Hi.
This is a blog. About transsexuality, feminism, misogyny, transphobia, homophobia, GLBT stuff and etcetera (check my tags for more on that). This is also an angry blog.
You might see me as slightly antagonistic. Oh well. I incite because I am trying to push people into thinking, discussing and breaking out of the stagnant bullshit of privilege. Which needs a nice firm kick quite a bit. Sometimes to the head. If I need a nice firm kick too, make sure to distribute it because well, I'm not immune to privilege either. XD
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~R.P.
Do you accept that trans women are a colonized people?
Date: 2009-08-24 03:51 pm (UTC)That means you are effectively making the master's house, eating at the foot of the master's table, instead of seeing to your own. So, your path is fraught with the same issues as any tenancy-at-sufferance. Remember that, it may save your life one day.
To a certain extent I am already seeking to make my mark on feminism and incorporate my unique narrative into it so I am not drowned out by cissexual silencing.
I can see that. All of us are, but one of the features of any privileged group is how tenaciously they hold onto that privilege. Privilege is not an enemy that can be vanquished, driven out, or eliminated. It can only be kept at bay by constant struggle.
With any struggle, you will need a place to rest. Do not forget that.
But my generation can certainly create a separate zone to specifically combat transmisogyny, specialized, capable and dedicated. At least until feminism has pushed itself in the right direction and cis privilege is accounted for when they try to speak about us.
The first of those is not only more likely to happen, but far far more critical to trans women's health and welfare.
Beyond that, I would love to hear more about this last part.
Good luck.