Well that's something...

[wednes]

Remember a few weeks, maybe a month ago, I found out H and I weren't getting the check from our 2013 income tax refile? I was super bummed because it was my fault and we sort of needed the money? Well, the check mysteriously arrived today, over a month after it was supposed to and after we were told it wasn't coming at all.

Wha--?

My back is still stiff and sore and terrible. Normally I'd do some stretches while lying on the floor. But the vacuum we bought last year is already broken and H doesn't want to buy one from Craigslist. So I'm not lying on a floor that hasn't been vacuumed in a month. No, not even when I'm in pain.

That bitch from Nerdly who talked shit about me in a review (and stole one of my pics, which has since been removed) is now attempting to justify her terrible behavior. Did you know that being transexual makes you the spokesperson for every transexual? I had no idea. Fascinating, right? Too bad I'm so "disrespectful" and need to "educate" myself. *shakes head*

Honestly, is there a difference between "she revealed herself to be a biological male" and "she revealed herself to be a transgendered woman" in terms of respect or dignity? If my phrasing (the first one) was honestly disrespectful, I do want to know about it. Though I maintain that calling me out publicly while lumping me in with people who made Crying Game jokes or used the term "He/She" is right out. The review was for Penny Dreadful, which is set in a time period before terms like transgendered or transexual were used, as far as I know. I find this annoying because a) I don't think I'm an ignorant or hateful person, and b) if my verbiage is off, I want to discuss it rather than fend off an accusation--especially from a total stranger. Gah.

Comments

[roane]

FWIW, "biological male" is a no-no. A trans woman isn't anything male, except "designated male at birth". I dunno anything about what this person said about you, but yeah, good rule of thumb is to avoid calling any aspect of a trans person's life by the wrong gender. Sorry that person was nasty about it though. :(

[wednes]

Well that's disappointing to learn.

This was in regard to a review of Penny Dreadful, wherein a victorian prostitute opens her dress to reveal what I called being a "biological male." Another reviewer called me ignorant and told me to educate myself--in the context of other reviewers that made Crying Game references and used terms like "Tranny" or "HeShe" when describing this scene. I was pretty offended, but now I'm more upset to learn that they had a point in doing so.

[zerocharisma]

Small note: "transgendered" is a no-no as well, with "transgender" being the preferred descriptor.

From this Time article:
'The most common objection to the word, says Serano, is that the “ed” makes it sound like “something has been done to us,” as if they weren’t the same person all along.'

[wednes]

That makes sense. Thank you.