Tranny????

[Mythic]

Tranny.
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Made me lol. Anyway It depends on how the word is used I guess?

[Annaliese2010]

I like that term & see nothing offensive by it though I suppose some might.

[dragdoll]

I'm not bothered by it all. What does bother me is someone who is not a trans person or has any association to crossdressers/transgender community telling me I can't use the word to describe myself or another CDer who is ok with the term.

[Contessa]

I would rather anyone use the word to recognize me than the f word for being gay. I don't prefer either word and will not use them. Nor do I use the n word to describe another person. The words are just that they are just words so they can't change me by calling me that. Tranny sounds like you're trying to religate someone into something sexual. As this is not about my sexuality I see no need to use the word to explain me. I would rather be called a gurl/girl but since I would not have any control over this I would pay it no attention. Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.

Tess

[Kathy4ever]

It sounds to me it is being used in a positive way of enderment. It also may be taken a negative context. If you like it then it's okay. my neighbor has said a couple times i'm the neighborhood transvestite. She was joking of course but i would say they were used on different levels. Mine not as positive but I was okay with it. I don't let others bother me anymore. I am what I am.

[LeaP]

Not a favorite word of mine. I've become used to its casual (and well-meant) use among friends, but was recently reminded, in reading a hostile article, how vicious it can be when used by others.

[mcvste]

It's not a word that I like either.
-Lara

[Marlana]

When I hear anyone use the word "tanny", i always seem to hear a little disgust/disrespect. I think a lot of people think of a really fem gay male when using that word. So for me, it's a negative word. Just my opinion.

[BLUE ORCHID]

Hi Krazee, That's not something that I like to be called it just sounds so ugly.

[linda allen]

I find the word "tranny" to be a bit offensive, but if used as a term of endearment (my cute little tranny), I suppose it would be OK.

My wife has recently determined that I am a "crossdresser". One night as we were playing around, out of the blue she said "You're a crossdresser. You wear women's cloths, that makes you a crossdresser."

I didn't know what to say so I said nothing. She hasn't used the term again.

Now if she called me a "cute little bitch", I would probably like that.

[Cheryl T]

I don't care for the term myself. Too many connotations specific to the porn industry so it sounds degrading to me.
If anything I prefer to be called transgendered.

[Foxglove]

Just about any word can be offensive or inoffensive or neutral, depending on how it's used--i.e., depending on what emotional content it's given. Call a woman a "dog" and she probably won't like it. Tell a guy he's a bit of a "dog" and he'll probably be flattered. I don't know how many times I've called my son a "pig", and he's always flattered because he's proud of the amount of food he can eat. It all depends.

[Jorja]

I don't care for the term but it is what it is, a word. Now you all know how African-Americans feel when the "N" word is used. It matters as to how the word Tranny is being used. In this case it is a term of endearment which makes it OK. However, I would encourage the person not to call me Tranny and find another way of expressing themselves.

[LeaP]

There's a corny phrase I like that describes epithets and swearing: "It's counterfeit currency for a bankrupt vocabulary."

Damn catchy, too.

[MelanieB]

To some it is a bad word, others no so bad. Myself, I do not use the word tranny, as I find
it has a degrading sense about it.
Rader

Agree with you here Rader

I have never liked the words Transvestite or Tranny in relation to myself as they seem to me to conjure up ideas of the seedier side of things

For me Ive always been a Crossdresser and there I'll remain

[suchacutie]

What two people call each other privately is only between them.

What we say in public should be said with an understanding of the lay of the land. It's called tact, and until we know someone well (or are in a public setting) it would seem best to use more generally accepted terminology.

tina

[Debi]

Just my 2 cents. I think the use of "Tranny" in the US has a bad vibe to it. While across the pond it does not. I could be wrong, maybe the members from the UK and such, can shed a little light.

I think you are absolutely right! It seems strange to me that so many people have an issue with the word and can only think that it must be a cultural thing. Tranny sounds sort of cute to a Brit's ears (not that I want to talk for all of the UK sisters on here you understand) and lots of us refer to each other as such.
Trasgender, Transvestite etc all seems a bit formal to me.
When I feel that I want to dress, I always let my wife know that tonight is 'Tranny night'.

[carhill2mn]

I have never liked the word "tranny".

[toni_62]

"Sticks and stone may break my bones, but names will never hurt me." Or maybe this one "A rose by any other name would smell as sweet." I don't consider Tranny a bad name. There are worse things to be called.

[Sophie_C]

Honestly, it's all context, and in that context, it sounds like he's just being playful, maybe a little teasing. No big deal.

[Maddie22]

Words are extremely powerful symbols that can enter our minds below our awareness and like an infection we become infected by anothers hate driven ignorance that than threatens to fester inside us as self loathing, leaving us feeling worthless and inadequate. Those adults who have suffered child abuse done with words and who have healed from the effects understand this.

Words by themselves would mean nothing if they did not threaten to harm us and some people are much more vulnerable to being hurt by words than others, we build our opinion of ourself out of words so what you believe you are and become.

I couldn't agree with these statements more!

I find Tranny, Shim, ******* and Transvestite to be all very offensive. I think these words have been used in the butt of jokes about people who work in the sex industry that are TG or TS.

If I'm going to be called something, I'd rather be called transgender or TG personally (I use TG as the umbrella term, while I know some don't).

Now if she called me a "cute little bitch", I would probably like that.

I would have no problem being called a cute little bitch! I've been called princess before, and I'm somewhat flattered by it, but put off too.

[Beverley Sims]

The only tranny I like is my transistor radio.

[linda allen]

I don't care for the term myself. Too many connotations specific to the porn industry so it sounds degrading to me.
If anything I prefer to be called transgendered.

That's fine for those who are. Many of us are not transgendered, just crossdressers. I fit into that group.

[NicoleScott]

........am I looking into this way too much?

You can be offended. Or not. It's your choice.

I don't like the double standard of being OK for some to use words (like N- or T-words) but not others. I don't buy the argument: I use the word as a term of endearment but you use it in a derogatory way, so I can use it and you can't. Bull.

[glynnis]

I am a crosdresser so I must be a transvestite.I dont have a problem with the word unless used as an insult.