# Do you consider sex to be a recreational activity? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289 "2014-04-16T20:33:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2014, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/61 "2014-04-22T01:37:54Z")
> [@John\_Mace](#): > > Hmmm… two in a row. We’re all supposed to know what “cis” means now? I can never remember. It means “not trans.” ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/62 "2014-04-23T02:24:02Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > It means “not trans.” And I suppose in a thread such as this it can be validly considered relevant by some participants in the sense of pointing out whether or not the procreation aspect would have been even in the picture for them. In everyday usage I do not feel it should be customary to call out cis/trans unless relevant to the discussion, if your gender identity is male or female then that’s what it is. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/63 "2014-04-23T04:58:10Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > It means “not trans.” Cis is academic feminist talk for “straight.” One stupid-ass term if you ask me. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/64 "2014-04-23T05:05:38Z")
I’ve honestly never heard of “cis.” How do you pronounce that? Sis? Kiss? ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/65 "2014-04-23T05:08:38Z")
Sis. C’mon, feminists invented it. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/66 "2014-04-23T05:10:43Z")
Seriously, how did they come up with that? Is it an acronym? Hard to believe someone just arbitrarily decided on “cis” for no reason. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/67 "2014-04-23T05:50:29Z")
> [@Siam\_Sam](#): > > Seriously, how did they come up with that? Is it an acronym? Hard to believe someone just arbitrarily decided on “cis” for no reason. [Here](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cisgender#Origins). > [@](#): > > Cisgender has its origin in the Latin-derived prefix cis-, meaning “on this side of,” which is an antonym for the Latin-derived prefix trans-, meaning “across from” or “on the other side of”. This usage can be seen in the cis-trans distinction in chemistry, the cis-trans or complementation test in genetics, in Ciscaucasia (from the Russian perspective) and in the ancient Roman term Cisalpine Gaul (i.e., “Gaul on this side of the Alps”). In the case of gender, cis- is used to refer to the alignment of gender identity with assigned sex. ---
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/68 "2014-04-23T06:44:30Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Cis is academic feminist talk for “straight.” No, it means what the quote you were replying to says it means. It has nothing to do with sexual attraction/preference. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 7:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/69 "2014-04-23T07:26:07Z")
> [@CrazyCatLady](#): > > It means “not trans.” I’m just waiting to see product with “cis fat” listed in the ingredient list. ---
**Author:** ![zweisamkeit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zweisamkeit/32/4360_2.png) [@zweisamkeit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zweisamkeit)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 1:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/70 "2014-04-23T13:14:50Z")
> [@Evil\_Captor](#): > > Cis is academic feminist talk for “straight.” One stupid-ass term if you ask me. Uh, no. It means “not trans”. Like she said. Good job ‘correcting’ someone who actually knows what it means. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2014, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/71 "2014-04-23T14:44:21Z")
Thanks. I think I have heard of “Cisalpine Gaul,” that sounds familiar. Otherwise it’s completely new. ---
**Author:** ![Pushkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ee59a6/32.png) [@Pushkin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pushkin)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2014, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289/72 "2014-04-24T16:28:18Z")
Straight male, socially awkward and pretty bad at sex, so… no 😛 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-consider-sex-to-be-a-recreational-activity/686289.md?page=3)