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[–]chrysthefeminist 73 insightful - 1 fun73 insightful - 0 fun74 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Yes, trans issues are a giant energy suck. Energy suck has always been one of the main ways by which men prevent women from making progress out of our oppressed, secondary state. If they succeed in getting us to expend energy on trans issues then they have won, even if we're totally not buying the trans ideology.

[–]fuckingsealions 26 insightful - 1 fun26 insightful - 0 fun27 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I am using what little energy I have IRL to refuse to engage in this mental twister you're supposed to engage in to just get through a conversation referring to yourself. I don't care who's feelings I hurt referring to myself as a woman. Every time I've been leered at, attacked, made myself smaller, made to feel smaller, watched two children come out of my body... I've earned the title.

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

And what a shame to have to expend energy just to keep from expending energy! But every time you refuse to compromise your integrity by calling yourself something other than a woman just to please them, you strengthen yourself more and more in the process.