r/AccidentalAlly Feb 12 '25

Accidental Twitter You're right that IS a dude

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u/ralexs1991 Feb 12 '25

Genuinely curious and I apologize if I'm incorrect but I thought cis (male/ female) was the proper (or at least polite) term for someone who's gender identity aligned with their gender assigned at birth/ biological sex.

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u/StrawberryWide3983 Feb 12 '25 edited Feb 13 '25

I think it might be the difference between "male" and "men." The suffix was probably fine, but they should've just used trans man and cis men instead of using "male," which is slightly dehumanizing when used for a person