"we want to abolish gender" is such a non-statement
cos they dont. they just want to ignore the existence of trans people and have found that if they just start trying to define everything via their ideas of binary sex, that'll do the job nicely.
but it dont
cos they dont. they just want to ignore the existence of trans people and have found that if they just start trying to define everything via their ideas of binary sex, that'll do the job nicely.
but it dont
"muh gender stereotypes is baaaad :((((" will just end up being "muh sex stereotypes is baaaaaad :((((" because all you've done is buy a rug to sweep the problem under.
its still there
you havent addressed it
its still there
you havent addressed it
oh and btw
you know who else isnt fond of the idea that X behaviour or characteristic means you're Y kind of person
trans people
you know who else isnt fond of the idea that X behaviour or characteristic means you're Y kind of person
trans people
if we're saying "lets abolish gender" and actually meaning it, surely support for the wide breadth of people who exist under the umbrella term 'transgender' would be your first port of call for what communities can look like when unhindered by shitty expectations and ideas.
we got bearded ladies, men with vags, drag queens & kings - incl both at the same time. we've got the non-binary, asexual, genderqueer, genderfluid, agender agenda going on in full swing.
you couldn't get further from the traditional, patriarchal and white binary gender system
you couldn't get further from the traditional, patriarchal and white binary gender system
i know which side i think pays most attention to gender and all of its nuances... and it isnt the side still making i identify as jokes in 2020.