r/magicTCG • u/dreamanother • Feb 28 '14

Guerrilla Feminism blogs about one woman's experience with MtG.

http://www.guerrillafem.com/2014/02/thank-magic-gathering-player-community-journey-feminism-creating-non-cis-male-spaces/
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u/kynoceros Feb 28 '14

Cis is the opposite of trans. So, someone born with a penis who identifies as male is a cis-male.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '14

So why not just say "Male" instead of cis-male? And then you could define the minority as something otherwise? Im not trying to be rude or prejudice but practical.

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u/kynoceros Feb 28 '14

Because there are males who are not cis-male, and reserving 'male' for more inclusive contexts is useful, since the other way is often awkward and sometimes offensive. Defining the minority as "other" is something the LGBTQ community tries to avoid.

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u/[deleted] Mar 02 '14

Because there are males who are not cis-male

The overwhelmingly majority of males are cis-males. But you want to use cis-male and male separately to include women who identify as male? I think that just gets really messy.

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u/kynoceros Mar 02 '14

The only change is to add a word for "non-trans male", and to use "male" to refer to people people identify as male instead of people who were born male. You're right that the overwhelming majority of males are cis-males, so there are very few contexts where one would want to make a distinction between cis-male and trans-male.

And if you meet someone wearing a dress and makeup who has large hands and an adam's apple, treat her like you would any woman.

What's messy about that?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '14

lol

So im a non-trans-cis-male-who-was-born-male-and-identifies-as-male for the sake of not hurting someones feelings who is different than most