A few years ago, I was thinking of how to write about #CisHets the way they write about #trans people. Here's what I came up with:
1/ Being #CisHet is their defining attribute, always to be mentioned first.
e.g. "cis-het writer Jonathan Swift"
2/ Anything negative which a #CisHet does is a stain on all cis-hets.
e.g. "a cis-het mugged me"
3/ Any cis-het who asserts any right to anything is a #CHRA (Cis-Het Rights Activist).
e.g. "CHRAs demand right to feed seagulls".
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4/ Any #CisHet must be rated on how well they pass as cis-het.
e.g. "woman at work claims to be cis-het, but has no man and no kids #LOL #Fail"
5/ Any positive statement about about a cis-het must be followed by a but.
e.g. "my cis-het neighbour is looking out for us all, but I don't condone his cis lifestyle"
6/ #CisHets should not be allowed to expose children to cis-hettery.
e.g. "14yos being taught Jane Austen? Age-inappropriate! Stop sexualising our kids"
Any suggestions?
@2legged
I'm totally fine with people being cishet, I just don't want them shoving it down my throat.
Cishet people should have access to civil partnerships, but it's ridiculous to extend marriage to include mixed-sex, mixed-gender relationships.
"Hey Alex, you're cishet, right? So when you have sex with your partner, how exactly does it work? What? Oh, I was just curious, I didn't mean to be inappropriate, honest."
Yes, @Infrapink. It's just exhausting to have them doing #CisHet so inyerface, 24/7/365.
Don't these people have homes to go to?
Claire McNab
Infrapink (he/his/him)