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But they aren't true derogatory terms, I thought I clarified that. Intersex is a spectrum of varying ordinances. It can include hermaphrodites, but it isn't the only part of it. Hermaphrodites specifically have both functional male and female privates. And I'm not the one offended by reality, I think it's stupid to be insulted by a word that's almost entirely used for fictional purposes nowadays, otherwise to denote special circumstances of a person, which is an extremely rare case in the first place.

Look, I'll even post some facts for you:

• Roughly 5% of all animal species are hermaphroditic, or 33% excluding insects.
• There are no hermaphroditic species among mammals or birds.
• True hermaphroditism represents 5% of all disorders of sex development.
• Estimated frequency of ovotestes is one in 83,000 births (0.0012%).
• By 1991, approximately 500 cases of true hermaphroditism had been confirmed.

Now, after further research. I've also noted evidence that it has been used as a derogatory term:

Hermaphrodite is a derogatory and outdated term for an intersex person, who is someone born with variations in their sex characteristics. The term implies that a person is both fully male and fully female, which is a physiological impossibility. The term is also stigmatizing and misleading, and should be avoided except in a medical context. Some intersex people may reclaim the word, but it does not apply to transgender people unless they are also intersex.

But in this case, it's not referring to intersex people, rather an actual hermaphrodite. It's specifically noting one situation and, especially here in erotica or +18 content, referring only to this phenomenon of gender.  I'd actually put it in the same barrel as "gay" or "queer": terms that have been used as insults but also have actual non-insulting references to situations (though that's mostly just an opinion). So perhaps I should readjust my stance a bit: You are partially incorrect. If used correctly, it isn't derogatory.

(And to readjust your argument, for the sake of a future reply, the term (used in a nonfictional setting, (and in some cases including)) wouldn't be only referring to women. So instead, you should say "people" instead of just trans women. And I hope you aren't upset, I really just don't view it as a derogatory term since I've only seen it (at least in media) used in this specific application of gender.)