You've gotta be as sick of being labeled a Grand Penis Patriarchal Master of the Universe as I am ofbeing a White Supremacist Devil, both of us oozing with so much respective privilege and venom for females / black people they might have to call Roto Rooter.
The transman's experience, though, is exactly what is *good* about the transgende…
You've gotta be as sick of being labeled a Grand Penis Patriarchal Master of the Universe as I am ofbeing a White Supremacist Devil, both of us oozing with so much respective privilege and venom for females / black people they might have to call Roto Rooter.
The transman's experience, though, is exactly what is *good* about the transgender movement. Someone born female has now experienced life on t'other side and it's not what she expected. Transwomen on TED talks have described having to deal with things they never had to deal with before, like loss of male privilege and male sexual harassment.
This is why, for however critical I've been of the trans movement, I do see some potential good in it and learning what it's like for someone you're not.
I know we disagree on this, Steve, but it's why I think transracialism *can* be a force for good in the same vein. Walk in another's moccasins for a little while. Done with sincerity and respect for those who were born that way, I think it could work. There would be a lot less hostility to trans folk if TWs were more respectful of women's rights, especially the right to personal safety.
I wonder if transmen like the fellow above could help usher in better emotional connection for women, because his observations really are amazing.
“This is why, for however critical I've been of the trans movement, I do see some potential good in it and learning what it's like for someone you're not.”
This was my thought as I was reading the piece. I think we have trouble putting ourselves in others shoes, especially if we haven't experienced anything like what they are going through. Increasing empathy on this planet would be a good thing.
You've gotta be as sick of being labeled a Grand Penis Patriarchal Master of the Universe as I am ofbeing a White Supremacist Devil, both of us oozing with so much respective privilege and venom for females / black people they might have to call Roto Rooter.
The transman's experience, though, is exactly what is *good* about the transgender movement. Someone born female has now experienced life on t'other side and it's not what she expected. Transwomen on TED talks have described having to deal with things they never had to deal with before, like loss of male privilege and male sexual harassment.
This is why, for however critical I've been of the trans movement, I do see some potential good in it and learning what it's like for someone you're not.
I know we disagree on this, Steve, but it's why I think transracialism *can* be a force for good in the same vein. Walk in another's moccasins for a little while. Done with sincerity and respect for those who were born that way, I think it could work. There would be a lot less hostility to trans folk if TWs were more respectful of women's rights, especially the right to personal safety.
I wonder if transmen like the fellow above could help usher in better emotional connection for women, because his observations really are amazing.
“This is why, for however critical I've been of the trans movement, I do see some potential good in it and learning what it's like for someone you're not.”
This was my thought as I was reading the piece. I think we have trouble putting ourselves in others shoes, especially if we haven't experienced anything like what they are going through. Increasing empathy on this planet would be a good thing.