Hey, by the way "hermaphrodite" is considered a slur, as it has a long history of being associated with horrific abuse of people with genitalia that isn't considered 'normal'. So in the future, I'd recommend using the term intersex.

[–] degen@midwest.social 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This is an odd one, cause it's also medical I think? Or just scientific like hermaphroditic plants. For sure a person-slur though. Like a person may be hermaphroditic, but at the very least it's a faux pas to call them a hermaphrodite, if not derogatory outright.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

It is used in a medical/scientific context, but most intersex people consider it bad, as it only used to refer to people until fairly recently (19th century I think?). When talking about species that can reproduce by themselves (like slugs or some plants), I've heard the word cosexual is preferred.

[–] cod@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Good to know, thanks. That’s just what the vet called her, I wasn’t aware there were bad connotations with the term.

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 days ago

Np. They're a very pretty kitty!