June 2012
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May 2012
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Loving Ourselves
gcvsa:
Today, I’m at the Philadelphia Trans Health Conference, and attended Ida Hammer’s workshop, “Loving Ourselves: Healing Strategies for Trans Women”. There was something I wanted to say about language, but considering the audience present, I decided not to speak up about it for fear of causing a disruption, not because what I have to say is problematic, but because there were certain...
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Anonymous asked: Are FTMTF's cis women who identify as trans*women/AFAB trans*people?
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Anonymous asked: How is FTMTF appropriative to AMAB trans* culture? My understanding is that these FTMTF's are FTM's who are detransitioning? Am I correct? I would think, if that is the case, then is would be appropritative/ and or insulting of FTM's. Like, these are the people who cause problems for AFAB trans*people. I hope this question makes sense and isn't derailing. I'm just...
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FTMTF As A Genderqueer Identity. . .
crankyskirt:
freedominwickedness:
… is epically problematic because it is a brazen appropriation of AMAB trans* identities by AFAB trans* people who blatantly fetishize and romanticize the life experiences of AMAB trans* people. I mean, seriously.
AFAB trans* people are massively privileged over AMAB trans* people in pretty much every possible way — politically, socially, economically, even...
FTMTF As A Genderqueer Identity. . .
biyuti:
dumbthingswhitepplsay:
freedominwickedness:
… is epically problematic because it is a brazen appropriation of AMAB trans* identities by AFAB trans* people who blatantly fetishize and romanticize the life experiences of AMAB trans* people. I mean, seriously.
AFAB trans* people are massively privileged over AMAB trans* people in pretty much every possible way — politically, socially,...
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FTMTF As A Genderqueer Identity. . .
… is epically problematic because it is a brazen appropriation of AMAB trans* identities by AFAB trans* people who blatantly fetishize and romanticize the life experiences of AMAB trans* people. I mean, seriously.
AFAB trans* people are massively privileged over AMAB trans* people in pretty much every possible way — politically, socially, economically, even medically. And...
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Dear Radical Feminists,
It’s bitterly ironic that you need to be told the exact same thing that you are always telling others: get your politics off my back and your hands off my body.
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shameandcupcakes:
Freedom In Wickedness: Radscum Receipts freedominwickedness:
Since various and sundry defenders of radical feminism have taken it upon themselves to claim that trans* people are being “hysterical” and “delusional” when we say that radical feminists call for the outright eradication of trans women, let us examine actual firsthand quotations from prominent…
The only...
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killyourenemies:
Freedom In Wickedness: Radscum Receipts freedominwickedness:
Since various and sundry defenders of radical feminism have taken it upon themselves to claim that trans* people are being “hysterical” and “delusional” when we say that radical feminists call for the outright eradication of trans women, let us examine actual firsthand quotations from prominent…
Nothing...
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Radscum Receipts
Since various and sundry defenders of radical feminism have taken it upon themselves to claim that trans* people are being “hysterical” and “delusional” when we say that radical feminists call for the outright eradication of trans women, let us examine actual firsthand quotations from prominent radical feminist leaders:
The insane desire for power, the...
Authentic LGBT History
blakedandan:
voguefemme:
freedominwickedness:
Several people whom I follow recently reblogged a post by a trans person that trans people don’t belong in the LGBT movement because being trans is about identity, not sexuality.
No. Fucking take a seat and educate your damn fool self about your own damn people’s damn history Also, pay attention to how many times the nice, polite little Asian...
Authentic LGBT History
blakedandan:
voguefemme:
freedominwickedness:
Several people whom I follow recently reblogged a post by a trans person that trans people don’t belong in the LGBT movement because being trans is about identity, not sexuality.
No. Fucking take a seat and educate your damn fool self about your own damn people’s damn history Also, pay attention to how many times the nice, polite little Asian...
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http://freedominwickedness.tumblr.com/post/24071929... →
ghnfennn:
freedominwickedness:
ghnfennn:
freedominwickedness:
Keep in mind most first wave feminists advocated birth control as a form of racist eugenics against people of color, not for any valid reason.
can you source this please? obviously i know there were a lot of issues with race in first-wave feminism but i’ve never heard this one and i don’t take anything on tumblr at face value....
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“They [gays] should be put to death. That’s what happened in Israel. That’s why...”
– Pastor Curtis Knapp, New Hope Baptist Church, Seneca, Kansas
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A Widdershins Girl: On Transmisogyny →
sethandathena:
freedominwickedness:
It is a complete red herring for AFAB trans* people to claim that they’ve been called “tr***y” or “sh*****e”, because no one has ever seriously argued that AFAB trans* people are never, ever called these things. The argument is that the use of these terms against AFABs…
I’m a little lost, so someone help me comprehend what I just read. So…if some who is...
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Honest question:
lostgrrrls:
Laura Jane Grace coming out last week make me wonder about this, as it isn’t something I’ve had to deal with personally. The friends of mine who are trans either came out before or relatively shortly after I met them, so there was no history for me to talk about, but… I’ve been listening to Against Me! and going to their shows for several years, so what I’m wondering is:
When...
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A Typical Dialogue On Trans Feminism
Feminist: Abortion should be treated exactly like any other necessary medical procedure. Women should always have access to necessary medical procedures without outside interference.
Trans Woman: We agree completely.
Radical Feminist: No, fuck you! Allowing you to obtain medical treatment is a human rights violation!
Trans Women: What the fuck?
Radical Feminist: Your very existence is an act of rape and murder! You should be morally mandated out of existence!
Feminist: Uh, I'm sure we can come to some sort of reasonable compromise here.
Trans Women: You're kidding, right? Calling for our extermination is hate speech!
Feminist: Why are you so angry? We can't have a constructive conversation this way.
Trans Women: Seriously? SERIOUSLY?!??
Radical Feminist: See, trans people are totally unreasonable! And they're suppressing our free speech rights by calling us bigots!
Trans Women: Stop calling for my extermination, and I'll stop calling you a bigot!
Radical Feminist: Rapist! Murderer! Necrophiliac!
Trans Woman: You really are fucking scum.
Feminist: That is totally out of line! I already told you to calm down!
Radical Feminist: Help, help, I'm being oppressed!
Trans Woman: ...
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Let's Bitch about Michfest
becomingkeltik:
Recently, the singer known as Bitch posted a statement regarding the criticism against her, saying that she is transphobic and not a trans ally. This is in relation to the Michigan Womyns Music Festival (Michfest). The admission policy for this event is to only allow “womyn born womyn” to attend. Trans men are permitted access but trans women are not. The reason Bitch has been...
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Third Gender Roles
magicalorphanboy:
freedominwickedness:
As a nonbinary trans person of color, I find the existence of third gender roles in non-Western cultural traditions to be an invaluable and irreplaceable affirmation of my identity, and I find the intense criticism of third gender roles by binary trans* people to be completely unacceptable.
Binary trans* people have a right to object to being...
On Transmisogyny
It is a complete red herring for AFAB trans* people to claim that they’ve been called “tr***y” or “sh*****e”, because no one has ever seriously argued that AFAB trans* people are never, ever called these things. The argument is that the use of these terms against AFABs is incidental, whereas the use of these terms against AMAB trans* people is pervasive, systemic, and...
Radscum Logic: #1
teastainedcpt:
Aggressive behaviour is only bullying if it’s done to us by the people who we are running a violent, uncalled-for, invasive, misinforming and depersonizing smear campaign against.
Third Gender Roles
As a nonbinary trans person of color, I find the existence of third gender roles in non-Western cultural traditions to be an invaluable and irreplaceable affirmation of my identity, and I find the intense criticism of third gender roles by binary trans* people to be completely unacceptable.
Binary trans* people have a right to object to being nonconsensually classified as third gender on...
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Authentic LGBT History
Several people whom I follow recently reblogged a post by a trans person that trans people don’t belong in the LGBT movement because being trans is about identity, not sexuality.
No. Fucking take a seat and educate your damn fool self about your own damn people’s damn history Also, pay attention to how many times the nice, polite little Asian girl just cussed. That’s...
This is not a blog. No, seriously.: Asian... →
trubr0wn:
bankuei:
People seem able to hold two objects in their hands, but not two thoughts in their heads.
1. Asian Americans were lynched, run out of town, murdered, deported, and put into concentration camps. Asian Americans suffered terrible violence and oppression.
2. Asian…
I would point out that it is severely problematic to treat Asian Americans as a functionally...
Here's the situation: a trans* woman who has not...
genderbitch:
ceasesilence:
Mx. does not like penises and has made the assumption that the trans* woman (let’s call her Ms.) has a vagina. The question is, does Ms. need to disclose that she has a penis, or does Mx. need to disclose that ze doesn’t like penises? Well, let’s consider both options:
If Ms. discloses, Mx. may respond violently. Look up “transgender woman murdered” in Google,...
tuuli:
widdershinsgirl:
Dangerous Intersections: Intersex and Transgender Differences tuuli:
Here’s a little thing on the intersection of intersex and trans* as written by someone who, I believe, identifies as an intersex trans man.
I do not like the use of transsexual or transgender as a noun. It is dehumanising as far as I’m concerned.
The words “primary transsexualism” just make me want...
aleki-says:
If you don’t think trans women are real women, then unfollow this blog right now. Get the fuck out of here and don’t come back. Transmisogyny is something I cannot and will not tolerate.
rararamyeon:
Trans* specialist in psychiatry…who are cis. Why do you exist? Why? GTFO of my trans* space.
For the most part, they exist because most trans* people do not have the economic privilege necessary to acquire the professional credentials the system requires, and those few trans* people who do have that level of privilege tend to go stealth after transitioning instead of...
Scum, Radscum →
tal9000:
lucypaw:
allecto:
lucypaw:
Here’s a rebloggable link to the blog post that gave us the word ‘radscum’. Handy for countering lies that the terms was invented by MRAs.
While this is a great link, they call anyone who disagrees with them an MRA. Unfortunately, I don’t think this will matter to them.
Oh, it won’t matter to them so much as other people who might otherwise believe...
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lavenderlabia:
hey-itsmollygirl:
So, I have a question.
If a baby is born premature and is hooked up on an incubator, is s/he living? Is s/he a baby? A child?
I mean, according to people for abortions, babies ain’t babies because they can’t live on their own. So, do y’all believe it’s alright to kill a child that’s hooked up to an incubator?
So, I have a answer.
Yes, a premature baby...
A Widdershins Girl: "Cis" is not hate speech. →
onemultiplecode:
widdershinsgirl:
It isn’t.
But labeling “cis” as hate speech is, itself, hate speech.
Using the word “appropriation” to describe the process of a trans woman transitioning is also hate speech. You cannot “appropriate” your own body. You cannot “appropriate” your own…
Exactly. “Cis” is a direct counterpart term to “trans” and as such breaks the...
"Radical feminists are acting like a cult." - Roz... →
gcvsa:
(NB: The link above goes to my comment on the article, which I will reproduce after the excerpt from the article.)
Twitter has been flooded with controversy for the last week about theRadFem2012 conference, currently booked into the Conway Hall, which announced its membership as restricted to “women born women and living as women” (it originally said “biological women”, but that got...
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"Cis" is hate-speech. Don't use it.
i-sauntered-vaguely-downwards:
tiliena:
i-sauntered-vaguely-downwards:
c-d-e:
knightspendid:
draggle:
roseverbena:
You may call me female.
You may call me woman.
You may refer to me as she, her.
You may NOT refer to me as “cis”, because “cis” is anti-woman hate-speech.
Respect my boundaries.
Cis is not hate speech. Cis simply means that you identify with the gender you were...
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Watchmswyrr:
beesinmypants:
tardiscrash:
othetasigmao:
sithholocron:
Patrick Stewart (Captain Jean-Luc Picard, Professor X) asks us about the letter B.
Because I need this on my blog
Best thing.
Perfect
“If ‘beginneth’ be a word” LOL
ilu so much mr stewart sir omg may i please have your autograph
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Huh.
fuckyeahgenderstudies:
So on Monday i wrote to the admissions office at Wellesley to enquire about their admittance rules for trans applicants, posing as a trans woman. I just got a response:
Wellesley College considers applications from women. In the event that an applicant applies to Wellesley and his/her gender is unclear to the Board of Admission, the Board will review the student’s...
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I don't understand why everyone is so upset over...
keepingitconceptual:
moniquill:
always-have-a-towel:
I learn a lot about things because of Tumblr. I hear about new things and am purposed with researching them and formulating an opinion, making me a more-faceted, more interesting person. But this is one thing I just can’t seem to agree with.
Exploitation, that’s wrong. But because I’m a white American, I shouldn’t have been allowed to...