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[maevele]

Is Cis A Dis? And other air castles to storm… « FemmEssay

a cis feminist making a damn strong point about cis privilege.

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[kynn.livejournal.com]

No, you're cis AND stupid.

There is no way to remind someone that they are acting out of cis privilege and tossing around cissexism without telling them they are cis.

It's like (but not identical to) if you try to tell me I am being racist without ever addressing that I'm white.

[lady-alyria.livejournal.com]

Have I called you white in a derogatory way, ever?

[kynn.livejournal.com]

Have you ever called me out for being a racist asshat?

No -- and in fact you've praised me for NOT being racist toward you.

The fact that I haven't been racist enough for you to call out doesn't mean that when you say cissexist bullshit, you get to invoke some sort of false reciprocity and demand that I don't point out your cis privilege.