How to get out of an uncomfortable egg culture situation with this one simple trick.
Real talk: Calling people eggs is a violation of the egg prime directive, and is considered invalidating as you are trying to say that a person is not the gender they identify as, that their identity is invalid. Don’t call people eggs, like ever, it’s extremely uncool.
Can someone explain the concept and etymology of “egg”? I am wholly uninformed and search engines are now shit.
The trans person in question is the hatchling. Someone who is an egg is someone who has yet to hatch into their true identity.
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As a concept it’s a person that’s trans but hasn’t realised yet. Sometimes there are signs, which is where you might run into the mentioned situation of calling someone an egg. Experimenting with clothing made for women is a common/obvious one, but it doesn’t always mean they’re an egg. They might just like the clothing but still identify as a man.
The etymology? I dunno.
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I think the etymology stems from the fact that an egg hatches into a chick.
Oh, I get it now 🙄
For those not in the know “chick” is a term to refer to women. There are varying opinions on its use but it is considered by many to be objectifying and misogynistic.
…That actually makes the idea of calling other people eggs somehow even worse.
wasn’t there something about it being considered misogynistic except if you’re in spain, then it’s considered normal?
Not sure, I just know that I’ve known people who complained because men called them chicks, claiming it was demeaning, objectifying, or misogynistic. I don’t personally know that much since I’m not actually a woman. Sorry to all if I came off as mansplaining, or… enbysplaining…? 🤷