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No One Actually Believes That Cis Is A Slur, Here’s Why They Pretend To — Katy Montgomerie (katymontgomerie.com)

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[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

I’m bi, and cis does feel kind of weird. Wtf does it even mean? I’ve never felt good about the term.

[-] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago

@LootGoblin42 @UngodlyAudrey As a root word it means "on the same side as" in the same way trans- means "on the other side from". Do you know what makes you uncomfortable with it?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

This is the same etymology as Transylvania, or, the Forest on the Other Side.

This begs the question, where is Cisylvania?

[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

You might consider cisalpine gaul and transalpine gaul. Regions where the Gauls lived either on "this side" (the Italian side) of the Alps, or the France side.

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