Re:The Euphemism Treadmill
by hungie on Thursday August 22, 2024 @01:04AM
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Sure, what language do you prefer to indicate non trans, heterosexual when I refer to you?
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The terms "heterosexual" and "homosexual" were only coined in the latter 19th century. People have been having sex with each other for much longer than the last two-hundred years (even between members of the same sex), but somehow we made due without needing such terms (which, ironically, are now considered passe by progressives and the cultural avant-garde). I refuse to use them because I refuse to reify what they claim to refer to.
https://www.firstthings.com/article/2014/03/against-heterose...
Not the commenter you're answering to, but... what's wrong with the words you did just use?
Re:The Euphemism Treadmill
by StevenWaterman on Thursday August 22, 2024 @10:23AM
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Non-trans is quite "othering". It implies that being trans is the default
In the same way that we say queer instead of "non-straight"