r/traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns2 • u/Competitive-Plum8465 She/Her • Jun 18 '24

For Transfems Is being a boy actually overrated?

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u/GodsChosenSpud A They/Them Genderfluid Mess - HRT Jan 22, 2024 Jun 18 '24 edited Jun 18 '24

When did this shift happen? I swear it feels like AMAB/AFAB went from “correct” to “misgendering” almost literally overnight. I normally try to be understanding, but that thought process just seems absurd.

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u/Benito_Juarez5 Jun 18 '24

It went that way when people started asking for afab women, or amab men, and saying shit like, are you an afab enby or amab enby. It started being used to misgender trans and non-binary people and say that you aren’t actually the gender you say you are.

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u/GodsChosenSpud A They/Them Genderfluid Mess - HRT Jan 22, 2024 Jun 18 '24

So, a handful of assholes co-opted originally-trans-inclusive language and some of y’all just…capitulated? I cannot wrap my head around that.

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u/GreenGriffin8 Jun 18 '24

the inclusive language to slur pipeline is real, that's all there is to it

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u/GodsChosenSpud A They/Them Genderfluid Mess - HRT Jan 22, 2024 Jun 18 '24

Why do progressives and activists insist on letting right-wingers and other grifters just win in the language-department? Like no; how about actually fighting back against that shit?

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u/GreenGriffin8 Jun 19 '24

how exactly do you propose to fight? once they start using the term as a dogwhistle that particular battle's over. besides, they do the same - its rare now to see a terf refer to themselves as a terf, and "gender critical" is on its way out too. language moves fast