My problem is I can’t not see transgender expression as mostly being a choice. What they do to deal with their dysphoria (which amounts to body image issues, I know how serious that can be) is a decision. The decision to just go for it and start presenting as the opposite gender is the most challenging one, by nature it’s destined to be radical and have the most pushback. It’s not their body image issues that tgey are derided for, it’s their action, not their existence
Do I think that is bad? No. It is a classic underdog story, there is everything to root for
Yet I cannot view it as being even close to the civil rights movement, where people just have the wrong skin color. It just isn’t the same.
If someone is born as a boy and later in life they just decide to go “fuck you, I’m a woman” that’s punk, you cannot expect everyone from all backgrounds to understand, it is a really confronting thing. It’s actually very metal. I don’t see how anyone can think it’s just everyday existence. It’s totally a cultural choice and not just them ‘existing’ like a black person during the civil rights movement.
My problem is I can’t not see transgender expression as mostly being a choice. What they do to deal with their dysphoria (which amounts to body image issues, I know how serious that can be) is a decision. The decision to just go for it and start presenting as the opposite gender is the most challenging one, by nature it’s destined to be radical and have the most pushback. It’s not their body image issues that tgey are derided for, it’s their action, not their existence
Do I think that is bad? No. It is a classic underdog story, there is everything to root for
Yet I cannot view it as being even close to the civil rights movement, where people just have the wrong skin color. It just isn’t the same.
If someone is born as a boy and later in life they just decide to go “fuck you, I’m a woman” that’s punk, you cannot expect everyone from all backgrounds to understand, it is a really confronting thing. It’s actually very metal. I don’t see how anyone can think it’s just everyday existence. It’s totally a cultural choice and not just them ‘existing’ like a black person during the civil rights movement.