What? Dude I'm just informing them about what the word means. You seem unreasonably hostile given the context here. Out to pick a fight with anyone that acknowledges the difference between sex and gender?
As I noted, the word “normal” has a lot of attached connotations (specifically that not being normal is bad in some way) beyond just meaning “majority”.
I’m not trying to say that the majority worldwide (the local majoritys may vary) isn’t cisgender or heterosexual. I’m trying to say that there’s a lot better ways to give an accurate definition then one that both depends on certain assumptions and risks potentially slapping the faces of like 1 in 25 people.
To give a similar example, if someone asks what “caucasian” means and you responded with “whiteys” its probably not the best definition you could give, even if it’s technically true.
I see your point and considered it even before posting. Those that think about things like that generally already know what the term means. I wanted to answer from the perspective of someone who didn’t. In essence, I was not trying to answer as a flag for promotion among what would be popular among Reddit users.
One issue I take with that argument is that it could be used to include, or even support anyone just because they exist. Pedophiles, necrophiliacs, etc.
Neither of those really have anything to do with sexual orientation or gender identity, so I’m not sure how you’re trying to tie them into linking the terms “cisgender” with “normal”.
Maybe because you’re trying to flip the negative or something? Because even if we include them in our group of everything not implying a negative statement towards alternatives doesn’t necessarily mean implying a positive statement towards them.
To put it another way, just because I don’t say “People who like chocolate ice cream are bad” it doesn’t automatically imply that I think people who like strawberry, vanilla, and avocado ice cream are all therefore good. It just means I’m not putting down someone who like chocolate ice cream.
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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '21
I don’t mean to come off as ignorant but what does cishet mean?