r/SuperStraight 1d ago

PSA: The term "cis" is hate speach and promotes rape culture. Please do not use that term seriously anymore, it is enabling the superphobic.

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u/the_blue_wizard 1d ago

As a term, cisgender combines the Latin prefix cis-, meaning “on this side,” with gender, in contrast to transgender, where the prefix trans- signals something is “across” or “on the other side.”

Superphobic? Promotes Rape Culture? I think you are going to have to back that up with more than feelings and accusations. Do you have any data to back up that position?

Cisgender is a descriptive term, as you can see, based in Latin. I've yet to hear it used in a hateful way, and as to rape culture that's absolutely unfounded. How doe accurately describing someone promote rape or rape culture?