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It’s offensive because phonetically it’s similar if not identical to sis.
Short for sister Short for sissy, a transgender person
Being called a man, and being a man, in this cozy patriarchy it is incredibly bizarre to give that up.
I’m not justifying the I’m not doing it if you call me cis dude, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the phonetics have something to do with it.