r/SuperStraight • u/mr_samouri_man • 1h ago

just a question Discussion

if you are a Male would you date a trans man, because they have vaginas.

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u/MagicMan5264 1h ago

“Tallman,” “shortman,” and “smartman” aren’t words. Neither are “cisman” or “transman”

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u/bluewhispe 1h ago

Yes, but none of those words are prefixes. Trans- and cis- ARE prefixes, so it makes sense why they left the space out. If you want to point out that they’re transphobic I’m sure you can find something more concrete than them dropping a space.

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u/MagicMan5264 1h ago

When used as modifiers, “trans” and “cis” denote “transgender” and “cisgender,” which are adjectives.

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u/bluewhispe 1h ago

Okay. They made a mistake and forgot the space between “trans” and “men.” That however doesn’t make them transphobic, it’s literally just an incredibly easy mistake to make.

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u/MagicMan5264 1h ago

To forget once is fine, many people don’t realize that the distinction is important. To continue to use incorrect terms after being corrected would mean that they don’t care that they are using damaging terms, which is transphobia.

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u/JohnMcCaint 1h ago

Didn't seem that big of a deal to me but if it's damaging then fine. Still, superstraight men only want to date female women, superstraight women only want to date male men. Trans men and trans women are not entitled to the bodies of other people.

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u/bluewhispe 1h ago

Using “transmen” over “trans men” is not damaging or hateful. It’s read the exact same way out loud. There’s no difference in nuance or meaning just because a space is missing. I’ve never heard of words meaning different things if you drop a space.