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Activists and media critics often produce videos analyzing how the term is used in clips of violence targeted at the trans community and advocating for policy changes to disrupt that hate speech.
The majority of mainstream discourse focuses on retiring the word due to its association with violence and harassment: tranny vid
High-profile figures like Kelly Osbourne have written pieces (e.g., for the Huffington Post ) about "retiring" the word after using it and learning why it is offensive to the community. Alternative Contexts Activists and media critics often produce videos analyzing
A public access show called "Tranny Talk" aired in the early 2000s, documenting transgender lives and community issues during that period. Critiques of the Term as a Slur Critiques of the Term as a Slur about that title
about that title. @laurajanegrace wrote this in vice re: “TRANNY
Musician Laura Jane Grace titled her memoir "Tranny: Confessions of Punk Rock's Most Infamous Anarchist Sell-out" to reclaim a word that had been used to dehumanize her.