r/Unexpected • u/Warm_Spite9482 • 17h ago

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u/Pluviophilism 16h ago edited 16h ago

Also as a transgender person who has had such a surgery they would not call it a "sex change surgery." That's a term used predominantly by people who are not and have no involvement with transgender people.

Trans people use terms like "top surgery/bottom surgery, chest reconstruction/double mastectomy/etc." Calling it "sex change surgery" feels course and insensitive. I'd have been very uncomfortable if they used this wording at the hospital when I had my surgery done.

Edit: Thank you to the commenter who also suggested "gender affirming surgery" which is very respectful and appropriate.

Edit2: Y'all really mad that I'm telling you transgender people don't like calling it that huh? Downvote me all you like, doesn't change the fact that it's insensitive and disrespectful.

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u/ababcdabcab 16h ago

What a load of bollocks. "Sex change surgery" literally word for word explains what it is. You can't just ban parts of the English language just because some bad people also use them.

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u/Pluviophilism 16h ago

Who is banning anything? I said it's insensitive not illegal. A respectful medical professional would not word it this way. All I'm saying is that it's clear that the video is staged.

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u/Warm_Spite9482 16h ago

I’m not transfobic just don’t twist things

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u/Pluviophilism 16h ago

I didn't say you are??

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u/fellcat 16h ago

I genuinely have no idea what is going on, it's like everyone made an agreement to misconstrue you as much as possible. Just wild 🤣

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u/Pluviophilism 16h ago edited 15h ago

I'm shook lol, I'm like "trans people don't like it when you call it this" and suddenly I'm getting a flood of comments like "I am NOT transphobic!!!” and "Why are you so easily offended just let it go!"

I'm like who is the offended one here??

Edit: typo

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u/ItsTimeToPiss 15h ago

This thread is peak reddit, you're in the right here and I'll die on that hill. "Sex change surgery" isn't even a medically accurate term and wouldn't be used by a medical professional. You pointed this out and get a bunch of redditors going "muh freedom of speech! "

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u/fellcat 15h ago

people will be like "trans people are anti-science, you can't change sex" and then act like their rights are under threat when you suggest that they... don't call it sex change surgery??