I am, in general, very skeptical of many versions of the Privilege Narrative. Not denying that anything exists, but I question the utility and applicability of the exaggerated narratives built on that foundation. We can nuance that more some other time.
I just have to say that the behavior of some MtF trans rights activists is among the…
I am, in general, very skeptical of many versions of the Privilege Narrative. Not denying that anything exists, but I question the utility and applicability of the exaggerated narratives built on that foundation. We can nuance that more some other time.
I just have to say that the behavior of some MtF trans rights activists is among the strongest examples which cause me to give some more credit to the "male privilege" perspective. It seems more nakedly portrayed than usual. Asserting that one has a woman's brain and soul, while treating biological women and their concerns with so much disrespect - ouch!
And this does not characterize all trans people by any means; only some trans rights activists. I have known trans women who were very respectful of women's rights, and I hope they don't get caught in a backlash to the more extreme activists. I do not consider all trans people to having the same viewpoint! (Nor any other identity group).
I'm with you on that one. Privilege exists, but we pay oversized attention to some and not so much to others like wealth privilege, or 'green' as Steve called it awhile back. Not to mention when it's combined with celebrity privilege, which is how OJ Simpson got away with murdering his wife, Kobe Bryant got away with raping a woman, and I strongly suspect how Bill Cosby got away with raping white women as far back in the day when a lynching wouldn't have been entirely out of the question had he been accused (it's interesting how many white women with a LOT more power over black men back then never told.) Cosby's career would have been over and he never would have been able to venture south of the Mason-Dixon).
I am, in general, very skeptical of many versions of the Privilege Narrative. Not denying that anything exists, but I question the utility and applicability of the exaggerated narratives built on that foundation. We can nuance that more some other time.
I just have to say that the behavior of some MtF trans rights activists is among the strongest examples which cause me to give some more credit to the "male privilege" perspective. It seems more nakedly portrayed than usual. Asserting that one has a woman's brain and soul, while treating biological women and their concerns with so much disrespect - ouch!
And this does not characterize all trans people by any means; only some trans rights activists. I have known trans women who were very respectful of women's rights, and I hope they don't get caught in a backlash to the more extreme activists. I do not consider all trans people to having the same viewpoint! (Nor any other identity group).
I'm with you on that one. Privilege exists, but we pay oversized attention to some and not so much to others like wealth privilege, or 'green' as Steve called it awhile back. Not to mention when it's combined with celebrity privilege, which is how OJ Simpson got away with murdering his wife, Kobe Bryant got away with raping a woman, and I strongly suspect how Bill Cosby got away with raping white women as far back in the day when a lynching wouldn't have been entirely out of the question had he been accused (it's interesting how many white women with a LOT more power over black men back then never told.) Cosby's career would have been over and he never would have been able to venture south of the Mason-Dixon).
It's the Golden Rule...The one with the gold....