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[–]lefterfield 13 insightful - 1 fun13 insightful - 0 fun14 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

I love this tweet:

"You mean black mothers. Only the worth of an inanimate object lies in its function, the worth of a living thing lies simply in its existence; this is why a plastic spoon is still a spoon but a plastic flower is not a flower. We are women, not objects with a function."

[–]Femaleisnthateful 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I wonder if any trans 'folx' actually feel 'validated' by being referred to as 'bodies' and 'something-havers'? I feel like trans people would prefer to be acknowledged as such rather than reduced to body parts and functions. The only people this language appeals to are those who seek to erase women and detach the word 'woman' from biological reality.