#offensive terms

The term "Bushmen," now often considered pejorative, originated from the 17th-century Dutch term "Bosjesmans," meaning "people of the bush," and was used to refer to the San people, the indigenous hunter-gatherers of Southern Africa

While the term "Bushmen" is still used, it's now often considered derogatory or offensive by many South Africans, and the term "San" is preferred in official contexts

I uhh. I actually have a few questions about term of which I’m not sure are offensive or okay.

I would like to list them out, in hopes that some people out there can give me some insight on whether these words are okay.

I’m not trying to pick a fight, I’m genuinely asking as a 90s kid who doesn’t know any better: are these derogatory, or offensive, or ignorant in any way?

Words I grew up with that I’m unsure of:

1. Metrosexual

2. Transvestite

3. Tranny

4. Sissy

you are not alone turtledove, homosexual has widely fallen out of favour. i mean, ppl are free to use whatever term they want to describe themselves, but no one should use tht term unless they know the person wants to be refered to ask such. 

the reason it’s offensive, is tht ‘homosexual’ is a clinical term, historically associated with being; deviant, hypersexual, and mentally incompetent. none of which are true, which is why it’s no longer a label tht most same-gender attracted ppl choose to use for themselves. generally, it’s a word tht homophobes use. as being open to loving ppl of your same gender may or may not have anything to do with sex, but homophobes like to use it to emphasize their feelings of “ew gross gay sex.” 

also, your friends are rude af. you make a polite request to not be referred to as something you find offensive and they say, no! WTF?!?! tht’s some terrible friendship action rt there. if my friend wanted me to call them Mr. Bazosoeil i would do it gladly, cuz their my friend and they asked me to. tht should be enuf for them to treat you with respect. 

“..it is aggressively used by anti-gay extremists to suggest that gay people are somehow diseased or psychologically/emotionally disordered...” viaGLAAD’s Offensive Terms List.