I don't know who needs to hear this but the word for a man who gives massages is....

[ConsiderateBeast]

Masseur.

The word is a borrowing from French, which has obligate grammatical gender on all its nouns. "Masseuse" has the -se suffix which marks it feminine, "masseur" has the -r. This works for any male-identifying life form or indeed robot.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Yes, I just read yet another story where this error comes up every other sentence, it's incredibly common. For some reason the error is one-way, it's never a female masseur.]

 

[Writer61]

A touchy subject.

 

[ConsiderateBeast]

I mean I may have hit on a sore spot

 

[ConsiderateBeast]

(I have actually heard Americans do this in speech, so perhaps the language is changing. But I am far from ready to accept this one.)

 

[StillStunned]

Well, at least try not to rub it in.

 

[Off_base]

(I have actually heard Americans do this in speech, so perhaps the language is changing. But I am far from ready to accept this one.)

You're rubbing me the wrong way

 

[Writer61]

By coincidence, I have just watched a subtitled Japanese porn film where a woman describes herself as a masseur. I think the subtitles are done in the US.

Plot twist: the woman is pre-op TG, so perhaps it is the correct usage.

 

[TheLobster]

Similar advice applies to other French-originated nouns that have gendered variations.

The common ones include fiance (male) and fiancee (female), as well as cheese (Roquefort) and cheesee (gorgonzola).

 

[Kumquatqueen]

Similarly, a man with light-coloured hair is blond or, if you must, 'a blond'. He is definitely not a blonde!

(Authors of Daniel Craig-era James Bond fanfic, take note. Please?)

Yes, this does mean a guy with brown hair is technically a brunet, but that doesn't mean you have to use the word. Brunette is dated enough. And 'noirette' is a word I've never seen outside bad fanfic.

 

[PennyThompson]

Similar advice applies to other French-originated nouns that have gendered variations.

The common ones include fiance (male) and fiancee (female), as well as cheese (Roquefort) and cheesee (gorgonzola).

I exclusively eat female identifying cheeses

 

[StillStunned]

And 'noirette' is a word I've never seen outside bad fanfic.

"Noirette" sounds like the word a fancy salon would use for "blackhead".

 

[NuclearFairy]

That might be part of why a large number of them are trying to move towards massage therapist.

Similarly, a man with light-coloured hair is blond or, if you must, 'a blond'. He is definitely not a blonde!

I have this discussion quite frequently with my SO. XD

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Garcon means boy.

 

[Writer61]

A touchy subject.

@PennyThompson Why the anger?

 

[PennyThompson]

@PennyThompson Why the anger?

Purely an autonomic response to such a bad pun

 

[TheLobster]

I exclusively eat female identifying cheeses

I try not to discriminate and thus indulge in the whole spectrum of cheese genders, but some are just not gouda.

 

[WaxPhilosophic]

And a man who gives massages to women he looks down upon or holds in contempt is a... wait for it... massagynist.

 

[TheLobster]

Similarly, a man with light-coloured hair is blond or, if you must, 'a blond'. He is definitely not a blonde!

Maybe I'm imagining things, but I'm pretty sure I heard -- in some 'common writing mistakes' video, I believe -- that "blond" is the adjective describing hair, whereas "blonde" is the person (regardless of gender).

Perhaps it's one of those things where it matters which side of the pond you're on.

 

[OralAllOver]

He's called Exhausted From Getting Laid So Much

 

[iwatchus]

And a man who gives massages to women he looks down upon or holds in contempt is a... wait for it... massagynist.

Or if he does it while hanging from the ceiling or vaulting over her, he's a massagymnist?

Sorry, I'll go find the corner of shame.

 

[lifeExplorer88]

This thread is starting to rub off on me. It feel like a happy ending.

 

[iwatchus]

I had a covid vaccine yesterday and an old fogey flu shot. That arm could use a masseur or a masseuse.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

He's called Exhausted From Getting Laid So Much

Based on the documentaries I've seen, this is probably it.

 

[caleb35]

I would like to remind everyone in this thread of the old adage, that he who would pun would pick a pocket

A touchy subject... a sore subject... [grooooaaaaannnn]

 

[NuclearFairy]

I had a covid vaccine yesterday and an old fogey flu shot. That arm could use a masseur or a masseuse.

Massage therapists are taught to never massage an acute injury.