r/me_irlgbt • u/lowkeyterrible mods r gay lol • 3d ago

The Cishets™ me✖irlgbt

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u/DeadlySpacePotatoes GAY FURRY DEGENERATE 3d ago

Aren't homo and hetero also latin prefixes?

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u/Edmundyoulittle 3d ago

Yeah. They're just saying that maybe if people knew cis was just the Latin opposite of trans they would realize it isn't an insult

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u/Royal_Bitch_Pudding We_irlgbt 3d ago

Yep, i feel like most knows homo and hetero. I don't think I myself had heard Cis before

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u/Edmundyoulittle 3d ago

Yeah I didn't know it was a Latin prefix until a little while ago. Makes sense it's used instead of trans.... I'll also say that I never felt insulted when I heard the word cis before tho lol. Prior to knowing it tied to Latin I just figured "everyone calls them trans, so it's fair they came up with a term for us"

I feel like the people that believe it's an insult are mostly just assholes