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[–][deleted] 15 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 0 fun16 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Because the movement is funded by rich, white men. Money = power

[–]Finnegan7921 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

I don't think that's just what it is though. They have gotten the media and corporate America (which usually leans conservative), to pander to a minuscule fraction of the population with an almost religious fervor. The media I can almost understand b/c it is left leaning, but to just dismiss any and all concern that this isn't the best way forward is a bit much, and the way corporate America just surrenders is insane. The TRA's don't have more spending power than the people they're pissing off, the Gilette ads proved that as they posted huge losses in the wake of their "all white men are shit" and "trans guy shaving" ads.

[–]Iridescence 14 insightful - 1 fun14 insightful - 0 fun15 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

To some extent, I think that the idea of being 'trans' fits in with the conservative notions of gender/gender roles. I suppose it's easier to accept that a too-feminine man is actually a woman rather than accept that sex does not determine one's interests and personality.

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

Genderism, which includes transgenderism, is a conservative ideology though. It posits that there's a particular way you're supposed to behave and dress based on your sex. Or that your sex should be based on the way you behave and dress. Making men and women into social roles is like one of the foundational tenets of conservatism. I sort of get it because we're a visually-oriented species (yes, that includes women) with a poor sense of smell and, honestly, over the entire species there's NOT a lot of dimorphism between the sexes other than at the genitalia and, well, we wear clothes! There's wide variation in heights, body hair, build, etc. otherwise. So maybe we developed some rules about appearance and behavior to make differentiating between men and women easier. But we took it to a pathological degree and now we use it to oppress. The point of feminism is to say, "Male and female are biological states, not prescriptions for every facet of living." As much as trans activists talk a great game about smashing the "gender binary" [sic], they only reinforce it by saying "of course this person's a woman, can't you see her makeup?" Give me a break.

Also, no one in power cares about trans men because duh, they know they're women.

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

As individuals they dont have big spending power but to lobbyist groups (read:pharmaceutical) they're walking piggy banks. Life long patients reliant on hormones as they are on water. More than average surgeries, health complications due to hormones, it can all be capitalised on.

[–]weirdthorn 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Male privilege gives them access to places where women are denied, those "old boys clubs" still exist. A lot of TIMs and TRAs are tech bros which gives them the ability to manipulate social media (see twitter).