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9 ‘human demons’ caught at Rowell Road
By Ms Chor Lor | July 17, 2009 | 620 views
If you are not a chinese, you are probably going to think this post is about some kind of demons? Something supernatural? Paranormal?
WRONG! ‘Human Demons’ is actually a English translation for ‘人妖’, which actually means transgender in chinese.
It was never known why the chinese like to use such a mismatch word to call transgender. As in, do we really look so scary like demons? We are humans no doubt, but we ain’t any demons.
Usually it is the older generation or people from China who will use such a term to call transgender. While the later generation usually uses the term of ‘transgender’ or ‘sex change’ in chinese, which is ‘变性人’.
On the other hand, some people will only call those who had really undergone sex change ‘变性人’. While they won’t use this term to call those who have not sex change, or pre-op. They will probably use the word ‘人妖’ more.
But if you really look at the meanings of the words, 变 = change, 性 = sex or gender. So in short ‘变性人’ should be = change gender people! It does not means sex change operation people! If not then it will be 变性手术人 already! 变性 = change sex, 手术 = operation. So you see it is 变性人, change gender person, it is not 变性手术人, change sex operation person!
So, 变性人 may be use to call a transgender regardless whether they have operate or not, it’s not only for those who have really sex change. As long as that person has already become a woman, even if she’s a pre op, she is still call a 变性人 already! Because that person has already change their gender from a male to female, he had changed his appearance from a male to female, change gender already, 变性人 aka change gender person.
Ok, let’s go back to the word 人妖. I did some search on the internet to find how the word come about, but there was none that really explains why it is so call.
However, came across an article that suggest, because many transgenders like to dress until extremely hot and sexy and revealing, which in chinese, the word 妖艳 means wearing until like a seductive demon. So they use the word 人妖 to call us.
And in many chinese legend and stories, the demons are always very pretty girls, wearing until so seductive, until the men are always bewitched by these demons. At the same time, people always presume that transgenders are men thirsty just like these demons, thus the term 人妖 again.
And I also came across an article that wrote, the very very early first ‘transgender’, guys that dress and behaves like women, or 人妖, originated from China. And they seem to be 4 very popular figures until they name it 史上最著名的四大人妖. Just like how they name the ancient 4 great beauties of China, 四大美人. I really wonder who they are and how they look like.
It is not really surprising that transgenderism originated from China. Base on the eunuchs, though they never really go sex change and have a vagina, they are already behaving so girlish.
Unfortunately, I don’t understand the article cause it is in chinese! lolx. Can someone explain it to me?
And finally, back to the title, there was this news on a police raid at Desker Road recently where they caught 9 transgenders. Seriously, it’s been quite long since we hear of news of transgenders being caught.
Sometimes, there are just so many reasons why we want to work as that. It is not necessary for luxury. Anyway, I will touch on this someday.
Topics: Transgender | 1 Comment »
July 19th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
The news shocked me. And I was very concerned of a sister whom told me she was with the Desker Road sisters giving sex services. Seldom seen her online. She was once a professional, just like me, supposedly to be married off to an Indian national as wife. This indian national claimed that he wanted to sponsor her sex change operations. But later this man dumped her. After that, probably due to rejection from family, she lived with the Desker Sisters who teach her the sex trade. I never met her once, and don’t know how she looked like in real life. If police caught her, I hoped they gave her some leniency. TS life is already tough. The government should help us solve our social issues rather than letting us find our own life ourselves. No one wants to be a prostitute if we can find our own jobs.