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'''Shemale''' is a reclaimed slur for [[feminine]] individuals with a penis. Although it is used in a dehumanizing and fetishizing manner as a transphobic, altersexist, or intersexist slur, some have chosen to reclaim it, particularly [[transfeminine]]
Besides it's reclaimed use, it should not be used on any individual, especially those who have not reclaimed this term. No individual should use the slur unless they themselves have the right to reclaim it. The term should only be reclaimed by those who desire a penis, while being [[müllerian]], intersex, or transfeminine.
This term is very similar to [[d*ckgirl]] in its usage.
== History ==
Since the mid-19th century, the term ''she-male'' has been applied to "almost anyone who appears to have bridged gender lines", including [[Rosboy|effeminate men]] and many [[Lesbian|lesbians]].
The term came to have a more negative connotation over time and been used to describe a "hateful woman" or "b*tch." Up through the mid-1970s, it was used to describe an assertive woman, "especially a disliked, distrusted woman; a b*tch." Over time, it changed to be targeted more towards [[transgender]], [[transsex]], intersex, and [[altersex]]
In 1979, Janice Raymond employed the term as a derogatory descriptor for transgender women in her controversial book, ''The Transsexual Empire: The Making of the She-Male''. Raymond and other cultural feminists like Mary Daly argue that a "she-male" or "male-to-constructed female" is still male and constitutes a patriarchal attack by males upon the female essence. The term has since become a derogatory term applied to trans women and other
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