hi please please please for the love of god stop using "womxn/womyn" i feel like i shouldnt still have to say this but they were both terms created by terfs to exclude trans women from conversations PLEASE stop using it

obviously that doesn't mean everyone who uses it is a terf a lot of people are under the misconception that it's a term created to INCLUDE trans women but that inherently is transphobic +

bc creating a new term when there's nothing in the meaning of "woman" that doesn't already include trans women is OTHERING trans women - it's unnecessary. just say women. that's what they are

update: i've been informed womyn was created as a... fix? for womxn but EYE still am arguing the practicality of womyn is non-existent... i'm hearing its supposed to also include afab people? but i know as an enby trans guy EYE wouldn't wanna be referred to as a "womyn". idk

i'm sorry i muted this conversation! i don't want it to seem like i was running away from accountability (bc i was wrong about the origins of womyn) i just get anxious about notifs. unmuting now so the convo can continue !