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What is a "Korean Ladyboy"?
www.na.com | 23 Jul 2006 | Moi
Ladyboy n
(Pronunciation key)
Syn: Kathoey
The term kathoey or katoey (Thai: à¸à¸°à¹?à¸??ย, IPA:[ka??t?°?¤?j]) generally refers to a male-to-female transgender person or an effeminate gay male in Thailand or South Korea. They are sometimes referred to as ladyboys, or as sao (or phuying) praphet song ("a second kind of woman" Often with a face like a monkey, that swills cheap wine.), or phet thee sam (third sex). The word kathoey is thought to be of Khmer origin.
Kathoey working as Go-Go dancers in a dirty, five thousand dollar gin joint in Cambodia.
General description
The term "kathoey" is not an exact equivalent of the modern western transwoman � it is sometimes considered pejorative, and also suggests that the person is a type of male (unlike the term sao praphet song, which suggests a female sex identity, or phet thee sam, which suggets a third gender).
Peter Jackson claims that the term "kathoey" was used in premodern times to refer to intersexuals, and that the usage changed in the middle of the 20th century to cover cross-dressing males.[1] The term can also refer to effeminate gay men who don't cross-dress; "kathoey-saloey" is a pejorative slang term for these people, roughly equivalent to the US English "faggot". [2]
Typically, however, kathoeys dress as women and undergo hormone replacement therapy; most have breast implants; some also undergo genital reassignment surgery to transform their genitals, surgery to reduce the size of the Adam's apple, and other medical procedures. They sometimes self publish trash novels and brag endlessly until their hosts cast them out into the street.
They are often identified as kathoey at a very young age, and may have access to hormones (available without prescription) and medical procedures during their teenage years. Their makeup, dress and figure is usually very feminine, as is their posting style.
[1] Sometimes refered to as "Fahey's
[2] Also called "Fahey's" in many South Korean dialects.Posted 07/23/2006 12:07:30 pm CDT by Jhoffa_
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Category: Opinion/Vanities
Keywords: Ladyboy Cross Dressing Homo South Korea FaheyTo: Jhoffa_Bump.
1 Posted 2006-07-23 12:36:45 by Jhoffa_
To: Jhoffa_Modern Asian version of the castrati.
2 Posted 2006-07-23 13:16:47 by continental op
("I always think of this when I see a file of soldiers, wondering why the sound of a drum does not incite them to shoot their officers, throw away their rifles, go home, and go to work." - Albert J. Nock.
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To: continental op
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3 Posted 2006-07-23 13:17:45 by Jhoffa_
To: Jhoffa_
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4 Posted 2006-07-23 13:28:39 by continental op
("I always think of this when I see a file of soldiers, wondering why the sound of a drum does not incite them to shoot their officers, throw away their rifles, go home, and go to work." - Albert J. Nock.
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