tiredofcomp

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   by tiredofcomp 5y ago

   > This is why we're seeing a spate of non-gendered neologisms being pushed - "birthing person", etc. Almost all of these neologisms are in place to create conceptual space for trans men in AFAB medical contexts and yet alm
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   by tiredofcomp 5y ago

   > I have been called transphobic on numerous occasions for: > - Naming someone's sex Feels like a dog whistle when you hear it because in 99.9% of cases it isn't very germane to the discussion considering that we are talking
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   by tiredofcomp 5y ago

   > I agree, but I can tell you that a lot of my Facebook friends (who are all people I know IRL) who post pro-trans content have posted stuff calling her a TERF and/or transphobic. I do think she is pretty blatantly transphobic. I me
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   by tiredofcomp 5y ago

   > I think there's a big mix here. I think you'd find a lot of "TERFs" would support exactly this (take a look at someone like JK Rowling for example). JK Rowling isn't really much of a radical feminist or a TERF
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   by tiredofcomp 5y ago

   > My understanding is that in "queer theory" gender is 100% socially constructed. This essentially means "women" are socially constructed. It is hard to have feminism if you don't have "women". This se