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Originally Posted by sarahsweets
Are you saying that Gay people are reclaiming the term because it was once a derogatory slur for gay people? Does it apply to both men and women? I feel like because its a female word used originally as a way to slander and demean gay people (particularly men and boys and straight ones as well) that I have some onus in the word being used negatively or positively.
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Not being part of the community, and not being American, it's really hard for me to say.
But from the outside looking in, and that only briefly, it seems that there's a gay BDSM culture that has taken back the term 'sissy' and applied to effeminate bottom gay males who are 'forced' into CD as an act of sexualised humiliation.
Wiki only says:
"In the BDSM practice of forced feminization, the male bottom undergoing cross-dressing may be called a sissy as a form of erotic humiliation, which may elicit guilt or sexual arousal, or possibly both, depending on the individual. This is forced, changing the man's sexuality. Methods include things like hypnosis and reinforcing gifs. After watching them, in some fantasy scenarios, the man will start to think he is attracted to men and that he is a female.[27][better source needed]"
But it seems there's more to it than this.
I think we need someone more conversant with the culture to provide input, tbh.
Edit:
Here's a quickly found academic example of the term 'sissy':
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/11337817.pdf
Further edit:
It also seems to apply to Hetero submissive males who are dominated by a female into wearing/acting femme. Doesn't seem to be used of women at all, afaik.