• Maple Engineer@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I’m cis. I’m a cis man with a exclusive sexual interest in cis women. I find the term very helpful to express very clearly who I am and what I want. I can’t imagine being so delicate as to lose my shit over being called cis.

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      2 months ago

      I don’t know why people get so grumpy over the word cis

      If a room has no lights on do you say “this room has a complete absence of light”? Or do you say the room is dark?

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        2 months ago

        I find cis to be an extremely useful term. It very clearly conveys what I am and who I’m interested in. Why wouldn’t I embrace it?

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          It kinda feels like people who don’t believe trans women and cis women are interchangeable should be the ones pushing the word, those who say ‘trans women are women’ surely don’t want the slogan to be made meaningless by having cis women as the established term.

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            2 months ago

            That was the point of my meme.

            They’re trying to use it as a slur but it perfectly captures what I’m trying to say and that pisses them off.

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      2 months ago

      I’m not trans but don’t understand why I have to accept being called cis.

      My gaming friend who’s m-f is a female now, sure, whatever works for her. But why must I suddenly have a name for something I am. I didn’t choose any of this? Is it actually made to anoy me, it doesn’t. Is it something that happens because, in the modern day we live in, this is just a change that has to happen? I don’t know, probably.

      What I do know is that the trans community is, in many cases, so unrelentingly hostile towards cis, because many don’t understand. Even against trans people, some communities create so many rules. My friend had trouble trying to fit in because she wasn’t trans enough for her discord group. Wtf?

      Bottom line for me is; were all human, and that is more a problem than gender. Jealousy, pride, ego, it’s all part of a human and that goes for cis/trans and the lot.

      And I think alot of cis people hate being called that because it’s new and it feels aggressive.

      Can’t wait for someone to smack me down for my opinion