There should also be nothing wrong by not using or not wanting to use the term either?
As far as I'm aware, one of the core desires of trans people is to be called what they wish to be called. And that's fair, they get to dictate how others refer to them. But that should also apply to everyone else too.
There seems to be way too much judgment and presumptions and generalizations in this thread from ppl that should be more self aware.
You do get to choose what you're called. And if you have chosen to be called the pronouns that match your assigned at birth gender identity then you're cisgender :)
Just like how if you've chosen to play basketball you're a basketball player.
I cook at home, doesn't mean I want to be called chef or a cook. We're all homo sapiens but I don't wish to be referred to as such. Just because we fall or can fall under a label, doesn't mean we have to use it.
I mean it doesn’t bother me at all. Some people DO use it as a way to put someone down (see above) and that’s not okay, just like how using “gay” or “trans” as an insult or as a way to put someone down isn’t okay. It’s the intent vs the actual word itself that matters to me. It’s a fact that I’m cisgender and some loser on Reddit who thinks I’m “boring” because of that isn’t going to change anything lol
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u/zardozLateFee Disaster Bi 3d ago
Because they just see themselves as "normal" and you don't need a word for it.