Does the term "trannie" bother you?

[Ebonee_Tgirl]

I voted yes but I'm not overly sensitive about it. I find that trannie and ******* tend to be more marketing oriented. People look for "trannie" porn sites, they talk about the "trannie" stroll, or want to find a "trannie" club. Same with *******. Too many junk emails about hot ******** doing this or that.

Even ******* is better than trannie. I don't know, trannie just sounds like a a slightly negative form of labelling. Someone talked about her "n**ga friend and I use that term alot, with FRIENDS. I guess I would feel the same way about trannie. The girls in here using it is ok, but outside, it's generally got a bit of negative connotation.

[JeanneF]

I voted no. I acutally use the term fairly often, because it just seems more casual than transgendered/transsexual or crossdresser...less clinical sounding. But, I also tend to use the term "drag" to describe going out dressed, if nothing else because the term doesn't require as much explaination as "en femme" or even just "dressed" with talking to non-TGs.

I don't like the term "*******" though...too much of a porn connotation.

[SilkenPrincess]

Yes, it does. I've never said so, because no one's ever asked. It smacks of perversion. I'm well aware that most of society would think I'm a pervert if they knew about me. I find it amusing that since most don't know me, they don't see me as a pervert. That says something, doesn't it?
Love,
SilkenPrincess
aka Steph

[MarieTS]

I find it deeply offensive and degrading. It smacks of a sick, twisted, person. Unfortunately, that is how some perceive us. But that doesn't mean we have to use that term and in so doing wrap ourselves in a cloak intended to identify us as perverts.

[Marlena Dahlstrom]

Like Sharon, for me a lot depends on who's using it and on their intent.

OTOH, I kind of like reclaiming it -- maybe it's just because tranny covers TS, TG and TV nicely -- similar to how gays took the word "queer" and turned it from an insult into a term of pride.

[FionaAlexis]

Not sure whether it's 'ie' or 'y' - but whatever - I love being a tranny. It's the label the GP are most likely to apply to me. It's the label that doesn't require a convoluted explanation or qualification. I've not really heard it used in a derogatory way here - in fact it just seems to be quite 'generic'. I remember a local model/actress relating a story of being in a taxi and the driver asked her 'if she was THAT tranny from the 'Cross?' She replied 'NO!' and the taxi driver said 'Its OK - she's really beautiful.'

Fiona xx

[Kristen Kelly]

Like all labels It's the context it is used that could bother me.

[Ellie]

The word Tranny always meant transmission to me, e.g. "I was working on my VW Bug's tranny and needed a new clutch plate." hehehehe.

As for the term Trannie as in short for Trans*, I don't really have a problem with it but it does conjure up visions of someone that doesn't try very hard at passing in my mind. Abbreviated word == abbreviated attempt at passing.

Crossdresser/Transvestite mean pretty much the same thing but Transsexual/Transgendered mean something more. Since only one of the Trans* words applies to me I would rather just stick with Crossdresser.

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[Clare]

[SIZE=3]Generally, labels don't normally bother me as such. However, I don't like the term 'trannie' - it just seems derogatory for some reason! To me, it sounds like a generic phrase used by the general populous to categorise transgendered people as a whole. As we know, there are lots of variations in how we view ourselves in terms of gender, so the word 'trannie' is inapproriate for many reasons!
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[livy_m_b]

I don't like it about 90% of the time. About 10% of the usage is legitimate, a kind of in-group self-deprecating humorous self reference. The rest is mostly insulting and intended that way.

Olivia

[Mistybtm]

I voted no, I have no problems with it at all
Mistybtm

[Ellie]

transvestite (trahnz-vehs'-tit) n.
A person who likes to dress in the clothes of the opposite sex (1). Transvestites are usually gay. compare crossdresser.

crossdresser (kraws'-dres-er) n.
A person who likes to dress in the clothes of the opposite sex (2). Crossdressers are usually straight. compare transvestite.

Interesting how they differentiate these terms based on sexual orientation. I had always seen it as dressing 24/7 (transvestite) and dressing part time (crossdresser).

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