My take on this whole situation was this: it's okay not to use trans-friendly words (ie, just use "male" and "female"), but reviewers should feel secure using trans-friendly words ("male-bodied" and "female-bodied," which actually, I hear outside of the trans context in ye olde "sex education" context quite often). As long as nobody's calling people "trannyfags" or "breeders"--that is, being outright offensive--people should feel free to use whatever terms they find appropriate.
Male bodied/Female bodied
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Thank you, and I agree.
Originally posted by
Owl Identified
I've also never seen anyone specifying male or female bodied when talking about the anus. The anus is pretty universal, no matter how you identify in terms of gender. I also always use slashes in my reviews so that people that don't feel the need to
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I've also never seen anyone specifying male or female bodied when talking about the anus. The anus is pretty universal, no matter how you identify in terms of gender. I also always use slashes in my reviews so that people that don't feel the need to educate themselves on trans issues can pick out what applies to them and move on. I'll say vagina/front hole or female-bodied/FAAB. The slash indicates that they are interchangable insofar as you are talking about the same physical object, but by putting BOTH words I am not alienating anyone or triggering anyone. I don't think "concision" or "style" are good justifications for making someone feel like crap about their bodies and their sexuality.
Just use whatever terms you are comfortable with and can relate to.
If you don't like or can't understand the terms someone else is using, then don't read the review.
I'm a little concerned by the cattiness of this discussion though. Maybe EF isn't such a friendly place afterall.
04/03/2011
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I agree. Every person can decide if a product applies to them without being given a label that, depending on the ways they have or have not modified their body, may not even be accurate.
Originally posted by
Carrie Ann
I've been noticing the terms male bodied and female bodied in a lot more reviews lately and it got me to thinking...
Do we really need to use these terms? Are they simply adding more confusion?
I can't find any reason why saying this ...
Do we really need to use these terms? Are they simply adding more confusion?
I can't find any reason why saying this ...
I've been noticing the terms male bodied and female bodied in a lot more reviews lately and it got me to thinking...
Do we really need to use these terms? Are they simply adding more confusion?
I can't find any reason why saying this toy is good for vaginal/clitoral use isn't as useful -- or more useful -- than saying a toy is good for a female bodied person. Same goes for anal use, which applies to anyone of any gender or orientation. It's going to get very confusing if we start feeling the need to say things can be used by anyone female or male bodied who has an anus rather than just good for anal use.
I dunno. Maybe I'm over thinking.
Thoughts?
Do we really need to use these terms? Are they simply adding more confusion?
I can't find any reason why saying this toy is good for vaginal/clitoral use isn't as useful -- or more useful -- than saying a toy is good for a female bodied person. Same goes for anal use, which applies to anyone of any gender or orientation. It's going to get very confusing if we start feeling the need to say things can be used by anyone female or male bodied who has an anus rather than just good for anal use.
I dunno. Maybe I'm over thinking.
Thoughts?
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