hate speech Can someone please explain this The origination and use of cisgender can be compared to the reclamation of profane words and hate speech such as nigger and queer How do they compare Cisgender people are not reclaiming this word for themselves are they Rather this is a word much more likely to be use by transgender people to describe those who aren t and a more logical comparison is with use of cracker by black people or breeder etc by gay people 06 47 2005 Jun 21 UTC