There's a word for "not of color", there's a word for "not female", there's a word for "not gay", but there wasn't a word for "not transgendered". And now there is. There was a gap and now there isn't.
I had never heard this "cis" term before. I've seen the acronym, but applied to a wide variety of things, none of them gender.
I have two questions about it now. First, how the hell am I supposed to pronounce it? Kiss? Siss? C.I.S.? K-eye-ss? S-eye-ss? None of them sound like real words, and it's throwing me. Second, where/when did this originate? I'd like to think I don't live in a dark cave, but this is bewilderingly new to me. Some folks are acting like this is a regular term, with common use. I don't think it is, and I'm intensely curious about it's origins.
cis is pronounced siss
it is latin for same
trans is latin for opposite
cis and trans isomers are stereoisomers in chemistry
I had never heard this "cis" term before. I've seen the acronym, but applied to a wide variety of things, none of them gender.
I have two questions about it now. First, how the hell am I supposed to pronounce it? Kiss? Siss? C.I.S.? K-eye-ss? S-eye-ss? None of them sound like real words, and it's throwing me. Second, where/when did this originate? I'd like to think I don't live in a dark cave, but this is bewilderingly new to me. Some folks are acting like this is a regular term, with common use. I don't think it is, and I'm intensely curious about it's origins.
Pronounced siss
I don't know when it originated in this context, but it's just a Lating root, the acronym for trans. You might've heard the word Cisalpine, before (as opposed to Transalpine)? The prefix is also used in chemistry.
Ah, never really pursued chemistry past the basics needed for a degree. So that would explain why I've never heard it (although Cisalpine, when pronounced "siss" is a word I've heard).
Personally I think it's very strange. If you wanna be called a woman, I'll call you a woman, if you wanna be called a man, I'll call you a man. If you wanna tell me your transgendered, I'll nod and smile. I don't particularly care what kind of junk you have in your naughty place, and I don't think anyone else should care either. Gender is so intensely personal, making a big to-do about other's gender just seems like such a silly battle.
I had never heard this "cis" term before. I've seen the acronym, but applied to a wide variety of things, none of them gender.
I have two questions about it now. First, how the hell am I supposed to pronounce it? Kiss? Siss? C.I.S.? K-eye-ss? S-eye-ss? None of them sound like real words, and it's throwing me. Second, where/when did this originate? I'd like to think I don't live in a dark cave, but this is bewilderingly new to me. Some folks are acting like this is a regular term, with common use. I don't think it is, and I'm intensely curious about it's origins.
cis is pronounced siss
it is latin for same
trans is latin for opposite
cis and trans isomers are stereoisomers in chemistry
Stop othering those isomers, Fuzzy
IF THEY WOULD BE TAUTOMERS LIKE NORMAL ISOMERS THEN WE WOULDNT HAVE THIS PROBLEM
PICKING ONE ISOMER OVER THE OTHER IS A CHOICE
I think Tube and mods deserve the benefit of us not talking about Gabe's twitter whatever is going on with that I don't want it to be giving the mods a headache over it.
Gabe is just an example of many of the kinds of people that are still in need of being informed of evolving mores and such.
it is pretty sad to see him saying stuff that would get him infracted on his own forum if he were anyone else
im not going to say anything as hysterical as calling him transphobic but he's certainly straddling the borders of goosyness there
He's not posting it on the forums so how does it matter?
I had never heard this "cis" term before. I've seen the acronym, but applied to a wide variety of things, none of them gender.
I have two questions about it now. First, how the hell am I supposed to pronounce it? Kiss? Siss? C.I.S.? K-eye-ss? S-eye-ss? None of them sound like real words, and it's throwing me. Second, where/when did this originate? I'd like to think I don't live in a dark cave, but this is bewilderingly new to me. Some folks are acting like this is a regular term, with common use. I don't think it is, and I'm intensely curious about it's origins.
I've always pronounced it "sis." I am pretty sure it 's correct.
Someone here had posted the story of how the term drifted into gender use, I want to say from chemistry? Hmm.
How common the term is just depends on social circles, I think. For a lot of people it is probably not a commonly-used term but I think that awareness is generally rising over time for trans and general gender issues and it's a useful term to have.
To Wikipedia!
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TL DRNot at all confident in his reflexive opinions of thingsRegistered Userregular
I would never want to go back home, but I miss coming home to Neville and Sasha who would both give me love
A montage:
Cass grits her teeth in determination.
The laptop slams shut.
Lacing black boots.
A grappling hook sails through the cold night.
Sasha and Neville: mrrow?
Back at the apartment, the cat carrier opens.
Scritchy scratch
Purr
Cass's pupils dilate Requiem for a Dream:whistle:
I've read okcupid profiles that said not to bother messaging them if you were a cisgendered male. This is the closest I've ever come to having being cisgendered used against me.
This basically seems like they're stating their orientation in a strange way
I think Tube and mods deserve the benefit of us not talking about Gabe's twitter whatever is going on with that I don't want it to be giving the mods a headache over it.
Gabe is just an example of many of the kinds of people that are still in need of being informed of evolving mores and such.
it is pretty sad to see him saying stuff that would get him infracted on his own forum if he were anyone else
im not going to say anything as hysterical as calling him transphobic but he's certainly straddling the borders of goosyness there
Would it matter? If Gabe were 100% super transphobic, homophobic, racist, sexist king of the bigots, would you stop posting here even though he never does?
no, probably not because i like the people here
but this site is a pretty nice corner of the internet in that the mod staff and the users both try to make this place open to everyone, it would be a shame to put a dent in that rep
I think Tube and mods deserve the benefit of us not talking about Gabe's twitter whatever is going on with that I don't want it to be giving the mods a headache over it.
Gabe is just an example of many of the kinds of people that are still in need of being informed of evolving mores and such.
it is pretty sad to see him saying stuff that would get him infracted on his own forum if he were anyone else
im not going to say anything as hysterical as calling him transphobic but he's certainly straddling the borders of goosyness there
Would it matter? If Gabe were 100% super transphobic, homophobic, racist, sexist king of the bigots, would you stop posting here even though he never does?
no, probably not because i like the people here
but this site is a pretty nice corner of the internet in that the mod staff and the users both try to make this place open to everyone, it would be a shame to put a dent in that rep
You've stuck with the boards after Dickwolvesgate. No scandal involving the creators will shake you.
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Texting with Leigh about the Leverage game I'm running her through this week. She's very excited about this. And that little voice is in my head saying "You should run another game." And I'm telling it no. And it keeps saying I should run another game. And I keep telling it no. And then it says I should run a game of Shadowrun....and I say no.
I think Tube and mods deserve the benefit of us not talking about Gabe's twitter whatever is going on with that I don't want it to be giving the mods a headache over it.
Gabe is just an example of many of the kinds of people that are still in need of being informed of evolving mores and such.
it is pretty sad to see him saying stuff that would get him infracted on his own forum if he were anyone else
im not going to say anything as hysterical as calling him transphobic but he's certainly straddling the borders of goosyness there
Would it matter? If Gabe were 100% super transphobic, homophobic, racist, sexist king of the bigots, would you stop posting here even though he never does?
no, probably not because i like the people here
but this site is a pretty nice corner of the internet in that the mod staff and the users both try to make this place open to everyone, it would be a shame to put a dent in that rep
You've stuck with the boards after Dickwolvesgate. No scandal involving the creators will shake you.
As cis scum, I thought that was pretty much NBD on the side of the creators.
There were lots of obnoxious people defending them though.
Texting with Leigh about the Leverage game I'm running her through this week. She's very excited about this. And that little voice is in my head saying "You should run another game." And I'm telling it no. And it keeps saying I should run another game. And I keep telling it no. And then it says I should run a game of Shadowrun....and I say no.
I think Tube and mods deserve the benefit of us not talking about Gabe's twitter whatever is going on with that I don't want it to be giving the mods a headache over it.
Gabe is just an example of many of the kinds of people that are still in need of being informed of evolving mores and such.
it is pretty sad to see him saying stuff that would get him infracted on his own forum if he were anyone else
im not going to say anything as hysterical as calling him transphobic but he's certainly straddling the borders of goosyness there
Would it matter? If Gabe were 100% super transphobic, homophobic, racist, sexist king of the bigots, would you stop posting here even though he never does?
no, probably not because i like the people here
but this site is a pretty nice corner of the internet in that the mod staff and the users both try to make this place open to everyone, it would be a shame to put a dent in that rep
You've stuck with the boards after Dickwolvesgate. No scandal involving the creators will shake you.
actually i was one of the people who didn't give a fuck about that
the comic made me laugh
<<<< is a bad person
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BobCescaIs a girlBirmingham, UKRegistered Userregular
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Privilege FTW
ah
that's cool then, everyone says stuff they regret sometimes
There's a word for "not of color", there's a word for "not female", there's a word for "not gay", but there wasn't a word for "not transgendered". And now there is. There was a gap and now there isn't.
Stop othering those isomers, Fuzzy
I had a look at it earlier, and it looks more like is was coined by a transsexual academic?
Ah, never really pursued chemistry past the basics needed for a degree. So that would explain why I've never heard it (although Cisalpine, when pronounced "siss" is a word I've heard).
Personally I think it's very strange. If you wanna be called a woman, I'll call you a woman, if you wanna be called a man, I'll call you a man. If you wanna tell me your transgendered, I'll nod and smile. I don't particularly care what kind of junk you have in your naughty place, and I don't think anyone else should care either. Gender is so intensely personal, making a big to-do about other's gender just seems like such a silly battle.
But that's just me.
PICKING ONE ISOMER OVER THE OTHER IS A CHOICE
He's not posting it on the forums so how does it matter?
I've always pronounced it "sis." I am pretty sure it 's correct.
Someone here had posted the story of how the term drifted into gender use, I want to say from chemistry? Hmm.
How common the term is just depends on social circles, I think. For a lot of people it is probably not a commonly-used term but I think that awareness is generally rising over time for trans and general gender issues and it's a useful term to have.
To Wikipedia!
A montage:
Cass grits her teeth in determination.
The laptop slams shut.
Lacing black boots.
A grappling hook sails through the cold night.
Sasha and Neville: mrrow?
Back at the apartment, the cat carrier opens.
Scritchy scratch
Purr
Cass's pupils dilate
Requiem for a Dream:whistle:
This basically seems like they're stating their orientation in a strange way
no, probably not because i like the people here
but this site is a pretty nice corner of the internet in that the mod staff and the users both try to make this place open to everyone, it would be a shame to put a dent in that rep
You've stuck with the boards after Dickwolvesgate. No scandal involving the creators will shake you.
As cis scum, I thought that was pretty much NBD on the side of the creators.
There were lots of obnoxious people defending them though.
twitch.tv/tehsloth
where I post things like
"The Jizzard of Oz: Swallow the Yellow Thick Load"
Eff yeah leverage!
actually i was one of the people who didn't give a fuck about that
the comic made me laugh
<<<< is a bad person
@TL DR will create the new thread
@Echo is backup