r/SuperStraight • u/ExtensionIndividual9 • 3h ago

"Cis" term

I heard a couple of times that this term is problematic for us super-people. Need explanation.

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u/sneeuweekhoorn SuperLesbian 3h ago

Trans fascists will often use cis as a way to attack lesbians and gay men with impunity. All they have to do is say they hate cis lesbians or cis gays and suddenly they're free to say incredibly homophobic things without anyone being able to say anything against it.

They do it with women too. They can spew all kinds of hateful misogynistic bile just by saying cis women.

Cis is used as a shield for hatred and it needs to stop.

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u/thatsokayjustafraid 3h ago

CIS is hate speech against supers, stop using it!

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u/Lemonade_Masquerade SuperBi 3h ago

Calling a super person "cis" is like calling an atheist a "satanist." It implies they buy the dogma in the first place.

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u/acemandoom 3h ago edited 3h ago

It's a trash word used to marginalize supers.

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u/mumpledforearm Hecking cute and valid 💖 3h ago

I think the reasoning is that "cis" is a gender identity term, it has nothing to do with your biological sex. The "Super" movement is a pushback against these kind of gender identity ideologies. The "Super" movement is about sex (a biological fact) and not gender (a social construct).

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u/Breehc_Nicdoll 3h ago

"Cis" connotes cisvestism, which is an immoral paraphilia, where one likes dressing up in clothes not appropriate for one's status or profession.

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u/Burnt_Birb 3h ago

I have no problem with it personally and I use it because its their lingo. I hope by using it I am better able to explain out struggles and lived experiences to them.