Am I the only one for whom 'trannie' means a guy in a dress, while 'tranny' means what has to be pulled at great expense after your car starts making clunking noises when it goes uphill? I looked at that and thought "Auto parts spam?"
A trannie isn't a guy in a dress, it's a person who has (post-op) or will (pre-op) undergo surgery to become a member of the opposite sex. It's also a derogatory term and not to be preferred!
Disagree entirely, Wolfson. "Trannie" includes both transvestites (guy in a dress) and transsexuals (surgical circs). I can't claim to be an expert on this, but I don't know what the approved term is - is there one? The only thing I've heard in this area is that the approved reference to women is "genetically girl" or "gg," which, I have to admit, seem wierd or somehow inappropriate.
Oh, transvestites, right, I knew there was another word I was forgetting. But I've never seen "tranny" or "trannie" used in that context, only "crossdresser".
I would think a transsexual would prefer ersatz, but I guess not.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 8:51 AM
Wolfson, I'm surprised you didn't comment on the fact that the now-deleted spammers spelled it "trannys" rather than "trannies."
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 8:57 AM
I like to keep things unpredictable.
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:05 AM
I'm sure the trannys are happy to hear that.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:14 AM
When they sprayed comments all over my site (all of which were moderated because they were on old posts - hint hint Ogged), both spellings were used.
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:14 AM
Am I the only one for whom 'trannie' means a guy in a dress, while 'tranny' means what has to be pulled at great expense after your car starts making clunking noises when it goes uphill? I looked at that and thought "Auto parts spam?"
Posted by LizardBreath | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:16 AM
A trannie isn't a guy in a dress, it's a person who has (post-op) or will (pre-op) undergo surgery to become a member of the opposite sex. It's also a derogatory term and not to be preferred!
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:22 AM
"has undergone or will undergo," fothermucker.
Posted by Matt Weiner | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:26 AM
Point Weiner.
Posted by ogged | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:27 AM
I fall upon the thorns of editing! I bleed!
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:33 AM
Disagree entirely, Wolfson. "Trannie" includes both transvestites (guy in a dress) and transsexuals (surgical circs). I can't claim to be an expert on this, but I don't know what the approved term is - is there one? The only thing I've heard in this area is that the approved reference to women is "genetically girl" or "gg," which, I have to admit, seem wierd or somehow inappropriate.
Posted by SomeCallMeTim | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:33 AM
Oh, transvestites, right, I knew there was another word I was forgetting. But I've never seen "tranny" or "trannie" used in that context, only "crossdresser".
Posted by ben wolfson | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 9:37 AM
weird
Posted by apostropher | Link to this comment | 03-30-05 11:05 AM