A police spokesman said previous statements that Nex Benedict didn’t die as a result of “trauma” didn’t rule out the fight as a contributing factor.

A police spokesman said previous statements that Nex Benedict didn’t die as a result of “trauma” didn’t rule out the fight as a contributing factor.

  • Flying Squid
    12•7 months ago

    I’m not quite sure why they think him dying by suicide because of the fight is any better.

    • @gedaliyahMEnglish
      4•7 months ago

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      • Flying Squid
        2•7 months ago

        Done. (Sorry, I was out and about.)

        • @KanzarEnglish
          2•7 months ago

          Nex preferred they/them, iirc?

          • Flying Squid
            1•7 months ago

            As was shown to me… from the linked article:

            Friends have told NBC News that Benedict was transgender and primarily went by he/him pronouns at school but also used they/them pronouns, which Benedict’s family also used. Several other friends said Benedict preferred he/him pronouns.

    • @ickplant
      10•7 months ago

      You’re right, it shouldn’t be any better. But to them it just confirms their belief that LGBTQ people are “mentally ill” and they can blame the suicide on their “lifestyle.” Ugh.

    • @andros_rex
      4•7 months ago

      They like when we kill ourselves. I don’t remember what the number is, but they’ll meme the percentage.

        • @[email protected]
          2•7 months ago

          Let’s maybe not immediately assume the person was correcting you in a transphobic way and instead was correcting you because they actually read the article and knew the correct pronouns? Unless they made another comment I missed, I don’t see any way to interpret that as transphobic besides you assuming for no reason that they thought Nex was a transwoman