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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Transgender person here! (Probably the only one on this thread) You all are straying too far from the original topic, Mace being unprofessional and rude, to needlessly bash on trans people. Just to clear things up: cis is not a slur, it's a Latin prefix meaning "on this side," opposite of trans, meaning "on the other side." Comparing Mace's childish use of an offensive slur to a Latin prefix is one of the most privileged opinions I have seen today. You are not oppressed for being cis. :roll:  [/quote]

Again with the entitlement. [/quote]

How am I entitled?[/quote]

Women: People are using “cis” as a slur, using it to threaten us, we consider it is a slur.

Transgender poster: “Cis is not a slur.” Proceeds to call women who have said they consider it a slur “cis.”

If that isn’t profound entitlement, I don’t know what is. And for what it’s worth, I agree with you about Mace. She is being unprofessional and rude. But you are also being rude, and extremely entitled.

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[b]I haven't called anyone here cis. I haven't been rude or called anyone names.[/b] In my personal experience (personal!!! not saying you need to feel this way too!!!) I have never seen anyone threaten someone by calling them cis, or use cis in a demeaning way, or make fun of someone for being "cis". If you have personal experiences of this happening, feel free to share.[/quote]

You literally wrote “You are not oppressed for being cis.” That is objectively calling people here who have said they consider “cis” a slur by that slur.

And that is calling names. When you address someone by a term they have said is a slur, that is calling them names. I will never use the t-word because some (not all) transgender people consider it a slur. I consider cis a slur. And it is often used as one. Many, many women feel the way I do. If you choose to keep using it, you are no better than Mace. [/quote]

You're right, I did technically call you cis, which I didn't realize earlier.

This might be the last thing I say (maybe) because I don't think we're getting anywhere. However, I still believe the word cis is not a slur. It isn't in its nature derogatory, and even though it can sometimes be used that way majority of the time it isn't. It wasn't created to demean a group of people, and it is very rarely used to do so. It is the opposite of the word trans, which is also not a slur. "Cis" people are also not by any means a minority, so even if it was derogatory I would put it in the same category as the word "cracker:" technically a slur, but it's about a group of people in power so it doesn't have the same effect. Still, cis is not used in a derogatory way vast majority of the time so I don't consider it a slur.

I have a feeling many of you would see a trans person say "I hate cis people" and think that is an example of cis being used as a slur. Someone saying "I hate trans people" doesn't make the word trans a slur. Neither of those statements are okay to say, but neither word is being used as a slur. Tr*nny strips away the humanity of a person. It's a noun, not an adjective.

I hope that made sense to you all. Believe it or not, I don't hate any of you, I just disagree with the idea that cis is a slur.
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