> The "cis" prefix is most frequently used when there is a fairly equal >> division between two different presentations. >> > Not in some of my circles.
> Thus, using this prefix prefix inaccurately reflects the distribution of > gender identities. Let's not kid ourselves, no matter what data are being > presented, 70% or more of the human population *does* self-identify with > the gender assigned at birth. (The whole first paragraph on the origin of > the term is original research, but I'm not going to touch it with a 10-foot > pole.) > Perhaps labeling that way is a matter of habit, but is it the right thing to do -- to make something other because it's minority? > We would never even consider calling people who have two feet "cispedal" > or people who have blood pressure in the normal range "cistensive". In > fact, there's a word for those with blood pressure in the normal range: > "normotensive". But it wouldn't look politically correct to call people > who identify with their assigned birth gender as "normogender", which would > be the linguistically correct prefix, because that encompasses the majority > of people. [For the record, I'd never advocate the use of that term, > either.] > > Let's just call women "women" or, if it's really felt that we need to be > exclusive, "those who self-identify as women". > > > Risker/Anne > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > Gendergap@lists.wikimedia.org > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > -- Heather Walls Communications Design Manager I Wikimedia Foundation 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 heat...@wikimedia.org
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