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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

What's wild about "two-spirit" is that it's not a really definite concept (that is, it is a neologism from 1990 that does not have a universal understanding among tribal traditions) but what it does accomplish is replacing the perjorative European anthropological term

slurberdache, from Arabic burdaj "slave" meaning basically a young male submissive gay partner

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    TIL that term is considered a slur. I remember learning about them in anthropology class ~15 years ago and that was the term used.

    So is the respectful terminology today to use whichever modern LGBTQ label is accurate, or should I use two-spirit in historical context?

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