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  • Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
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    3 days ago

    ‘Gender enthusiasts’ is probably my second favorite euphemism for trans people now. The first being from an old lady who was trying to politely ask if a woman was trans and asked if she was “a woman by choice” 😂

    • KubeRoot@discuss.tchncs.de
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      2 days ago

      I rather like the sound of “a woman by choice”, since it implies she is a woman, that it is a choice, and that the choice does apply. I’d be curious to hear opinions from trans people about that, but it seems very respectful.

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        Undervolting, I’ve been told, can achieve similar, or sometimes better results, especially when paired with a less overclocked, but still higher gender clock speed…

        For example: genderfluid, BUT only across the axis of gastrogenders. Agender also has potential, since in verbal conversation, it sounds dismissive, as if one is simply “a gender,” implying the other party should just guess.

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      3 days ago

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      Okay YouTube, this is my list of the TOP 10 genders of 2024! Tell me how many on this list you know about in the comments below. Leave a like and subscribe and let’s get into it. I’ll also be having a new video out soon about the best genders upcoming in 2025.

    • Shiggles
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      Is it really a euphemism? A trans person inherently has to care deeply about their gender, whereas a large amount of the cis population is sorta just like “well it’s easiest to vaguely conform to these societal expectations” and not like, hyper masculine/feminine.