"I'm not speculating..." *Entire thread is speculation*

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[–]anxietyaccount8[S] 17 insightful - 1 fun17 insightful - 0 fun18 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

I don't completely know JK Rowling's motivations. But there's a pattern where people assume radfems are "insecure" about our womanhood or gender identity. And I feel that for many of us, this is not the case whatsoever. I mean, there are radfems who are "de"-transmen, but it's not the majority.

[–]PassionateIntensity 16 insightful - 1 fun16 insightful - 0 fun17 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

there's a pattern where people assume radfems are "insecure" about our womanhood or gender identity.

That to me, is a comical batshit crazy projection. I find it hard to believe there's a woman alive who feels "inferior" in the face of a transwoman's "femininity." lol This is them projecting their own issues onto us.

[–]anxietyaccount8[S] 14 insightful - 2 fun14 insightful - 1 fun15 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

It's not even necessarily that we're jealous of transwomen, they just think that we're closeted "non-binary" or trans men. When our entire point is that we criticize certain gendered labels (calling yourself "non-binary" is completely subjective, unlike calling yourself gay).

Somebody in the thread literally said this:

Speaking as an old person, I think a LOT, and possibly the vast majority, of 2ndwave feminists are nonbinary AFAB&AMAB people

[–]Shesstealthy 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

This remains really interesting to me. This person believes anyone who pushes against the gender norms of their time is queer. And that does huge injustice to actual gay/lesbian/bisexual/pan/vaguely not straight enough for it to matter people.

Many years ago I was reading some feminist theory and I came across an article where a lesbian was defined as a woman who did not have any emotkonally dependent relationships with men, something like that. Whatever the definition was I thought gosh, as a single woman I too count as a lesbian. I mentioned it to someone on the same course and she very kindly pointed out that it was a no. It was long ago and I can't remember the language she used but I came away feeling like yeah unless you fall in love sexually with women this is not the name to use for yourself and sexuality and oppression for it are not theoretical.