Ugh. just had someone make the argument "'shemale' isn't a slur, I've been sex rping for 20 years and never heard it called one!"

@Felthry I don't care what people use in RPs, or how they identify, but when I was called that yesterday, I was fucking shocked. D:

@zetasyanthis I was just low-key complaining about how the word, which is very definitely a slur, is baked into f-list's interface as one of the (very limited) gender options

Follow

@Felthry Eh, I see what you're going for, but I don't think it's that big a deal. Despite being asked if I was one yesterday, which was shockingly offensive and angering, I have zero problems with people self-identifying as whatever they want. (I actually use the herm label myself, for one.)

@zetasyanthis self-identification isn't a problem! It's applying the term to other people without their consent that is.

Sign in to participate in the conversation
Awoo Space

Awoo.space is a Mastodon instance where members can rely on a team of moderators to help resolve conflict, and limits federation with other instances using a specific access list to minimize abuse.

While mature content is allowed here, we strongly believe in being able to choose to engage with content on your own terms, so please make sure to put mature and potentially sensitive content behind the CW feature with enough description that people know what it's about.

Before signing up, please read our community guidelines. While it's a very broad swath of topics it covers, please do your best! We believe that as long as you're putting forth genuine effort to limit harm you might cause – even if you haven't read the document – you'll be okay!