That’s exactly it. It was never feminism for them. It was just how they could attain the same hegemony as white men—and only them.

OK, I’m an old feminist. Not as old as Greer but over 50. Why in the name of Sam fucking Hill are we listening to her, or paying any attention to her at all when she has been a *crank* for years? Yes, “Female Eunuch” was ground-breaking and important and then... her rampant transphobia pretty much made anyone truly…

If you ask the trans community, we’ve known Greer is a shitbag for years.

Could you just take that piece out of there about her having been transgender unless you can justify whether it has something to do with the crime or her death. As presented, its irrelevant information that makes it look like you’re just trying to drum up transphobic interest in the story. You don’t report on the…

Uh... what does her undergoing reassignment surgery have to do with anything else in this? Hate to be that dude, but I just don’t grasp the salience of that detail here.

I honestly hope this upcoming year isn’t a struggle for you. It really does suck to see the media and the like latch on to the loudest individuals in celebrity culture and use them to represent everyone else.

If it helps, I doubt she gets any traction in MD. I think most people will see this as a stunt, which it absolutely is, and only the conspiratorially minded will think this is legit.

I wouldn’t be surprised either.

This is interesting - I haven’t seen this in person, but it rings true. I have a DMAB friend who is NB, and they’ve said some things I find really offensive about binary gender roles - e.g., saying gender is a constructed performance and they’re no ones’ performing bear or something like that, in a way that made me…

I really hope that’s not the case. I know Roseanne has proven to be somewhat unhinged, and she disappoints me. But I’d like to think Sara Gilbert is smarter then that.

Couldn’t have said it better myself!

One can hope, I guess. I’m not exactly holding my breath.

That’s a nice thought, but Roseanne has said some pretty shitty things about trans folks, and I don’t trust her one whit to be cool about it in the show. Especially given that now she’s inserting Trump into the mix.

I wonder how much time Roseanne Conner will devote to transphobia, as well? I figured the reboot was going to be flavorless pap, but now it sounds like she’s going to make it actually repulsive, and so I’m forced to wonder how many of her terrible views are going to be shoehorned into this DOA turd?

We keep telling you guys. White women don’t care about embracing other historically oppressed and marginalized groups. They don’t want all people to be treated equally. They want to be equal to white men and that’s it. Even for so called feminists, that’s the only goal of feminism. They benefit too much from white…

53% of white women nationwide voted for Trump. Don’t be so smug.

Here’s the thing, I think we ARE raised with approval for certain behaviors based on our perceived gender.
My dad always got pissed that his daughters had boyfriends or might have had sex. My dad also cheered me on for having girlfriends and sex. There’s still plenty from the “Women should be seen not heard” times.

But,…

I know you’re not trying to be offensive, but be very very careful with this argument. It’s often used to attack trans people and doesn’t hold entirely true.
I grew up learning masculine habits and attitudes. But I also rebelled against them quite a bit and learned the more feminine traits of those I felt I fit in…

Damn. Well said.

I dunno, I think that trans folks are a hugely varied community and I don’t believe that childhood factors are at work here. Speaking as a trans person, I haven’t noticed that trans women are more likely than other trans folks to take up all the oxygen in the room-I honestly wouldn’t say that I’ve noticed that about…