The use of "CIS" or "cisgender"

cannonmc

Cis and cisgender are made up words, as are all words. cisgender dates from the 1990s. Vintage in porn terms, new in dictionary terms.

And I still think it is an ugly word, not in its meaning but just as a word. And a word I have never used. Except in this thread of course

Tutankhaten

Regardless of its origin, the term cis is used by the trans community, in particular non-binary and gender fluid member it seems, to attack and shoot-down debate with non-trans (i.e. cis) people. The term is used to suggest that because the individual is cis, he/she is privilaged in that they are in the majority and experience little oppression because of their gender. It is a term simply used to dismiss others and cause them to feel bad about their privilage in this new game of oppression-olympics that seems to have taken over the internet and universities. The term is used against gay men and women and other minorities who identify with their assigned-gender to suggest that they are stil privilaged in spite of their status as a minority and thus their opinions are those on non-trans, privilaged people and so should hold no merit - it is quite a sad term and is used more politically than just as a simple means of catagorization.

horyna

Well, there has to be a word for everything and I'm very happy that I have one more now. I was really missing the word sooo often.

hhsq

Cisgenders don't need a 'community' because they are the norm. There is no real discrimination against cicgenders (if you believe a transgender person is discriminating you… well... maybe there are really some trans people who do that... but c'mon... the life of cisgender people is in anyway affected by any kind of discrimination on that regard). It would be the same thing as to say straight people need protections and need to form a community. They don't... majority and provilledged groups don't need that. That's not just ~~PC Culture~~ it's sheer reality and logic.

semurg30

It's a stupid term. I prefer the term normal.

cannonmc

I too think it's a silly term but when I say that I usually get shouted down

It strikes me as a made-up word (yes, I know they all are) waiting for a quack to use

Dry

I feel it is also a silly term but it seems okay to me if it is being used in a medical sense and less in the way of, "You don't understand the STRUGGLE you white cis male bigot!" It just seems quite childish when used this way and seems to be used to shut down arguments.

pasha

most people on here seem to hate it because they associate with a certain type of person in their mind who uses this word rather than the word itself.
Cisgender, transgender, words to increase our understanding of the world, I like it

upNXT

The term wasn't coined until around 1998…we got along without it quite fine. And I agree with the original post...why? just why? It is an attempt (or at least how it is used) to pigeon hole the majority of human kind. Most don't have trouble with identifying with their birth sex, so it doesn't need a term...the acceptation, that needs a differentiating term...Speaking as a minority gay male. Makes sense to me.

scramer

@upNXT:

The term wasn't coined until around 1998…we got along without it quite fine. And I agree with the original post...why? just why? It is an attempt (or at least how it is used) to pigeon hole the majority of human kind. Most don't have trouble with identifying with their birth sex, so it doesn't need a term...the acceptation, that needs a differentiating term...Speaking as a minority gay male. Makes sense to me.

That's foolish. Most people are not attracted exclusively to the same sex, so why do the terms gay and homosexual exist? Why does ambidextrous exist as a term or paraplegic since most people are neither?

alma

I'm sorry but i really need to know …What does cisgender means ?
I read about it but it still Don't get it .

I keep hearing cis but what does it mean ???

cannonmc

Basically it means someone who identifies as the gender they were 'assigned' at birth.

Wikipedia

So if they said 'It's a boy' and you identify as male, that's cisgender. Not a word that would cross my lips voluntarity

alma

@cannonmc:

Basically it means someone who identifies as the gender they were 'assigned' at birth.

Wikipedia

So if they said 'It's a boy' and you identify as male, that's cisgender. Not a word that would cross my lips voluntarity

?? but still isn't that just being yourself ?
I mean i don't get it . an adult male is a Man , and an adult Girl is a woman , No matter how Butch or Girly they act .

And I believe that transgendered people are the gender they want to be . ftm is a man and mtf is a woman . in my book
So where does cisgender fit in ??

cannonmc

It doesn't really 'fit in'

Some academic decided non-trans people needed a special word to describe them so came up with 'cis'. If ever a word was not needed it was probably 'cisgender'.

MancCub

It's so funny seeing some gays taking umbrage over semantics when it's played a big role in the gay rights movement.

alma

…...I still don't get it ?? Does it mean straight or ?? or does cisgender mean transgander ??

cannonmc

No, it doesn't mean straight.

And it is the opposite of transgender

wrestling82

Another word for crazies on Youtube to spout off.

flyboy8v2

For everyone's sake, stop being PC and apologetic. Live and laugh. There's so much cry cry boo hoo, my life is so difficult, you don't understand crap. Just call everyone IT and stop playing the victim game. End of story. Makes life much easier. Imagine when a baby is born, your doctor tells you, congrats, it's a baby! That's it, everything is neutral.

farkme

I don't like it because it is used in oppression olympics. It is used by people to erase the struggles and discrimination other minority groups face. It implies that these minorities have the same privileges of straight white men which simply isn't true.