This is a bit of a rant/pet peeve.
I'm trans, so this will make a bit more sense with that knowledge.
I hate it when people (especially love interests) refer to me as "boi" and not "boy"... it seems like no big deal, and I guess it's not. I'm not sensitive about things like that at all usually. I just don't care.
But that... it's one thing that actually causes me discomfort and makes me feel dysphoric.
I mean, it's just a word. Not a slur. Not an attack.
But it just feels like... they don't think of me as a man.
They would never call a biological male "boi", it would be "boy", no questions asked.
So why "boi" for me? I don't ask to be called that. I stick to strictly male pronouns and terminology.
Thoughts?
I'm trans, so this will make a bit more sense with that knowledge.
I hate it when people (especially love interests) refer to me as "boi" and not "boy"... it seems like no big deal, and I guess it's not. I'm not sensitive about things like that at all usually. I just don't care.
But that... it's one thing that actually causes me discomfort and makes me feel dysphoric.
I mean, it's just a word. Not a slur. Not an attack.
But it just feels like... they don't think of me as a man.
They would never call a biological male "boi", it would be "boy", no questions asked.
So why "boi" for me? I don't ask to be called that. I stick to strictly male pronouns and terminology.
Thoughts?