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It’s a word to describe the opposite majority, by the minority in question, to differentiate who they’re talking about, without using the word “normal”.
Anyone can use a word in a derogatory manner, depending on the context. The more Elon et al flap about offended by it, the more they’re going to yank their chains.
No, they’re not—they’re labels. And they’re labels used by one group of people to refer to another without their permission. The trans community is trying to normalize the term “cis” without the permission of the group of people to whom the term is applied. That is what makes the term offensive.
Moreover, “neurotypical” is not the same as “someone who isn’t neurodivergent.” Using the term “neurotypical” (or any of the terms you cited as non-normative) is offensive when used by those who are neurodivergent to describe people who are not like them, especially when it is not a term with which a non-neurodivergent person uses to describe themselves.
For example, when a Black person refers to a White person, it isn’t usually offensive because the White person self-identifies as “white.” But many people do not refer to themselves as “cis,” which means that others should not refer to them that way either.
The woman that coined the term cis wasn’t transgender.
It means the opposite of trans.
Nothing more than that.
It’s not meant to be offensive. Is heterosexual offensive?
(I understand it could be used offensively, but anything can be).
Non trans people and non neurodiverse people have no need to refer to themselves as anything, cis or otherwise, as they're “the norm”.
But that’s a thought provoking post, thanks for that POV.
So there you have it.
They (Transgender) don't want to call anyone who's not Transgender, what they really are normal. So they make up a BS word, to make themselves feel empowered.
Normal is not synonymous with superior and not normal is not synonymous with worthless.
It’s not a replacement term for women or men, it’s a term for people that don’t have gender incongruence.
You don’t need to use it. It wasn’t coined for you.
The vast majority of people don’t have gender incongruence and the tiny fraction who do are called trans. There is zero reason to add “cis” to the terms man and woman.
ObviouslyI won’t be using the term but obviously it was coined for me as a woman who is not transgender and it’s totally unnecessary obnoxious term used by activists and people who like to believe that being a woman is just a feeling or a vibe.
With the hundreds of genders the liberals have made up, they have this "cis" designation for normal people.
Gays have objected to the slurs used to describe gays, yet appear to be quite pleased at generating insulting labels to categorize other people.
Does anyone else find the term "cis" to be insulting and not a favorable label conferred by the "LGBTQ or whatever" community?
Also, why in the world does someone need to wear their sexuality on their shirt sleeve? Most people I know defined themselves by their occupation, education, family, or devotion to some special interest or talent, but NOT SEXUALITY. Is this pre-occupation with sexuality as a defining part of one's being healthy?
Blame to bully’s and haters. Who is getting beat up, ridiculed, excluded, and even killed? One set of peoples can’t play well with others. Who are those exactly?
<sarcasm> yes and I want a law passed making it a felony to call someone this punishable by jail time and $10,000 fine.
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