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View submission: Trans Women, Male Privilege, and the Intersectionality of Patriarchal Oppression
I deeply disagree. Trans women experience misogyny right from the very begining.
Not only is it constantly expressed indirectly through policing of gender norms, but it also often imbed a deep shame over wanting something that society says is wrong, even before they realize it themself. Bullying or even abuse for having feminine tendencies IS straight up misogyny.
But it still goes even deeper than that. Because we all absorb the messages that are pushed onto by society, and young trans girls have a natural tendency to internalize those aimed at the people who they relate to most.
You can easily see this by the fact that mental health issues typically associated with women such as eating disorders appear about as often in trans girls as they do cis girls.
It feels to me that you might be generalizing and projecting your own experiences as a trans woman onto other trans women.
In my own experiences nothing is ever so cut and clean.
Comment by SuperPrussia at 30/01/2025 at 00:48 UTC
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I agree with your talking points. However, please note that my discussion was not around the internal strife, but the external presentation of an individual. To the external society, much of these issues are not visible. In my own experience, I faced many of the issues one would generally associate with women (self-harm, eating disorders, etc...) However, I was still treated as a male because that is what my presentation at the time gave away. I hope you understand my point.