[raconteur]

Originally Posted by Bionca

I'm not a fan of Shemale or Ladyboy. Shemale has a really nasty history (Google Janice Raymond + Shemale) and Ladyboy is a term for Trans*women from Thailand - as a white woman, it would be inappropriate for that term to be used. It is also mostly used by Westerners for Trans Thai prostiutes. So, I a big fan of being called by my name, barring that Transgendered is swell.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us ... I, for one, am grateful to learn. I have no TV/TS friends and all I know is what I read. So, please excuse my ignorance and lack of real world experience! Please don't take offence to anything I type. Just reply and set me on the right course!

In Brazil, they use the Portuguese word "boneca" to describe mtf TS's. Boneca translates to "doll" in English. (it can also translate to dolly, puppet, poppet, dummy and poppet-valve)

I like to think of lovely TS's as Dolls -- being a beautiful Lady, above just girls, almost angelic, with a special surprise.

In some cultures (e.g.Thailand) a reference is made to the third sex.

Do you think "Doll" is acceptable?

I thought the blond "femboy" look of Jennifer Zack was my perfect Doll. If she was my friend, I'd have tried to talk her out of getting bolt-ons and dark hair (she might have chnged my mind, of course). What does that say about me?

Anyway, just some thoughts. Be kind if you reply ...