Is "shemale" a derogatory term?

Simon IA Cash · 2007-02-08, 10:24 AM

I would have guessed no, but according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemale, it is. What do you guys think? I guess it's all about who's paying, and not who's starring.

Cleo · 2007-02-08, 11:13 AM

Hmmm… I am shooting shemales this evening…

My shemale friends (see FoxyAngel in sig) are perfectly happy with the label shemale but then again they make their living off of being in porn or escorting. They like the label tranny less and really dislike the label heshe but the worst thing you can do is refer to them as males. If you want to be really politicly correct and not also offend others who may be in some part of transition but not making their living off of being shemales then Tgirl is probably your best bet with transgendered being a close second.

Ramster · 2007-02-08, 11:15 AM

Of course not. Everyone uses it and has catorgies for it.

Simon IA Cash · 2007-02-08, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Ramster

Of course not. Everyone uses it and has catorgies for it.

But just because everyone uses it doesn't mean trannies are happy about it. People will call women dumb whores on their sites if it sells, and I'd say those would be pretty derogatory words.

Wikipedia can't be wrong... can it? So much for truthiness...

ecchi · 2007-02-08, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon IA Cash

Wikipedia can't be wrong... can it?

Um, anyone can add stuff to Wikipedia, and people with a 'agenda' often do. For example, say I don't get my free sites listed on LOR, I could place an entry in Wikipedia as "a link site famous for broken links, and for redirecting traffic directly to it's sponsors. The original domain name was stolen from a charity and the site promotes bestiality and child pornography". I'm pretty sure none of that is true, but there is nothing to stop me putting that entry in Wikipedia (apart from the fact that GG is bigger than me and lives in a country where it is legal to own a gun).

emmanuelle · 2007-02-08, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by ecchi

Let's hope for GG's sake your post does not get spidered and indexed.

Useless · 2007-02-09, 08:00 AM

I thought they preferred Cunts with Cocks.

Simon · 2007-02-08, 11:35 AM

There is The Real World, and then there is The Porn World.

Shemales, ladyboys, trannies are mostly for porn use, unless you're really good friends with the Tgirl you're talking with, or unless someone asks you to refer to them that way.

Kinds of like how some folks call women bitches, cunts and sluts when writing free site descriptions. Not always the best way to refer to them in the real world.

Greenguy · 2007-02-08, 02:14 PM

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Kenny B! · 2007-02-08, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Greenie

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You forgot to link it

Lot · 2007-02-08, 05:00 PM

Tranny, shemale, ladyboy everything sounds ok!

Dee_Insomniac · 2007-02-08, 07:49 PM

I believe the majority of "transgender" porn is sold to *curious* individuals who are doing it for fun, curious about them in general, or who find them attractive, but would never actually consider having sex with them.

For those people, they don't look for the correct term much, and instead look for common terms associated with it....shemale, tranny, ladyboy etc.

Cleo · 2007-02-09, 01:50 PM

I guess the best way then to tell if the person is a shemale or a transsexual is to ask them if they have a dwarf in a suitcase fetish or not.

2007-02-08, 10:24 AM	#1
Simon IA Cash Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand! Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Montreal Posts: 93	Is "shemale" a derogatory term? I would have guessed no, but according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemale, it is. What do you guys think? I guess it's all about who's paying, and not who's starring. __________________ simon -at- iacash dot com icq: 231-421-229

2007-02-08, 11:13 AM	#2
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	Hmmm… I am shooting shemales this evening… My shemale friends (see FoxyAngel in sig) are perfectly happy with the label shemale but then again they make their living off of being in porn or escorting. They like the label tranny less and really dislike the label heshe but the worst thing you can do is refer to them as males. If you want to be really politicly correct and not also offend others who may be in some part of transition but not making their living off of being shemales then Tgirl is probably your best bet with transgendered being a close second. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

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2007-02-08, 11:35 AM	#8
Simon That which does not kill us, will try, try again. Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Conch Republic Posts: 5,150	There is The Real World, and then there is The Porn World. Shemales, ladyboys, trannies are mostly for porn use, unless you're really good friends with the Tgirl you're talking with, or unless someone asks you to refer to them that way. Kinds of like how some folks call women bitches, cunts and sluts when writing free site descriptions. Not always the best way to refer to them in the real world. __________________ "If you're happy and you know it, think again." -- Guru Pitka

2007-02-08, 02:14 PM	#9
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2007-02-08, 05:00 PM	#11
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2007-02-08, 07:49 PM	#12
Dee_Insomniac Aw, Dad, you've done a lot of great things, but you're a very old man, and old people are useless Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 20	I believe the majority of "transgender" porn is sold to curious individuals who are doing it for fun, curious about them in general, or who find them attractive, but would never actually consider having sex with them. For those people, they don't look for the correct term much, and instead look for common terms associated with it....shemale, tranny, ladyboy etc. __________________ InsomniacCash

2007-02-09, 01:50 PM	#13
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I guess the best way then to tell if the person is a shemale or a transsexual is to ask them if they have a dwarf in a suitcase fetish or not. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289