"The superficial stuff, like "presenting" (wearing dresses and makeup, having long hair, loving "girly" things) is the part that hurts us the most, and, alas, it is also the part adopted by transwomen to "prove" they are ... us."
So true. I think (though I suspect that many trans people would disagree or at least never admit it), that wha…
"The superficial stuff, like "presenting" (wearing dresses and makeup, having long hair, loving "girly" things) is the part that hurts us the most, and, alas, it is also the part adopted by transwomen to "prove" they are ... us."
So true. I think (though I suspect that many trans people would disagree or at least never admit it), that what trans women are saying when they say they are women is "we are not like men." Which, according to the stereotypical image of what a man *is*, is certainly true. I just think it's much more productive (and feasible) to challenge the stereotype of what a man is than to dismantle the definition of what a woman is.
"The superficial stuff, like "presenting" (wearing dresses and makeup, having long hair, loving "girly" things) is the part that hurts us the most, and, alas, it is also the part adopted by transwomen to "prove" they are ... us."
So true. I think (though I suspect that many trans people would disagree or at least never admit it), that what trans women are saying when they say they are women is "we are not like men." Which, according to the stereotypical image of what a man *is*, is certainly true. I just think it's much more productive (and feasible) to challenge the stereotype of what a man is than to dismantle the definition of what a woman is.