dickgirls and cuntboys
15 years ago
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I am going to either put my foot in my mouth here,or have a bunch of people
nod their heads with me as if it will mater, most likely both.anyway, Please let me make an asshole out of myself
The reason that the terms dickgirl and cuntboy are viewed with a negative light, is their usage is both contradictory,and tends to herald that the chr was made for fetish purposes
more so than anything else.
Transgenderisim is a great chr trait if you are trying to make something in depth.It is a big
decision to be trans, and it says and carries a lot about someone.A transgendered character is going to be faced with conflict no matter what, even if their surrounding society is fully welcoming and accepting of their gender,they still have the internal conflict of living in a body that does not fit them correctly,image issues,conflict in their love lives etc.As unfortunate for said character,it is great for making a story,as conflict is what shaped and motivates things.
Anyhow back to my point.
Creating a trans character mtf or ftm and then calling them a dickgirl or a cuntboy is just odd to me.if you are doing it for fetishes sake fine,but bothering to say they are trans is somewhat silly.A transgendered person is not defined by their genitalia,they are trying to make the transition to the body they feel they belong in.An ftm is not a cuntboy, an ftm is a MAN.likewise for mtf.
Drawing attention to the genitals like that goes against the grain of trans IMO.If this is someone trying to be a man or woman even pre or post SRS then why would they bother making a distinction that says nothing about them as a person, correct me if I am wrong, but part of being trans is being properly recognized.
Also seriously,it sounds retarded.It makes about as much sense to call a transgendered person a cuntboy or a dickgirl as it would to call a cysgendered person a vaginagirl or a penisman. :/
you can commence pelting me with rotten fruit now
nod their heads with me as if it will mater, most likely both.anyway, Please let me make an asshole out of myself
The reason that the terms dickgirl and cuntboy are viewed with a negative light, is their usage is both contradictory,and tends to herald that the chr was made for fetish purposes
more so than anything else.
Transgenderisim is a great chr trait if you are trying to make something in depth.It is a big
decision to be trans, and it says and carries a lot about someone.A transgendered character is going to be faced with conflict no matter what, even if their surrounding society is fully welcoming and accepting of their gender,they still have the internal conflict of living in a body that does not fit them correctly,image issues,conflict in their love lives etc.As unfortunate for said character,it is great for making a story,as conflict is what shaped and motivates things.
Anyhow back to my point.
Creating a trans character mtf or ftm and then calling them a dickgirl or a cuntboy is just odd to me.if you are doing it for fetishes sake fine,but bothering to say they are trans is somewhat silly.A transgendered person is not defined by their genitalia,they are trying to make the transition to the body they feel they belong in.An ftm is not a cuntboy, an ftm is a MAN.likewise for mtf.
Drawing attention to the genitals like that goes against the grain of trans IMO.If this is someone trying to be a man or woman even pre or post SRS then why would they bother making a distinction that says nothing about them as a person, correct me if I am wrong, but part of being trans is being properly recognized.
Also seriously,it sounds retarded.It makes about as much sense to call a transgendered person a cuntboy or a dickgirl as it would to call a cysgendered person a vaginagirl or a penisman. :/
you can commence pelting me with rotten fruit now
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Transgendered people "correct" their body image problems with surgery, to make them more like the gender they'd like to be. Cuntbois and Dickgirls are BORN as cuntbois and dickgirls. Most of the time.
That makes them fundamentally different, so your point is kinda moot... unless everyone who ever made a dickgirl/cuntboy intended for them to be transgenders.
Gotcha. =)
Pretty much all characters defined as cuntboy or dickgirls I know where born like that (or made like that by bizarre circumstances, but that is mostly for porn's sake).
Either way, it's not really common to denominate FTMs or MTFs like that.
The person who created their character can call it whatever they want since it is THEIR character. The only thing that irks me is when people say all FtMs are cuntboys or vice versa. Same with MtFs and dickgirls. People apply their own labels, it is that simple. If I choose to label myself a cuntboy, that is a personal choice and a label I choose to accept myself.
Not all transpeople are the same. What one person chooses to label themselves, another may not.
and now, I am going to nitpick your words to make them less offensive.
1) .It is a big decision to be trans, and it says and carries a lot about someone.
"Nature chooses who will be transgender; individuals don't choose this." -Mercedes Ruehl
Being trans is just as much as a 'decision' as being gay/bi/straight/cis-/etc.
2)A transgendered person is not defined by their genitalia,they are trying to make the transition to the body they feel they belong in.An ftm is not a cuntboy, an ftm is a MAN.likewise for mtf.
Once again, a matter of personal preference. Some FtMs ARE cuntboys and some MtFs ARE dickgirls. However, not ALL FtMs are cuntboys and not ALL MtFs are dickgirls.
3) Drawing attention to the genitals like that goes against the grain of trans IMO.If this is someone trying to be a man or woman even pre or post SRS then why would they bother making a distinction that says nothing about them as a person, correct me if I am wrong, but part of being trans is being properly recognized.
We are not trying, we ARE men and women. Being properly recognized, as you said before, has nothing to do with genitals. So a cuntboy is still recognized as male and a dickgirl is still recognized as female. You just contradicted yourself in a way.
4) Also seriously,it sounds retarded.It makes about as much sense to call a transgendered person a cuntboy or a dickgirl as it would to call a cysgendered person a vaginagirl or a penisman. :/
Not really. It is an assumption that a girl has a vagina and a man has a penis. Not always a correct one but, that is the general thought. Thus, stating a boy has a cunt or that a girl has a dick, is going against the general knowledge and stating a fact. This boy has a cunt and that girl has a dick.
Not trying to come off as an asshole but, not every transperson has the same feelings towards the words, etc. Just stating my opinion, etc. etc.
as for stating it a a fact.I am sure there are far better ways to go about it.and again, is it really necessary to do so?especially in that manner?Stating a fact is one thing, but wearing it on the sleeve seems a bit amiss.
The big thing here is why draw attention to it,especially like that
"Nature chooses who will be transgender; individuals don't choose this." -Mercedes Ruehl
Being trans is just as much as a 'decision' as being gay/bi/straight/cis-/etc.
I most likely missworded myself there. i still belive there is a decision though.rather a recognition or what have you.
How many people just wake up and feel these things? and how many are born immediately sure of anything beyond their physical sex if even that.while there are some cases of these realizations happening before puberty most do not
though i agree, choose is a bad term,recognize would have been better, and even then, there is a LOT of honing that takes place outside of heterosexuality and cysgenderisim.I am well aware that you know this.In any of these cases there is the issue of being certain, especially when beyond the words of others,people do not have anything to really go on growing up.People are not born with the experience to define much of anything beyond our own interactions with the world,and what people tell us.if someone grew up in the wild devoid of anyone to tell them anything about humanity,What would they know about themselves at all?Not to be a dick, but we are generally born
knowing about as much about ourselves as we are anything else.I am sure it is possible to just know.But I still believe it takes a lot of sorting out before someone can really say anything about themselves.I am 28, and I still cannot define what honestly makes a man or woman beyond words.I know male and female, but that is pretty much it, everything else lies in hearsay and speculation.
Terminology is a tricky thing,yes some people will accept it and embrace it, others will not appreciate it.
I knew what I was getting myself into by writing this journal,and I am glad that you have come here with some valid points. Ones I was hoping someone would shed some light on for me and provide a counterpoint.TY
People are born this way but the recognize and give it a name later in life. Just because someone doesn't realize it or give it a name until later in life, sometimes much later in life, doesn't mean it hasn't been there all along.
There is no decision to be gay/bi/trans, just like there is no decision to be heterosexual or cis. You don't have to have much world experience to feel something isn't right with you. As I said, I was 8 when I first vocally (as far as I recall) stating I was a boy. I knew I had the feelings long before then too.
and again thank you for this exchange :>
Like how we're born with our sexuality. We may not know there's even a difference in us until we learn about all the options. Like, I grew up knowing of gay, straight, and bi. No one told me it was perfectly normal to NOT feel sexual attraction to a person's body. I had no idea what Demisexual was or what it even existed. I just needed to learn what it was before I was like "Oh, that explains a lot".
Like most of the trans people I knew didn't know there was even an option to try and change your gender, they just knew someone was different. Once they found out that this trans thing was for real they were able to put a name to what they were their whole lives.
I don't know if that's what you were trying to say to start with or if I'm making a super bunch of sense. The point I just wanted to make is that the "external stimuli" is mostly just learning that these things exist.
though by external stimuli, I meant even knowing that there is a difference between male and female,and what it is
I need more other gendered characters though. I don't have a very wide variety. Must correct this some time!
if you like I can state my piece privately
Gay
homosexual
fag
queer
At the base its the same damn thing - but to many they mean different things.
Its muddied even further because thew use of those terms means either a title "gay"...
Or as a insult "fag"...
But not everyone thinks the same, to some, just the term "gay" means someone repulsive to them.
Why muddy the waters more? Already in use are stupid terms like "metrosexual"
I have transgender turns, but im not transgender as the term applies, im not a shemale because i dont have obvious boobs and even if that would make me a "shemale" - its going to raise hackles of some that think that even the term shemale is abusive. If i had a nice rack and kept my male genitals, I would not think shemale was a wrong term, but thats me.
God damn it, labels are crap because NO one ever defines them the same way. Ever.
And it just causes more division.
It's a bit of a dick move on my part to try and keep my identity vauge as possible, but I do it more for people to get to know me on my terms than for any form of satisaction.the nice thing about the anonymity of the internet is that all of that can be forgone.ideally one can pretty much skip past it all
Be it sexuality, gender, or just general interests, words can be really limiting and labels do not really do justice.
Instance my own identity; I consider myself genderqueer despite being on hormones. By technicality I am an MtF individual... Reality, the lines are further blurred. My gender is not fluid but I feel like a harmonious mix of both genders and sexes. Am I ever male, hardly but I do bind my breast on occasion. At my core I know this blend is who I am but it becomes a shit storm of confusion when trying to articulate the words to properly describe it.
What best describes me? Well... I would assume transgender or transsexual given either:
Trans- (prefix): From the Latin meaning "across, over, or beyond."
So that would go without saying, there is no true definition that holds someone back from either being transgender or transsexual, if they feel what they feel than who is to argue? people inside the psychiatric community surely, but only to make sure standards of care (which are thankfully being revised) are followed.
Probably got sidetracked but yes, labels suck. What is even worse is when others uphold those, expecting your ideas/ideals to fit within those constraints.
But yeah, I agree.
But furries like also to play. So they'll draw cuntboys and dickgirls for the purpose of playing. Yup, it's just a weird fetish of gender confusion meant for e-sex, was it in furry smut or otherwise. As I don't take furry smut seriously, I just make the difference between real trans and cuntboys/dickgirls and I approve both situations.
So when I can get away with it (without offending someone) I'll tend to use those words instead of typing out a paragraph explanation to head off the inevitable questions.
And then of course I had to create a character who doesn't fit into any of those neat categories, no matter what you call them. *headdesk*
I hate to plug a story, but I have wrote with him that involves a discussion on his genderqueerness. Yes, it has sex and ends with a transformation of the other character, but most of it is Jeri telling an interested party what its been like for him. It can be found here if interested in reading it: http://www.furaffinity.net/view/4970053
still he's a man in my book,he just has a different groin and is happy with it
though beyond the porn industry and all, I have a hard time believing he would draw attention to it
I'ts just so much easier/lazier to create a vapid sex hungry character, and of course a great deal of people are hoping they'll create THAT character that suddenly launches them into the "great and mighty" realms of furry popularity.
Very interesting to see the various opinions and comments on here agreeing and to the contrary. I for one agree with you, it'd definitely be nice to see characters with more substance as well as consideration, but I'm not holding my breath sadly.
... I'm unsure what a 'brace' is in this context, though.
its like...ok?
a vagina is a vagina... but I guess in this fandom it has to be on a man
There are plenty of gay men who find FtMs hot (pre-bottom surgery) and lesbians who find MtFs hot (pre-bottom surgery) because they are not attracted to the sex organ itself but the concept of male/female/etc.
But with what you said, it still doesnt make sense when they accept a male vagina and say eeww to one being on a flat chested chick. A vagina is a vagina. They still show attraction to the cuntboi's vagina. Not talking about emotional attachments, more towards those who use it as a fetish
Well for starters, we probably are going to find a lot of common ground that Transgender is been turned into a fetish, or such characters were made for sex relief. I personally cringe when surfing the web, I end up with an advert for "Tranny porn" but I know a few furs that'd identify with the terms. The former I feel is mass-marketed exploitation, as they get the least convincing people I have seen, that are more reminiscent of Pampered up Drag Queens with breasts, and if someone sees this as it is, they'll remember the image, and relate it in conversation with anyone in discussion of Transgenderism. The latter, of individual people taking it up, is well, for a starter's it's a a fuck ton more ethical depending on their mindset and maturity, kinda reminds me of Gonzo porn (Which isn't dick-tated by a Hetronormalitive pervert in their late sixties.) So for those furries that use the term, I see nothing wrong with it, it's like taking back words that were once offensive. But my main point, it really depends on Context and how it's portrayed, I dimly remember a prominent Feminist (can't remember which.) said it was impossible to make a sex-positive Feminist perspective piece of pornography marketable, some did take up the challenge, but given the scale of websites you can find on google for "Degrading" fetishes, like Rape and Humiliation. Yeah, individual furries are either as 4chan say; Pissing in an ocean of piss, or involved in a small revolutionary act of sex politics.
my Second and last point, is more of an example of Wet Coyote's comment.I have a Flier from NEST (North East Scottish Trans) the local Trans-advocacy group. All relevent information the front, and on the back, it lists definitions. Now in the range of individual areas, definitions are likely to have subtle differences. While I understand your use of "Transgender", it differs as to the opinion of Woman Born Transsexual blog (First example that came to my head.) as well as the local definitions. Which lists Transgender as: an Umbrella term given to a range of people whose gender differs from the one they were given at birth. Groups can include; Male to Female transsexuals, Female to Male transsexuals, Intersex people and cross dresser/transvestites.
To you this doesn't differ too much, or reinforces what you said. However I speak to the person runs NEST, a rather fun person, but general consues of the administration of NEST, is that they want to opt out of the Transgender umbrella, not wanting to confabulate people with a Gender identity to that of Cross dressers who may or may not be sexually motivated. As it's potentially sexualising Transsexuals not as who they want to be perceived (ie members of the opposite sex) but as objects of lust, to be degraded and fetishised. They are also rather wary of terms stated; Opinions of "Non-operative" Transsexuals are somewhat harsh, they view like the terms oxymoronic, and sexually-negative. To call someone Transgendered in their opinion is to downgrade their inner conflict (Gender Dysphoria) to that of a sexual motivation and/or perversion. (A handy term would be "Autogynophila" to understand their mindset.)
I don't think I've had contact with the organisation for... about a year, so I don't know if they're opinions have changed or if it's the same people. I differ them them on some small points, or I may have a misunderstood their position. (They certainly aren't keep on the notion of Autogynophila, labelling it psuedoscience, I know for one.) But what I was trying to get across is that; different people have different opinions on what exactly makes up the transgender umbrella exactly. I'd personally prefer to call myself a Transsexual as opposed to Transgendered, because I think it's more accurate to how I identify.
Note: Also it just escaped me, that one of the Reasons NEST is somewhat hostile to Transgenderism, was that it regulates funding away from people they'd require help, and If I remember, went to fund some drag party, organised by someone that identifies themselves as a "Sissy genderqueer tomboy", who was higher up in the main body of which NEST receives funding (if any) which could've been used for legal aid (After transitioning, they got divorced and the Judge ruled because of their state, they were unfit to see their children, or that's how it was perceived, and full custody was given to the Wife.) the funding very well could've also helped set up a LGBT on my University campus (Something which was dismantled due to legal issues prior to my academic enrolment.) But then I don't know the whole story or are privy to how the funding is spent.
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Personal Note: I'm MtF Trans, I'd prefer strict female pronouns, but I don't get that assed, if someone or me uses the term "man" like mankind, as given it's historical routes, to me, is gender neutral. Unlike today's Newspeak.
would you mind linking me some of these refferances?
*Note: Although all blogs including Scientific ones (Excluding Journals) are opinion pieces, I find the slight experiment they did with google kinda 'enlightening' in a worrying way.
I can't reference to any of the staff of NEST's opinions, as it was all one-on-one personal encounters, actually I do believe their is a yahoo group from the main site, but you need to be approved to access it. My minds blanking and dyslexia with a wall of text aren't in my strongest suit, which specifically would you like references for?
The actual point this was for now, is to show the difference of mainstream porn industries views of Transwomen, to that of the actual reality. Alternatively, people other than transsexuals under the Transgender umbrella, tend to go for a more androgynous look attached by non-medical means*; due to that, if you want to look in similar ways to the opposite sex, your going to have to really want it, due to the medical and psychological risks of completely screwing over your own endocrine system with hormones. But I don't have access to photos I could ethically use to illustrate the difference. (It'd be somewhat exploitive to show them in a comparative manner. A common criticism of the works of Diana Arbus... >_>)
*Like make-up, clothing, hair styling. I opt for a Corset, as it's black and somewhat reminiscent of BDSM. |3
The other terms seem very sexually loaded - and I mean, everyone does more with their gender than just have sex - but I can see how there'd be the desire for some trans folks to grab the terms and run with 'em. Sort of like the way we've reclaimed "Queer," "faggot," and "Gay." Sort of saying "yeah? it's just how I'm made, get over it." And I notice that here in furry fandom, the fetishism sort of soften things actually. It's nice to have some portrayal which isn't really tied into the deadly serious issues that people face while transitioning.
There is just male/female.
Also, really? The terms just sound down right ridiculous.
A few side notes, though - my char Relana was meant to be one of those thoughtful characters I dun' boast about. She doesn't consider herself transgendered, more a 'biologically engineered monster with no desire to change' but she does have plenty of that strife and turmoil that seem to be... necessary... in orders to be truthful.
Also, I'd never heard the word cysgendered before. Neat.
Thank you. God damn. It kind of annoys me when it's a character made for pure fetish material, but whatever, not my buisness. However it gets annoying when people project that onto me as well. I'm transgender (mtf) irl myself and the only thing more annoying than being blatantly called AMG DIKGURL/HERM/FUTA/AMGFAP or some shit is outright being called a man in defiance of that which I strive to be, that which I really am. Soooo, yeah! While I'm pretty desensitised to these terms, really, just being called her or female or a woman will do. That would be fucking superb.
God damn.