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[dolari]

Am I the only one who gets annoyed at "a transgender?" Its "a transgendered (proper noun)." It is NOT who I am, but a CONDITION of who I am.

I am not "A transgender" but a "transgendered woman."

::waits for the hate mail to start pouring in::

Comments

[says-simon.livejournal.com]

yeah, it's an adjective, not a noun. Irritating to hear it used the wrong way. btw, I'm a transsexual.

[says-simon.livejournal.com]

;-)

[tekalynn.livejournal.com]

I agree. The grammar makes me shudder whenever I see that term. It's also dehumanizing as all hell.

[valeriekeefe.livejournal.com]

It's like hearing my grandpa saying "is he a gay?"

[didactic-cudgel.livejournal.com]

I completely agree with you. It sets my teeth on edge.

[kyleprime.livejournal.com]

I just call you Jenn. fuck labels

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

I paid good money for that name - I love being called Jenn. :)

[emilydm.livejournal.com]

I wrote about this six years ago, almost to the day - http://emilydm.livejournal.com/50613.html , second to last paragraph.

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

Absolutely - we are people, NOT things. But it has become common usage. We are not the only minorities to cope such either, as I'm sure you're aware. Do you have a similar problem say, being called "the mexican" (if that happens)?

[missratbat.livejournal.com]

Actually, put like that, I don't think I'd be bothered if I was referred to as 'the Australian'. (Though that doesn't happen often because people have trouble working out where I'm from. So it might not be a good example.)

But no, 'a transgender' sounds kinda broken.

[interactiveleaf.livejournal.com]

It sounds bad (I think) because it's a minority reference. That is, I have no problem being referred to as "a woman" and M has no problem being called "a man". Also, to my ears, calling someone "a Christian" is normal whereas calling someone "a Jew" is weird and potentially worrisome, and I vaguely remember a thread on LJ years ago where many Jews agreed, saying that "Jewish" was fine but being called "a Jew" was not cool.

[aesmael.livejournal.com]

On that thread, how would you feel about being called 'a female'? Seems a more analogous term to me than woman, since to me female often registers as an adjective in want of a noun.