Thanks for forwarding this to me. Are used to lurk occasionally on the board before the big changeover, though I no longer bother, since I can’t search and kind of just lost interest. I’m not really on social at all, I am too busy.
“Cis” is just the term for not trans people. Just like “English” is the word for not Amish people. What do you propose should be the word?
Please please don’t say “normal.”
Modhat: It looks like you’re asking for a warning with this one. Did you think it would be funny?
So here it is an official warning. Don’t be a Jerk.
Welcome back Eve. I hope you visit us a little more often.
Sure and “Negroid” is the word for Black people. But we dont use that commonly, or “negro”- why is that? Because it is too often used as a pejorative by bigots.
Google “die cis scum” someday. Altho the usage can certainly be neutral it is also too often used as a pejorative by bigots.
Normal means "conforming to a standard; usual, typical, or expected." Not my first choice, but usually in contect you dont need to use any modifier at all.
How about “transmen are whatever they choose to be called”?
Welcome back.
Friendly amendment: everybody is whatever they choose to be called.
CIS is a fairly new term for a lot of us, but it is not a pejorative at all.
I know this is an ongoing issue, though I only learned of it recently. But I can’t try to help with the issue when I don’t really know what the issue is. That is what I meant by a “little patient”. I have to come up to speed. I need posters to patiently explain the issues also as no one in their right mind would want to read through that Rowling’s thread.
So hopefully that is what part of this thread will be. That is why I was offering up a new thread earlier. I think the misogyny problems are improving. Well, maybe this could be a chance for the transphobic issues to start getting improved.
Exactly. Use whatever restroom you wish, but :
dont pee on the seat, dont flush non flushables , and wash your damn hands.
Holy shit, Eve, it’s delightful to see you! I hope the board can become a place you’d want to hang out more.
For at least 20 seconds until the pandemic is done.
Did you google “die cis scum”? About 452,000 results. It is most definitely used as a pejorative. Not that it is all the time.
Let us take “Negro”- should we use that to refer to a black person? Well, if they prefer it, sure. But in general, it was used too often as a pejorative, so no. But if I refer to the United Negro College Fund, it most certainly is not a pejorative.
Context is everything, of course.
So I dont report it. But do be careful and do know it can be a pejorative.
How many hits do you get if you Google “jew them down?”
Does that mean we should prohibit the word “Jew” on the boards?
Thank you, I couldn’t think of a good way to say what you basically just said.
And if you Google “die Black scum” you’ll also find hits. Does that mean Black is a pejorative?
In context, maybe. “Jew you down” would be one of them, “Damn Jews ruining peace in the Middle East” might be one. Jewish people or people of the Jewish faith is better in many contexts.
Alright, I agreed that cis should only be banned in certain contexts. But it can be misused.
Sadly almost any word can be misused and abused.
Leaving off this mostly side issue:
- What can the Mods do to make the place more Trans-friendly, more of a safe place?
- What should we be looking for and watching out for?
Remembering, I am only gathering information for the modloop and am actually a newby mod.
Also a request, it is very easy to respond in anger in threads. Try to hold back and flag offensive posts and use Something Else and explain what is offensive. Once you reply in kind, we really have to treat both posts as violations of the rules. (All of this excluding the Pit of course)
DrDeth has been trying to convince folks for years that “cis” is a pejorative, without notable success. Maybe we could not hijack this thread into another ride on that carousel?
You know, I dont think that bigoted shit should be allowed there either.
But hey.