Comments on: Word of the Week: He-She

By: wendae

wendae — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:49:23 +0000

When I hear someone refering to a transgendered person as “it” I get disgusted.

By: Jules

Jules — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:22:10 +0000

Why is He-She or Shim derogatory? In English the pronouns are gendered, so how should you describe someone who prefers not to be labeled either male or female or whom you’re not sure? In other languages – eg, Chinese and Malay, the pronoun is gender neutral which makes it a lot easier.

By: Gaven

Gaven — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:53:15 +0000

This word is absolutely deplorable. It is extremely offensive when used in normal conversation. I put it in the same context as any racial slur. When I hear someone using it I will drop out of the conversation and tune out the person speaking. I am not a he-she. I am a male that enjoys the feel of woman’s clothing .

By: Leslee

Leslee — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:28:39 +0000

He-she sounds alot like another term I dislike and that is she-male.I think both are in the same catagory of gender slander. When people cant think of anything decent to say, they have create new words to put down some one who is not just like they are, hence my new term, gender slander .I think many of the people, who are so quick to comment on others, have problems of there own. They feel superior after putting down someone else in order to alievate their own problems and insecurities.

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:36:59 +0000

This one just spews ignorance and I hear it constantly. This particular one is also offensive to women as well. Usually I hear it in conversaton about women who are not overly feminine in apearance. I had a rant about this a while back as well.

By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:09:58 +0000

Am I a “he-she”? I agree with you Jessica, it can be very abusive. I wrote it to search in Google and just got a lot of rhetoric. Definitions or identifications are what they are. I just turn away. Why do we need to have a label anyway? Humans are funny when it comes to identification and girls like us need to accept it or put our heads in the sand. Let us all assume who we are first, bond second and socialize to feel free with who we are.
Louise