.

I start to understand now why that kind of Humans are not wanted in the Army.

[Halcyon]

I start to understand now why that kind of Humans are not wanted in the Army.

To be fair, "those kind of humans" (I presume you mean transgender people) are no more "abnormal" or sensitive than you and I. I know several and they are great people. You'll occasionally come across those who are hyper-sensitive or have a different view of the world, but that's no reason to pigeon-hole everyone.

Also, I'm not sure what kind of army you run there, but nothing can be further from the truth in Australia. There have been some high-ranking officers who are trans, gay, lesbian etc... who have made great contributions, most people in the Australian Army, Navy and Air Force couldn't care less about who you are or what your personal life involves. The same can be said for our Police, Fire and Ambulance services.

[Galenbo]

Your representation is exactly how I see them too.
But still, the kind of opening posts like this, makes me start to understand why they are not wanted in the Army.
I do not understand your pigeon-hole expression, piece by piece translation gives nothing in my language.

[Zero999]

I start to understand now why that kind of Humans are not wanted in the Army.

To be fair, "those kind of humans" (I presume you mean transgender people) are no more "abnormal" or sensitive than you and I. I know several and they are great people. You'll occasionally come across those who are hyper-sensitive or have a different view of the world, but that's no reason to pigeon-hole everyone.

This is one of the problems many minority groups face: a small minority of them are overly sensitive, which reinforces stereotypes.

[Galenbo]

This is one of the problems many minority groups face: a small minority of them are overly sensitive, which reinforces stereotypes.

Could it be that minority groups are undermined on purpose this way ?

In my neighborhood, the gays I know for example are hard working people who pay attention to their savings and property,
while the ones I see on television cry for the right to put feathers in their ass, and want other people's money to pay for their hobbies.

[igendel]

Well not exactly the same kind of issue, but in Israel, the word "Pin" - outside of technical contexts - usually means "penis", so when talking about ICs one is bound to get some immature giggles from the audience 

[Zero999]

[NivagSwerdna]

  Triggered

[Simon]

OK, OK, this ends here. The complaint is about a word that is used as short hand for a number of things. It's a pointless discussion here on what is a world wide stage where same words have different meanings to different people based on country before we start to look at the subject matter under discussion. Here we discuss electronics and in that context a "tranny" is always shorthand for transistor the same as "pot" is short hand for potentiometer and not drugs. If people can't understand context then they should not begin a discussion.

[EEVblog]

Being a trans EE student in the states, it really hurts every time I'm thoroughly enjoying one of dave's vids and out of nowhere such a hateful and vitriolic word gets thrown around so casually. As a word for transistor, I've never heard it used in the US

Congratulations, you just learned something. Words are used in many different contexts in many different parts of the world.
You'll just have to deal with that.
You know very well that I'm not talking about trans people, so why get upset about it?
There are many trans people on this forum and in my viewership who don't have a problem with it because they, like you, know very well I am not talking about trans people.
You'll live a much better and happier life if you stop taking things so personally (and in this case, completely incorrectly and out of context)