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No dead naming. Even for VP candidates.
James Bowman changed his name to JD Vance to get away from a moniker that he associated with trauama, a life he didn't want to live, and someone he felt he wasn't.
He doesn't think transpeople deserve to do the same.
Deadnaming him feels appropiate, I'm treating him the way he treats me.
Same with Rafael Cruz and other regressives who have changed their name for personal reasons. As long as they insist on using people's dead names I will only refer to them by theirs. The golden rule, treat others as you wish to be treated.
Don't, an eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind. Fight them, but never drop to their level. Then they've reached their goal and it's lost. Be better than them.