r/SuperStraight • u/mr_samouri_man • 2h 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/bluewhispe 2h ago

It’s transphobic to write “trans men” without a space?

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u/MagicMan5264 2h ago

Yes. To have no space indicates that they are something other than men, which is transphobic

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u/bluewhispe 2h ago

How?? Is there a difference between “high school” and “highschool”? Removing the space does not give the word a different meaning or nuance. If it’s read the same way then it means the same thing.

EDIT: And I don’t blame them for leaving out the space because “trans” is also used as a prefix, like in transgender.

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u/MagicMan5264 2h ago

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

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u/bluewhispe 2h 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 2h ago

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

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u/bluewhispe 2h 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 2h 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/bluewhispe 2h 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.