to think Mumsnet should delete posts in which women are called cis

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I (and I imagine quite a lot of women on here) are fed up with being referred to as cis. I find the term deeply insulting.
I'm a woman and prefer to be addressed as a 'woman', not a cis woman.

I noticed MN are quick to delete posts where transgender people are called 'he' instead of 'she', because that group of people find the term insulting and MN don't want to offend.

Generally we delete posts in which people persistently refuse to refer to people by the pronoun (he/she; him/her) by which they’ve asked to be referred, out of respect for that individual’s wishes.

Please - could we have the same depth of consideration for our wishes?

Thank you.

Agreed. I am a woman.

I'm fed up of the. whole. fucking. subject.

If I had a bottle of laxatives in one hand and a can of polish in the other, I still couldn't give a shiny shit.

Eh?

Its like referring to non-autistic people as neurotypical. It's to avoid simply saying normal.

Can't say I care much either way, so yabu, I guess.

Isn't there a site stuff thread on this subject?

I heard this term and discovered what it meant 10 minutes ago so not sure it's a big problem. Also I couldn't care less.

But the subject isn't going away anytime soon.

Worral, I don't usually give a shiny shit either.
But I give a shit for this one.

I agree with you OP.

Cis is not an insult. You're being ridiculous.

I agree. It's shit, divisive and othering - all things MN comes down on (rightly) in other areas. It needs to stop.

Worra

What's a cis woman?

I'm not sure if bothers me tbh.

I agree with you.

Cis is not an insult. You're being ridiculous.

If a person/s sees it as insulting, then it IS insulting.

Would you also say a transgender person is being ridiculous for finding the term he instead of she insulting?

I agree, I think it's a horrible term.

Makes us sound like second class citizens or something.

It bloody well is an insult.

MN is a crazy forum where people are judged on whether they remove skiddies with a bog brush or not.

If some random wants to call me a 'cis', I couldn't muster up an eye roll tbh.

What is CIS

I don't think it's an insult. I don't identify as a Cis Woman, I identify as a Woman and was born female and would like to be referred to as a Woman.

If I had a bottle of laxatives in one hand and a can of polish in the other, I still couldn't give a shiny shit.

I have to work that one into my day tomorrow.

The whole thing is phenomenally tedious but actually I'm sick of the whole Cis crap. I'm a woman - end of description.

What's a cis woman?

Cis basically means not lgbt. It's used because "normal" starts to imply that others are "abnormal". It can be used as an insult, in that cis people don't have to struggle with their identity, so it can be seen as being superior because of what non-cis people can go through.

Yanbu. At. All.

Right. Okay. By your logic I'm going to decide to find the term "alive" insulting. Don't you dare refer to me as alive. I've decided it's insulting.