The Online Hate Research and Education Project defines this derogatory anti-trans word as: “A slur used by transphobes to refer to and dehumanize transgender women. The term is a portmanteau of the words ‘trans’ and ‘goon,’ and carries the connotation that those accused of being ‘troons’ are using gender identity to hide sinister and potentially violent ends.”
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"Dehumanize"
Left-wing hate groups such as "The Online Hate Research and Education Project" use this as a fear-mongering term to label the words and actions of their political opponents. The term itself is meaningless, and therefore impossible to disprove, but it carries the connotation that whatever innocuous words it's applied to must have sinister and potentially violent meanings.
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