#transwomenareconmen
I support direct & aggressive attacks on the framing of men as women. That doesn't mean I hate all ppl who are misguided into seeing themselves as such. At the same time, I don't let my affection for individuals make me feel guilty about attacking the /1
I support direct & aggressive attacks on the framing of men as women. That doesn't mean I hate all ppl who are misguided into seeing themselves as such. At the same time, I don't let my affection for individuals make me feel guilty about attacking the /1
https://twitter.com/SanityTenacity/status/1604571490728480770
/2 the label or concept. Insofar as certain famous, powerful, or criminal people use the trans label, we should be free to criticize them personally (J Marsh, Eddie Izzard). That doesn't mean we are attacking their personhood, but the lie.
There are too many people who conflate
There are too many people who conflate
/3 this with saying all trans people are bad. The people aren't bad, but the framing of them as trans is.
That's another problem in this community: there are those who want to coexist with the trans label and they think those of us who want to deconstruct it are bad...
That's another problem in this community: there are those who want to coexist with the trans label and they think those of us who want to deconstruct it are bad...
/4 I used to think the trans label was harmless but as I dug deeper I saw that we SHOULD be doing more. We should be decontructing it. And that DOES mean talking about fraudulent aspects and individuals.
/5 There are difference of opinion on whether or not we should (or CAN) coexist with the trans label or whether or not we should unpack it, debunk it and offer alternatives. I don't think we can, and that's not motivated by personal animosity.
/6 that is, I don't think we can co-exist with a "transwoman" class. I think it must be reframed away from trans identity.
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