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Here's an interesting video about why transphobia is entirely fearmongering and that trans people are real (I saw it posted in this sub earlier): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlkBa7ooUN4[1][2]
1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlkBa7ooUN4
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlkBa7ooUN4
He makes a good point towards the end of the video that this narrative essentially consists of seeing men as aggressive, controlling, having power over women, and existing for the purpose of sexually dominating women, while women are only valuable because of their vagina, ability to bear children, etc. and are inherently weaker than men.
Which makes TERFs especially stupid. Transphobia is patriarchal. By defining women by their ability to be fucked by a penis, and defining men as everyone with the penis that does the fucking, that devalues women to sex objects controlled by men.
They see this as a fact of life, that women will always be controlled by men whenever men get the chance, and that women have to be "protected" from this regardless of what those women want. If a "woman" (trans man) transitions, they are a victim of control by men. If a "man" (trans woman) transitions, they are trying to control women. This is inherently sexist to both men and women.
In reality, everyone is a human with their own goals, identity, beliefs, and values. Not everyone wants to be "protected" from people who are just trying to live their life. The government is actively erasing the experiences of anyone who contradicts their story. Without exception, if a child defends trans people, that child is *always* seen as being groomed. It's basically the same with cis woman and trans men defending the movement and the people, they are seen as victims of the oppressive "men" behind the "trans agenda".
Comment by bagoink at 01/02/2025 at 03:04 UTC*
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All true. Another layer is that because these adherents to the patriarchy see women as inherently "inferior" to men, anyone AMAB transitioning away from male can only be doing it because something is wrong with them.
(And of course trans men are just adorable cosplayers to them, because who *wouldn't* want to be a man?)
They will never see trans people as a valid way of existing because they can't see women as anything other than a "downgrade."
Comment by ThePaganQueen at 01/02/2025 at 16:08 UTC
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He makes a good point towards the end of the video that this narrative essentially consists of seeing men as aggressive, controlling, having power over women, and existing for the purpose of sexually dominating women, while women are only valuable because of their vagina, ability to bear children, etc. and are inherently weaker than men.
Narratives like this and knowing people believe that shit makes me want to stab myself in the uterus and develop an infection so I don't ever have to worry about getting pregnant. (I would go to the doctor after the infection sets in, in hopes that they'd have no choice but to remove my uterus). Like if men actually wanted to make "women" (using quotes because I'm non binary but they'd call me a woman) feel safe they wouldn't try to control them/us and wouldn't act like they know exactly what women need whether women agree or not. Like I'd sooner suffer the punishment of Promethus than let a man control my life.
Comment by drurae at 01/02/2025 at 16:21 UTC*
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if you’re openminded, imo on a spiritual level trans people are very very real. the fact i am trans and the way i am treated on this planet (and vice versa) for being trans has a direct affect on all of our souls collective consciousness/karma.
we as a species are failing to see a reality where everyone has equality since its rlly the only answer.
if we cannot co-exsit at a basic human level, we will continue this path of devolving. -j some some random transfem w autism
Comment by brat_pidd at 02/02/2025 at 12:43 UTC
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He makes some good points but why is he dressed like that? Literally no one who doesn’t already agree with him would even listen to him