you are viewing a single comment's thread.

view the rest of the comments →

[–]Femaleisnthateful 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Vox is laughably terrible.

I never really read the Harry Potter books, so can't speak to the actual canon, but it's pretty clear that this Vox writer's projection is doing some pretty heavy lifting. Does she really think that JK Rowling creating a character to exemplify 'gender dysphoria'? It's pretty clear from the above description that Tonks' narrative arc is one of finding peace and self-acceptance. How is this a 'transphobic narrative'? Also, growing out of one's dysphoria doesn't imply that dysphoria is choice.

The author makes it explicitly clear that they view 'woman' as a gender word ie 'soft, gentle feminine' and that 'cisgender' apparently is a gender identity that aligns with those stereotypes. Ironically, if Tonks were a transwoman, the author would be hailing Tonks' narrative arc as 'stunning and brave'.