I’m super interested in the “shemale” terminology. What’s the stark difference or explanation there? The others I can generally buy as nerd culture, but what does that have to do with a gendered slur?
And similarly, why isn’t there a similar reflection of at least one term of bigotry or ignorance specifically females are more likely to know?
I would assume that's the case because it's commonly used in pornography (see also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shemale) and males statistically watch more pornography.
The landscape of romance novels might be getting different now, but from what I used to see, a lot of the older romance novels feature mainly standard heterosexual romance. So I'm not sure why there would be a term that's overwhelmingly used as there generally wouldn't be such a term?
I’m not a woman and I don’t consume romance/erotica so no. I’m only aware of how big romance is because I’m a writer, and it’s no secret romance authors far and away make the most money.
Why aren’t there women specific terms for the romance or erotica that women overwhelmingly consume then is my confusion. Because it’s not like women don’t get off. They just have different mediums to consume erotic content.
And similarly, why isn’t there a similar reflection of at least one term of bigotry or ignorance specifically females are more likely to know?