Dear Rebecca, The last couple of weeks I've noticed that everyday feminist groups online are freaking out and clutching their pearls, and trying to force a sort of genital distinction between "real" women and "trans" women. Yes this argument has raged since the beginning, but as of late it seems to be popping up everywhere, and smart, well-meaning feminists are getting sucked in to what used to be a radical and out-there fringe.
I am just glad that I don't belong to one of the feminist groups that's been debating this. Honestly, women are women. It doesn't matter if you're cis or trans. Geeeeee whiz. I am an old school feminist (age 65), first class of women at my formerly all-male university and all that. So, folks, if you're hung up on who's got what genitalia, please just get over yourselves. Thank you.
I had a college algebra professor who did the same. I think I may have been the only one who knew modern day Iran, used to be known as part of the old Persian Empire.
I think the young trans movement is doing that – I was at Toronto Pride and I saw little nuclear families where the dad was F-to-M, or M-to-F lesbians, straight and gay drag queens, and a few straight women who are VERY edgy and call themselves "they" in solidarity, and many people I could not determine one way or another. In the end, I could no longer guess what anyone's "real" gender was... and it was HEAVEN.
Get out there Katherine – or get on here! – you're lovely.
It's a good line, and I like your niceness, but only 660 of those babies come out of a vagina. 325 came out of a stomach by caesarian, and 15 would come out of a test tube (1.5%). Really! :D
I am just glad that I don't belong to one of the feminist groups that's been debating this. Honestly, women are women. It doesn't matter if you're cis or trans. Geeeeee whiz. I am an old school feminist (age 65), first class of women at my formerly all-male university and all that. So, folks, if you're hung up on who's got what genitalia, please just get over yourselves. Thank you.
Thanks for this Rebecca. I thought I was losing my mind.
Mnhm, life is a lot simpler when you just call people what they wanna be called.
Man, I'm so glad you're the Mom of me because you're SMRT! Give all the advice!
YAY for those girls!
Yup, variations.
Hugs and more hugs...
I want that on a goddamn teeshirt.
Raises Hand. Hello, true bisexual here, we do exist. I have a husband, and a girlfriend and life is good.
I had a college algebra professor who did the same. I think I may have been the only one who knew modern day Iran, used to be known as part of the old Persian Empire.
Fruit of my loins?
I think the young trans movement is doing that – I was at Toronto Pride and I saw little nuclear families where the dad was F-to-M, or M-to-F lesbians, straight and gay drag queens, and a few straight women who are VERY edgy and call themselves "they" in solidarity, and many people I could not determine one way or another. In the end, I could no longer guess what anyone's "real" gender was... and it was HEAVEN.
Get out there Katherine – or get on here! – you're lovely.
It's a good line, and I like your niceness, but only 660 of those babies come out of a vagina. 325 came out of a stomach by caesarian, and 15 would come out of a test tube (1.5%). Really! :D
Never mind.http://cdn.quotesgram.com/i...
My kid would not like that. I guess "my kid" in informal situations is OK.
This was a wonderful read, comments and article both.