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Woozle: Created page with "category:gender {{hdr/myth|The prefix "cis" is derogatory}} ==Myth== ===Examples=== * "I'm sick of being called a transphobe for refusing to accept the word Cis or to shar..."

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Created page with "category:gender {{hdr/myth|The prefix "cis" is derogatory}} ==Myth== ===Examples=== * "I'm sick of being called a transphobe for refusing to accept the word Cis or to shar..."

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[[category:gender]]
{{hdr/myth|The prefix "cis" is derogatory}}
==Myth==
===Examples===
* "I'm sick of being called a transphobe for refusing to accept the word Cis or to share intimate spaces with male-bodied people."<ref name=DM1 />
* "Don’t call me a Cis-Woman because you are a man pretending to be one."<ref name=TS20190913 />

Searching the web for "don't call me cis" is a good way to find more examples.
==Reality==
''This section under construction.''

https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/being-called-cis-is-not-oppressive/
==Footnotes==
<references>
<ref name=DM1>private communication with Woozle via Twitter</ref>
<ref name=TS20190913>[https://twitter.com/shatta_ute/status/1172572523357233152 2019-09-13 shatta_ute@Twitter]</ref>
</references>

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 ===reference===
 * Issuepedia: {{l/ip|cis-}}, {{l/ip|cisgender}}
-===further reading===
+===additional material===
 * '''2015-01-15''' [https://everydayfeminism.com/2015/01/being-called-cis-is-not-oppressive/ 6 Reasons Why Being Called a Cis Person Is Not 'Oppressive']
 ==Footnotes==
 <references>

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 ==Reality==
-"Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans-", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of".
+"Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans-", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of". It came into usage as a way of referring to not-trans people without using other terms that might imply a value judgement, such as "{{l/ip|normal}}".
 In socio-political contexts, it is most often short for {{l/ip|cisgender}}, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex &ndash; their sex and gender are "on the same side".
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 ===Intent===
 Complaints about use of such a neutral and inoffensive word appear to be nothing more than a {{l/ip|diversionary tactic}}, a way of throwing the discussion off track in order to [[wikipedia:poisoning the well|maintain an atmosphere of hostility and contentiousness]] around the subject of [[transgendrity]] &ndash; and therefore to maintain a {{l/ip|power base}} around {{l/ip|anti-trans}} sentiment.
 (To be fair, it should be noted that many individuals who make such complaints may not realize that they are having this effect, having been emotionally activated around the idea by the rhetoric of others; they are simply spreading a highly infectious meme.)

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 ==Reality==
-"Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans-", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of". In this context, it is short for {{l/ip|cisgender}}, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex &ndash; their sex and gender are "on the same side".
+"Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans-", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of".
-"Cisgender" is a purely descriptive term, and one which originated in academe. Our research has thus far not been able to uncover any articles in either academia or human-rights spheres explaining why or how it might be derogatory, nor does there seem to be any hesitation to use the term within those spheres. '''This does not prove''', of couse, that it can't possibly be derogatory &ndash; the science community has been known to embrace harmful terms and ideas before &ndash; but it does show that the consensus is that it is acceptable and appropriate, and the {{l/ip|burden of proof}} for showing otherwise currently rests on those who oppose it. '''In other words''': it's not fair to berate someone for using it ''until'' it is compellingly shown to be a problem.
+In socio-political contexts, it is most often short for {{l/ip|cisgender}}, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex &ndash; their sex and gender are "on the same side".
 Also, while it's entirely possible that some people ''do'' use it in a derogatory way (e.g. "[https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/die-cis-scum die cis scum]"), this no more makes "cis" a derogatory word than "die Jewish scum" would make "Jewish" into a derogatory word; it's the ''usage'' that is hostile, not the ''terminology''.
 ===Intent===
-Complaints about use of such a neutral and inoffensive word appear to be nothing more than a {{l/ip|diversionary tactic}}, a way of throwing the discussion off track in order to [[wikipedia:poisoning the well|maintain an atmosphere of hostility and contentiousness]] around the subject of [[transgendrity]] &ndash; and therefore to maintain a {{l/ip|power base}} around {{l/ip|anti-trans}} sentiment. (To be fair, it should be noted many individuals who make such complaints may not realize that they are having this effect, having been emotionally activated around the idea by the rhetoric of others.)
+Complaints about use of such a neutral and inoffensive word appear to be nothing more than a {{l/ip|diversionary tactic}}, a way of throwing the discussion off track in order to [[wikipedia:poisoning the well|maintain an atmosphere of hostility and contentiousness]] around the subject of [[transgendrity]] &ndash; and therefore to maintain a {{l/ip|power base}} around {{l/ip|anti-trans}} sentiment.
 ==Links==
 ===reference===

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 * "I'm sick of being called a transphobe for refusing to accept the word Cis or to share intimate spaces with male-bodied people."<ref name=DM1 />
 * "Don’t call me a Cis-Woman because you are a man pretending to be one."<ref name=TS20190913 />
 Web searches:
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 * [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22I+am+not+cisgender "I am not cisgender"]
-While the majority of these claims are {{l/ip|naked assertion}}s without any argument behind them, the {{l/sub|subset of womanhood}} argument comes up from time to time.
+While the majority of these claims are {{l/ip|naked assertion}}s without any argument behind them, the "'''{{l/sub|subset of womanhood}}'''" argument which comes up from time to time goes beyond arguing that "cis" is problematic and, at least if you follow the logic, rules ''any'' term off-limits that distinguishes between cis and trans people of any given gender &ndash; thereby basically preventing trans people from being referred to by their correct gender.
 ==Reality==
-"Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of". In this context, it is short for {{l/ip|cisgender}}, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex &ndash; their sex and gender are "on the same side".
+"Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans-", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of". In this context, it is short for {{l/ip|cisgender}}, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex &ndash; their sex and gender are "on the same side".
 ==Links==
 ===reference===

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 * [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22don%27t+call+me+cis "don't call me cis"]
 * [https://duckduckgo.com/?q=%22I+am+not+cisgender "I am not cisgender"]
 ==Reality==
 "Cis-" [[issuepedia:cis-|is a Latin suffix]] meaning, basically, "the space on the same side of". It is the opposite of "trans", which means "the space beyond" or "on the other side of". In this context, it is short for {{l/ip|cisgender}}, which simply means someone whose gender identity matches their apparent sex &ndash; their sex and gender are "on the same side".

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 [[category:gender]]
-{{hdr/myth|'Cis[gender]' is a derogatory term.}}
+{{hdr/myth|'Cis[gender]' is a slur, deprecatory, deragatory, etc.}}
 ==Myth==
 ===Examples===

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