My new definition of transsexual*

[lisaquestions]

"Magnet for assholes who want to say stupid bullshit."




* Plus all the usual stuff about transitioning and gender not being considered valid by society

Comments

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

I'd put a Judith Butler quote here about how womanhood is multiplicity, but I can't find it.

[fall-of-sophia.livejournal.com]

don't forget to keep all of the constructs like "womanhood" at safe distance with quotation marks.

[dashingdeviant.livejournal.com]

Also, use intentionally nigh-incomprehensible writing, and say it's a revolutionary action.

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

Heh. :)

I like Butler, but yet I am laughing.

[dashingdeviant.livejournal.com]

I like her ideas, but I think her writing style is counterproductive - I feel like Serano's critique of her work is a critique of the common misinterpretation of Butler's work, and I'm not sure if that was intentional or not. In any case, I think misinterpretation of Butler, partially caused by Butler's writing style, fuels transexualphobia in queer/trans communities.

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

Not just queer/trans communities, but some feminists would use the back of a milk carton to justify that.

[dashingdeviant.livejournal.com]

Yes, definitely. I've also seen feminists who wouldn't normally touch Butler use her to justify transphobia (actually, I think we've all seen that).

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

Hell, I've seen one use the Book of Genesis. They'll do anything, those wacky radfems.

[dashingdeviant.livejournal.com]

It would be funny if they weren't, you know, targeting real people.

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

I do laugh when I see bullshit like that, but it's still bullshit aimed at people like me, at saying my life shouldn't be what it is.

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

Good "point".

[kiya]

... I go to Whitman.

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

Walt Whitman?

Think of womanhood and you to be a woman;
The creation is womanhood
Have I not said that womanhood involves all?
Have I not told how the universe has nothing better than
the best womanhood?

[kiya]

I was just going for "I am large; I contain multitudes", but. :)

[lisaquestions.livejournal.com]

That'd work, too! :)