an interesting article by julia serano on alternet entitled “rethinking sexism: how trans women challenge feminism”. as of this writing, there’s 145 comments.
edit:
the perfect comment written by “it’s a trap” (formally, “that fucking shemale”) on julia serano’s blog – it’s about 15 comments in.
OH HEY GUIZE!
a) I didn’t bother to read the article, i don’t have the
interestmental bandwidth right now. But here are my thoughts anyway!
b) Allow me to disagree with something Serano never actually said about gender being natural!
c) Now let me make an assertion about trans women’s gender expression is sexist if it’s ~too~ feminine (according to my standards) that was discussed in depth and dismissed in an article–an article in fact that was written with the sole intent of detailing and debunking that shit in mind–i didn’t even bother to read!
d) Trans women are especially bad because they try to claim gender roles natural, which i know is a fact and a reality somehow because of my learnings which i have obtained through mystical ways in spite of there having been no one to say such a thing to speak of anywhere in the article or the thread!
e) Trans men suck too!
f) But MichFest is bad so we’re totally cool, right?
g) Trans women have vestigial male privilege because i don’t like their tone and i can totally, like, feel their ~aura of male socialization~ and therefore i can totally see the logic behind keeping them out of women’s spaces like rape shelters, etc!
h) Women’s space is stupid!
i) Trans people are extremes of masculinity and femininity, caricatures if you will, and therefore oppress women!
j) Those who accept trans people uncritically are sheeple!
k) ????
l) SUCCESS ALL PEERS ARE NOW IMPRESSED
zomg, i love her.
