Good point. If I manage to convince myself that I am the President of the United States, and have an operation to make myself look just like Bush, are you going to call me 'Mr President'? Are you going to allow me to come into the White House and command the troops and take control of the nuclear weapon stockpile? I think not! You will treat me like a lunatic. It's the same situation.
What to call transsexuals?
Guest (2nd page),
"<<If the person doesn't have ovaries, then you call that person he? >>
Of course not (generally). In the case of XX chromosonal women who have unfortunately have had to undo a hysterectomy--NO
don't bait me like that.
You know what a woman is. Don't play dumb"
Good job qualifying yourself from the beginning, git.
"<<If the person doesn't have ovaries, then you call that person he? >>
Of course not (generally). In the case of XX chromosonal women who have unfortunately have had to undo a hysterectomy--NO
don't bait me like that.
You know what a woman is. Don't play dumb"
Good job qualifying yourself from the beginning, git.
<<Skippy, OK, but the person really is a male still. If the person is not truly female, then why do we play his game? We shouldn't be giving in to mental disorders.>>
It's just a symptom of being an American... :-) Avoiding conflict to the point of dishonesty... If somebody gets an ugly tattoo and they asked if I liked it I would probably say yes; it's permanent and all you're going to do is make them upset so unless they're really a close friend there's no point in telling them they're an idiot.
This goes for transsexuals. They've had the surgery, they're taking hormones, etc. If you try to talk them into "switching back" you're likely going to get yourself into a fight or get arrested for being prejudiced against the transgendered, so really what's the point?
It's just a symptom of being an American... :-) Avoiding conflict to the point of dishonesty... If somebody gets an ugly tattoo and they asked if I liked it I would probably say yes; it's permanent and all you're going to do is make them upset so unless they're really a close friend there's no point in telling them they're an idiot.
This goes for transsexuals. They've had the surgery, they're taking hormones, etc. If you try to talk them into "switching back" you're likely going to get yourself into a fight or get arrested for being prejudiced against the transgendered, so really what's the point?
This does have bearing on linguistics, because we are debating whether we should call transsexuals by their birth gender or by their fake gender.
So, I guess, if you're trying to be polite, you would call them what they want to be called, but if you were interested in TRUTH you would know what to call them.
So, I guess, if you're trying to be polite, you would call them what they want to be called, but if you were interested in TRUTH you would know what to call them.
<<So, I guess, if you're trying to be polite, you would call them what they want to be called>>
Ok...
I want you all to call me by what I want to be called then:
"***Your Grand Spankin' Royally Majestic Highness and Gracious Lord Slonkin' Honorship***"
Ok...
I want you all to call me by what I want to be called then:
"***Your Grand Spankin' Royally Majestic Highness and Gracious Lord Slonkin' Honorship***"
Can a man be called Laura, Samantha , Rose, and so on without being a transexual in America?
English names tend to go the other way.... A lot of times you end up with girls being named with boys' names, but you don't get a lot of boy with girls' names...
That's not true, Skippy. There are just as many boys named "Casey", "Jesse", "Aaron/Erin" as there are girls named "Sam", "Nick" and shit on and shit forth.
<<"Casey", "Jesse", "Aaron/Erin" as there are girls named "Sam", "Nick" and shit on and shit forth. >>
Casey Jesse and Aaron are boys' names to begin with. (See Skipster, you're right!). But they have become so common as girls' names that we tend to forget that they're not.
Same with 'Kimberly'--it is a dude's name! (look it up if u don't believe me)
Casey Jesse and Aaron are boys' names to begin with. (See Skipster, you're right!). But they have become so common as girls' names that we tend to forget that they're not.
Same with 'Kimberly'--it is a dude's name! (look it up if u don't believe me)
<<"Casey", "Jesse", "Aaron/Erin" as there are girls named "Sam", "Nick" and shit on and shit forth. >>
Casey Jesse and Aaron are boys' names to begin with. (See Skipster, you're right!). But they have become so common as girls' names that we tend to forget that they're not.
Same with 'Kimberly'--it is a dude's name! (look it up if u don't believe me)
Casey Jesse and Aaron are boys' names to begin with. (See Skipster, you're right!). But they have become so common as girls' names that we tend to forget that they're not.
Same with 'Kimberly'--it is a dude's name! (look it up if u don't believe me)
<<I want you all to call me by what I want to be called then:
"***Your Grand Spankin' Royally Majestic Highness and Gracious Lord Slonkin' Honorship***">>
But I don't want to. I guess that means it is wrong, then, if we call transsexuals by what they want to be called, even if they are not truly the thing. Maybe Skippy was being misleading, because this would be a slippery slope.
"***Your Grand Spankin' Royally Majestic Highness and Gracious Lord Slonkin' Honorship***">>
But I don't want to. I guess that means it is wrong, then, if we call transsexuals by what they want to be called, even if they are not truly the thing. Maybe Skippy was being misleading, because this would be a slippery slope.
<<But I don't want to. I guess that means it is wrong, then, if we call transsexuals by what they want to be called, even if they are not truly the thing. Maybe Skippy was being misleading, because this would be a slippery slope. >>
Earthworm, grub or artificial lure?
Earthworm, grub or artificial lure?