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a word on "h*rmaphrodite" / "f*ta" / "c*ntboy" etc character
9 years ago
please do not use these words.
please please please
i am avoidant and i hate posting journals like this, really, i do. i strongly prefer to swallow it and let myself forget about it.
but these terms are fetishistic and harmful to intersex and trans people that Actually exist.
i don't want to get into HOW these words are bad because frankly as an intersex trans person i shouldn't have to go over the nitty gritty so i'll drop some links below.
at the end of the day if you unwatch / unfollow me because of this, so be it. every time i get shown a character that is described using those or similar words, my heart drops and i feel anxious. very anxious.
if you need a replacement word, please use "intersex" or "trans" to describe these characters. if you're unsure, PLEASE JUST ASK!! there are plenty of trans and intersex people on the internet and at the end of the day it is better safe than sorry when using words for characters.
it may seem like a small and irrelevant issue but these things reflect how people treat real life people and thus how a community treats real life people.
please do your part and stop using these terms ESPECIALLY FOR PORN!!!
links because i'm not good with words:
http://actuallyintersex.tumblr.com/
http://actuallyintersex.tumblr.com/faq
http://intersex-education.tumblr.com/
http://www.transfaithonline.org/emp.....x/terminology/
http://trans-cendental.tumblr.com/about
NOTE: if you're trans and / or intersex and have better sources please hit me with em because i honestly don't know where to begin to look for things
in an ideal world, non-intersex and cis people would just listen to intersex and trans people about these things but you and i both know there is no promise of that, especially if they do not like what i'm saying
thank you for understanding!
this is outlined in my TOS that i don't work with people that use these terms! so at the end of the day, it is probably a wise decision for the comfort of two undersupported communities and also anyone outside of them that ever intends to come across as approachable.
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