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[–]Athelhilda2 9 insightful - 2 fun9 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 2 fun -  (6 children)

I don't see any trans women "reclaiming" the word dyke.

[–]dramasexual 23 insightful - 2 fun23 insightful - 1 fun24 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Oh they absolutely do. It's fucking infuriating.

[–]julesburm1891 15 insightful - 2 fun15 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yep. I’ve encountered it in real life. Funny how something that was never hurled at them throughout high school is so “reclaimed” and “fun.”

[–]yousaythosethingsFind and Replace "gatekeeping" with "having boundaries" 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This is actually extremely common. It's all over the dating app profiles of every transwoman. They love "dyke" probably for the same reason transmen love the f-word. Curiously they also all love making up stories where they claim they were called this by a stranger. I have never seen any transwoman IRL or anywhere online look anything like someone who would get called "dyke" by a stranger because absolutely no one would have think they're a homosexual female, but at best a cross-dressing male who wants to be seen as a woman. My girlfriend was aggressively called "dyke" by a stranger within the last few months while she was minding her own business because she's female but presents masculinely, so it is very much still being used as a slur against masculine women who are presumed to be lesbians (which she is).

In contrast, I fully believe transwomen of any sexual orientation get called the f-word because the vast majority are obviously male and are presumed to be homosexual. If you ask around, most people assume that Caitlyn Jenner was/is a closet homosexual male. It doesn't help that he is in that weird "non-relationship" with a fellow, but much younger transwoman that is his youngest kids' age. But it doesn't mean that trans women get to reclaim the f-word if they're not homosexual males or they are trying to identify out of being homosexual males.

[–]GreykittymommaMagical lady 💜 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

But apparently some bisexual women call themselves dy*es. I think that is pretty lame.

[–]Shales123 7 insightful - 1 fun7 insightful - 0 fun8 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The bloke who coined the term "cotton ceiling" refers to lesbians as "cis dykes"

[–]reluctant_commenter 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Unfortunately there are actually a lot of them. Just go on r/actualtransbians and look at the flairs.