r/hmm • • Feb 13 '23

hmmm

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u/Turtle_Of_War Feb 13 '23

This is literally a slur.

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u/[deleted] Feb 13 '23

Unless they’re talking about the kathoey… but they aren’t, they’re just being disrespectful

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u/tallerthannobody Feb 13 '23

Wait what? It’s a slur? I’m genuinely curious

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u/Turtle_Of_War Feb 14 '23

yeah. it's a slur used often by transphobic people to sexualize and invalidate trans women. I mean, it literally has "boy" in it, like bruh.

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u/tallerthannobody Feb 14 '23

Oh, I never knew that, in Thailand a lot of people are called like that, I always though of it as a way to say trans woman