T*tboy is a slur used towards individuals who appear masculinely or 'boyishly' while having breasts. People who are called this includes, but is not limited to TM-Altpect, Sine-B2, amabris, transmasculine, non-binary, transsex, altersex, intersex, and sometimes even trans-women who don't 'pass' as a woman. This slur is often used in a a negative, dehumanizing, and fetishizing manner. It is transphobic, intersexist, and exorsexist.
Although this term is a slur, some who have had it used against them and fit the criteria listed above, may reclaim it and use it for themselves. Besides it's reclaimed use, it should not be used on any individual, especially those who have not reclaimed this term, and no individual should use the slur unless they themselves have the right to reclaim it.
It should only be used by those who desire breasts, as those who do not desire to have breasts cannot call themselves a t*tboy if they no longer have or want breasts.
Reasons this term is considered a slur by many are listed below, however more reasons and personal experiences may apply to some individuals.
- This term mocks CTM intersex individuals who develop breasts (like in klinefelter syndrome), or CTF individuals who have masculine features (like in hyperandrogenism) which is exorsexist, as one cannot control their born sex traits.
- This term mocks transine men, and implies that medical transition is needed to be a 'real boy' which is transphobic.
- This term mocks sinealt individuals, and implies that a partial transition isn't enough to be their 'real gender' which is transphobic.
- This term mocks transfeminine people who do not desire bottom surgery, and implies that a partial transition isn't enough to be their 'real gender' which is transphobic.
- This term mocks altersex and transsex people, and implies that there is something wrong about being non-conformant to sex, which is discriminatory towards varsex people.
- This term implies that transfeminine people must 'pass' to be accepted, which is transphobic and pushes gender roles.
History
It is unknown when T*tboy was first used, however the earliest use appears to have been on May 7th of 2011 on Urban Dictionary, by BlackTar.
Flag
The flag was coined by Tumblr user plurgai on February 23rd of 2021. There is no confirmed meaning.