Pro-top for fanfic writers: cissexism and transphobia are neither funny nor sexy
Here’s a quick way to find out if your fic is cissexist and/or transphobic.
- If the punchline is “she has a dick!”…
- If the Huge Plot Twist is “she has a dick!”…
- If you’re copying futanari bullshit from hentai…
- If you’re reducing gender to genitalia…
…it’s more than likely you’re doing something cissexist, and/or transphobic, which is gross and dehumanizing.
Now, this does not mean you should never write about trans* people. We need more fic about trans* people. But we don’t need more shit that dehumanizes them by reducing them to their genitals and treating them like freakshow exhibits.
ETA: Before anyone asks, no, I’m not linking to examples because I don’t need to subject people to that ugly shit just to satisfy idle curiosity.
