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[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (4 children)

That’s not even accurate. At the minimum trans women women who pass are treated societally as women and trans men who pass are treated societally as men. This means that at least some level of male privilege is shifted since socially some are treated as who they are by society. Not to mention trans men are more “socially acceptable” than trans women because masculinity is seen as a laudable state generally.

[–]SnowAssMan 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

More wishful thinking on your part. Fact is, trans-womxyn outnumber trans-men in media representation, high positions & the public-sphere in general (no matter how much either passes), just like gay men compared to lesbians. It's the same exact sexist, patriarchal structure you see everywhere. It turns out socialised gender > felt gender once again. You could argue that the homophobia that gay men receive is worse than what lesbians do – so what? Again, it still doesn't offset male privilege.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 3 fun1 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

That’s not even accurate. Sure Laverne Cox is famous and Jamie Clayton had one show (produced and directed by a trans woman mind you) but more people would recognize Chaz Bono than Jamie Clayton.

[–]SnowAssMan 8 insightful - 1 fun8 insightful - 0 fun9 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It doesn't matter what type of media you're looking at, trans-womxyn outnumber trans-men, whether it's Hollywood movies, or Youtube videos. In the case of "Lefttube", trans-womxyn even outnumber women. This is why accusations by trans-womxyn of women's supposed "cis privilege" is a sexist reversal of the power dynamic.

[–]MarkTwainiac 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Also, let's not pretend that representation in entertainment media is the real or sole litmus test. Plenty of older trans-identified males are in incredibly powerful positions in society. Such as tech executive Martine Rothblatt - long famous for being "the highest paid woman in America" - billionaire heir and ex military man Jennifer Pritzker, and the much-honored writer and historian Jan Morris, who died in November at age 94. Morris spent nearly half a century as a "transwoman" and suffered no negative repercussions for it. On the contrary, Morris was constantly lionized, praised and given prestigious positions, publishing contracts and awards.