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Something poingant about this thread is how many examples there are of black (CIS!!) women getting transphobic remarks.
Makes it abundantly clear that race and other social categories matter in how your gender is read by others. https://twitter.com/basicbitching/status/1278377502969380872
Makes it abundantly clear that race and other social categories matter in how your gender is read by others. https://twitter.com/basicbitching/status/1278377502969380872
WOC and esp black women have for a long time not been seen as “real women” or feminine enough.
As the thread shows, many cis women are mistaken for being trans since they look “too masculine”.
And then they get harassed bc people think they’re trans.
As the thread shows, many cis women are mistaken for being trans since they look “too masculine”.
And then they get harassed bc people think they’re trans.
Not saying this is the same as the abuse actual trans folx are subject too! But it shows how assumptions of someone’s gender based on their looks are often off.
And that the charge of not being “a real woman” can be thrown at many people.
And that the charge of not being “a real woman” can be thrown at many people.
It should also be noted that the western idea of what a woman is have very often excluded WOC.
I made a thread about sex/gender after JKR’s latest statements that goes into this some more: https://twitter.com/igelkottenskamp/status/1269652520160432129
I made a thread about sex/gender after JKR’s latest statements that goes into this some more: https://twitter.com/igelkottenskamp/status/1269652520160432129
