Hey, by the way “hermaphrodite” is considered a slur, as it has a long history of being associated with horrific abuse of people with genitalia that isn’t considered ‘normal’. So in the future, I’d recommend using the term intersex.
This is an odd one, cause it’s also medical I think? Or just scientific like hermaphroditic plants. For sure a person-slur though. Like a person may be hermaphroditic, but at the very least it’s a faux pas to call them a hermaphrodite, if not derogatory outright.
It is used in a medical/scientific context, but most intersex people consider it bad, as it only used to refer to people until fairly recently (19th century I think?). When talking about species that can reproduce by themselves (like slugs or some plants), I’ve heard the word cosexual is preferred.
Hey, by the way “hermaphrodite” is considered a slur, as it has a long history of being associated with horrific abuse of people with genitalia that isn’t considered ‘normal’. So in the future, I’d recommend using the term intersex.
Good to know, thanks. That’s just what the vet called her, I wasn’t aware there were bad connotations with the term.
Np. They’re a very pretty kitty!
This is an odd one, cause it’s also medical I think? Or just scientific like hermaphroditic plants. For sure a person-slur though. Like a person may be hermaphroditic, but at the very least it’s a faux pas to call them a hermaphrodite, if not derogatory outright.
It is used in a medical/scientific context, but most intersex people consider it bad, as it only used to refer to people until fairly recently (19th century I think?). When talking about species that can reproduce by themselves (like slugs or some plants), I’ve heard the word cosexual is preferred.