Comment on How transwomen/transmen dream
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months agoThat doesn’t make any sense. How does a space change the meaning? Especially after the words have been widely used in the trans community for decades?
Comment on How transwomen/transmen dream
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months agoThat doesn’t make any sense. How does a space change the meaning? Especially after the words have been widely used in the trans community for decades?
shneancy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
it changed its meaning because bad actors decided to use that term specificlly, to imply that “trans[gender]” is a third sort of option (that is not part of the “normal” or “real” genders) and also the biggest enemy of “real [gender]” and especially “real women”. The same way “transsexual” became a slur, the same way “retarded” or “special needs” became insults. If you say someone’s name with enough hatred in your voice enough times it’ll become an insult as well.
it’s stupid i know, and we should reclaim it at one point, but for now it’s a dogwhistle for transphobes, at least in online spaces
Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard. I’m a transman and will continue to call myself such.
shneancy@lemmy.world 7 months ago
alright, i’m not judging you? I’m just making you aware of the current connotations of using that term