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@vagina_museum thanks for this history. It's done much to flesh out my understanding.
My encounter with 'cis' on the interwebs was confusing. It took me some time to figure out what people were talking about. After understanding the topic (in general terms) I'm confused differently; there seem to be few ways to participate in the conversation that doesn't quickly devolve into name calling and casting dark aspersions on peoples' motivation.
@vagina_museum personally I don't like the term cisgender applied to me, although by the definition above, it's factual. In time perhaps I won't care.
In school I was called a nerd and it was very unpleasant. The context has aggression and bullying. Today being called a nerd is a cool thing, generally, and I don't mind. I even use it myself.
The way cis is often used now in the places I encounter it has so far been of the school bully variety; there are examples in this thread.