Rows other people have so that you don't have to

[rozk]

There has been, over at Pam's House Blend, a row about whether the term cis-, used by many trans people as a way of describing non-trans people, is offensive; it is a row out of which I have stayed because I have been busy with other things. From voz_latina this link to an excellent post about the whole controversy.

As Voz says, pass it on.

Later It appears that, for whatever reason the blog containing this post has been deleted. Given this, I shall probably delete this post in a day or so.

Comments

Re: a cispinion from a cisperson

[geekyisgood.livejournal.com]

Thank you, completely agree. If anything I love the term cis, I think it's a good, tidy way of describing what it means. It's not hard to explain, so it can't be hard to understand.

Re: a cispinion from a cisperson

[going-not-gone.livejournal.com]

Thanks. I'm always hesitant about jumping into these conversations, because I know that white/het/cis/etc privilege means I may be missing some angles or nuances. I'm trying not to be blind to these things, while at the same time seeing individuals rather than neatly labeled categories. But labels (like cis) can be useful shorthand for "as an individual, this experience informs my opinions."

Friending you, btw, if that's ok?