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[–]Sun_bear 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Excellent article. I particularly liked this bit:

But the sociological arguments are equally ridiculous. I’ve read claims that femininity and womanhood are “white supremacist” constructs imposed on Black women, as though White people introduced the world to sex-based gender norms that have appeared in societies across the globe for centuries. This line of reasoning is a dog whistle meant to illicit a Pavlovian response from sensitive, socially progressive Black women. It is meant to silence progressive Black women who are gender critical. It is also meant to “neg” woke Black women who probably know better than to seek validation from “cis” men, but struggle to recognize and repel the “kiss the ring” tone some transwomen carry towards Black women.

This strange idea that non-white cultures can't tell the difference between men and women and don't know where babies come from has always seemed like the most racist thing to me.