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Alternative spellings of woman
Womxn and womyn are alternative political spellings of the English word woman, used by some feminists. There are other spellings, including womban (a reference to the womb or uterus) or womon (singular), and wombyn or wimmin (plural). Some writers who use such alternative spellings, avoiding the suffix "-man" or "-men", see them as an expression of female independence and a repudiation of traditions that define women by reference to a male norm.
These re-spellings existed alongside the use of herstory, a feminist re-examination and re-telling of history.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines womyn as "in feminist use: women."
The OED added womxn in 2021, and defines it as "adopted by some as a more inclusive alternative to womyn, which is perceived as marginalizing certain groups, especially ethnic minority and transgender women.". Dictionary.com added womxn to its dictionary in 2019 with the definition "used, especially in intersectional feminism, as an alternative spelling to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequences m-a-n and m-e-n, and to be inclusive of trans and nonbinary people."
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The terms womyn and womxn have been criticised for being unnecessary or confusing neologisms, due to the uncommonness of mxn to describe men.
The word womyn has been criticised by transgender people due to its usage in trans-exclusionary radical feminist circles which exclude trans women from identifying into the category of "woman", particularly the term womyn-born womyn. The term wombyn was also particularly criticized by trans advocates since it implies that a woman must have a womb to be a woman.
Some trans-inclusionary feminists argue in favor of the word womxn as being more inclusive of transgender women, non-binary people, and intersex women, while other trans-inclusionary feminists criticize the term womxn for the implication that trans women are not women but are a separate category, or for the implication that non-binary people are women. Jennie Kermode, chair of Trans Media Watch, stated in 2018 that the organization would not use the term womxn, considering that women already includes trans women.
Alternative spellings of woman
Womxn and womyn are alternative political spellings of the English word woman, used by some feminists. There are other spellings, including womban (a reference to the womb or uterus) or womon (singular), and wombyn or wimmin (plural). Some writers who use such alternative spellings, avoiding the suffix "-man" or "-men", see them as an expression of female independence and a repudiation of traditions that define women by reference to a male norm.
These re-spellings existed alongside the use of herstory, a feminist re-examination and re-telling of history.
The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) defines womyn as "in feminist use: women."
The OED added womxn in 2021, and defines it as "adopted by some as a more inclusive alternative to womyn, which is perceived as marginalizing certain groups, especially ethnic minority and transgender women.". Dictionary.com added womxn to its dictionary in 2019 with the definition "used, especially in intersectional feminism, as an alternative spelling to avoid the suggestion of sexism perceived in the sequences m-a-n and m-e-n, and to be inclusive of trans and nonbinary people."
See also:
The terms womyn and womxn have been criticised for being unnecessary or confusing neologisms, due to the uncommonness of mxn to describe men.
The word womyn has been criticised by transgender people due to its usage in trans-exclusionary radical feminist circles which exclude trans women from identifying into the category of "woman", particularly the term womyn-born womyn. The term wombyn was also particularly criticized by trans advocates since it implies that a woman must have a womb to be a woman.
Some trans-inclusionary feminists argue in favor of the word womxn as being more inclusive of transgender women, non-binary people, and intersex women, while other trans-inclusionary feminists criticize the term womxn for the implication that trans women are not women but are a separate category, or for the implication that non-binary people are women. Jennie Kermode, chair of Trans Media Watch, stated in 2018 that the organization would not use the term womxn, considering that women already includes trans women.