When a transgendered person (typically someone who is assigned male at birth) talks down to cisgendered people (typically cisgendered women) about various topics including biology, gender, gender expression, privilege, etc. Often it is an outlandish idea or talking point that when opposed by a cisgendered person the trans individual or followers of said individual will call the cisgendered person a bigot or transphobic for lack of a better argument.
Amab Transfemme: I take HRT and it gives me a period. I get tender breasts, cramps and I'm super hormonal at certain times of the month.
Cis woman: I'm sorry but that's not a period. You don't have a uterus or ovaries so that's physically impossible.
Amab transfemme: My period is very real to me! I do everything but bleed! You're being exclusionary to trans women! How privileged you are to be Cis! You're transphobic!
Cisgender woman: Did you just transplain my own bodily function to me?
Cis woman: I'm sorry but that's not a period. You don't have a uterus or ovaries so that's physically impossible.
Amab transfemme: My period is very real to me! I do everything but bleed! You're being exclusionary to trans women! How privileged you are to be Cis! You're transphobic!
Cisgender woman: Did you just transplain my own bodily function to me?
by Lovely potatoes February 28, 2023
Get the Transplain mug.The phenomenon of explaining something to someone who has similar or superior knowledge of the subject being explained. Similar to "mansplaining" but occurs regardless of gender. Full "Travsplaining" requires travsplainer to be actually named "Travis".
So I was talking about a historically accurate costume I was making and Travis started Travsplaining about medieval clothing like I hadn't shown him photos of half a dozen outfits I had already made before.
Travis was showing me his houseplants and started Travsplaining about how plant food is basically just sugar water so you can make your own for cheap. Then he remembered that I worked in a flower shop for 10 years and got embarrassed.
Travis was showing me his houseplants and started Travsplaining about how plant food is basically just sugar water so you can make your own for cheap. Then he remembered that I worked in a flower shop for 10 years and got embarrassed.
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Verb (transplaining, transplained). To "explain" the so-called "facts" of a transgender fantasy using circular reasoning and post-modern nonsense words. Usually accompanied by character attacks and other logical fallacies. Common among SJWs and students of gender studies. Similar to the verb "mansplain", but with a right-on lefty twinge.
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Get the transplain mug.Essentially when a trans person assumes a non-trans person lacks knowledge in an area where she (or he) is known to be an expert
Cis-gendered person: I cannot believe Dylan just transplained to me about the difference between men and woman. That dude is transplaining me.
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Get the Transplain mug.When a transgender person or transgender ally talks about their identity and/or general issues the transgender community face, and a transphobe wants to silence this discussion, they label whatever the transgender individual says as "transplaining".
Thus, "transplaining" is a slur a transphobe will use to label and stifle any conversation by a transgender individual or ally regarding trans issues.
Thus, "transplaining" is a slur a transphobe will use to label and stifle any conversation by a transgender individual or ally regarding trans issues.
Trans man (FTM): "I prefer he/him pronouns and prefer using the men's toilets, especially as I present as a male, thus using the women's toilets will cause confusion and makes me uncomfortable".
A transphobe/gender critical/terf: "You're transplaining!"
A transphobe/gender critical/terf: "You're transplaining!"
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Synonymous with crossplaying in some instances.
Synonymous with crossplaying in some instances.
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