What Would You Do?: A transgender woman is insulted by a man at a diner. This is a really great segment they did where a trans woman, played by a real trans woman, is insulted and ridiculed by a man (played by an actor, of course) while she serves him at a diner. You’d be surprised at how many people butted in to defend her.
So much faith in humanity restored.
Fucking great how they supported her.
I may need to watch this show more often.
well, this is beautiful
That last guy though. He was going to sit there for as long as it took to make sure Kevin didn’t attack Carmen. He even said he had a good catholic upbringing. Catholics aren’t really known for their acceptance, and for him to not only defend her, but protect her, is just…wow.
- “born a woman”/“born a man”
- “woman trapped in a man’s body”/“man trapped in a woman’s body”
- “preferred” pronouns (they’re not preferred, they are)
if cis people could refrain from these phrases, that would be aces
Statistically, a woman is more likely to be hurt by a man than she is to ever be eaten by a shark, hit by a car, be attacked by a bear, crash in a plane, or be bitten by a spider. When a woman expresses fear of any of these events, she is still seen as a rational person. When I tell people that I am afraid of swimming in the ocean because I’m afraid of sharks, they accept it almost without question. But, when I tell people that I’m afraid of men, that men scare me more than sharks and spiders and freak plane accidents all combined, I immediately lose their respect. I am considered elitist. I am considered sub-human.
"calm down it was just a joke" THIS IS THE PROBLEM!!! people think that you can be disrespectful and degrading towards women and then just brush it off by saying it was a "joke". well let me tell you something, it’s not fucking funny, and it’s also sexist as shit nonetheless. making fun of and mocking a woman, a woman you have DATED and should have even more respect for, is in fact sexist. stop letting men get away w these things.
please don’t pretend this isn’t true. Especially if you call yourself a feminist.
I think a lot of people have trouble understanding transgender issues because they try to see themselves as trans, but come at it from the wrong direction. i.e. a cis woman tries to understand transness by going, “what if I felt like/wanted to be a man” when she should be approaching it as “what if I, a woman, was so easily mistaken for a man that I had to pretend to be one”,
And I think this is something to keep in mind and to explain away when trying to get these matters across to people who’re new to the idea.
i genuinely never thought of it that way but dang this makes a ton of sense now
the other day at work, i asked a woman her name– like i do for everyone, because we have to write it on the cup–and she goes “we come in here all the time. you should really know our names by now” as if i don’t serve hundreds of people a day or as though a nondescript middle aged white woman made such an impact upon me that i’d remember her. i was feeling pretty impatient and irritable though, so i covered my name tag with my hand and asked her my name and she didn’t know it and at least had the decency to change demeanor from haughty and superior to sort of quietly embarrassed and i’m fairly sure that’s the only thing i’ve ever done at work that matters to me.
I think a lot of people have trouble understanding transgender issues because they try to see themselves as trans, but come at it from the wrong direction. i.e. a cis woman tries to understand transness by going, “what if I felt like/wanted to be a man” when she should be approaching it as “what if I, a woman, was so easily mistaken for a man that I had to pretend to be one”,
And I think this is something to keep in mind and to explain away when trying to get these matters across to people who’re new to the idea.
i genuinely never thought of it that way but dang this makes a ton of sense now
Thank you
i noticed that people focus more on problematic black women than problematic black men
i see people who dislike nicki minaj & beyonce for being problematic but then they’ll hype up male rappers as he if doesnt say misogynistic shit on 80% of his songs
if i reblog a vine by a black woman ill get 8373 messages telling me every problematic thing shes ever done but i hardly get messages like that about black male viners
we’re subconsciously more critical of black women than anyone else imo
we give black men passes for alot of things. they definitely get passes to use the terms bitch, thot & hoe
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rambleonamazon answered:
Do you even think about what you say before you type? I ask, because certain types of people (very white, very insulated, very angry people with a need to crap on someone less powerful than themselves) have been belching up that pathetic claim since before I was born. Being an optimistic person, I’d like to give you bigots the benefit of the doubt and assume you could think of something new after 34 years.
Is it even worth attempting to argue with this pathetic lie you’re spewing forth without thought or concern? You clearly have no investment in reality and nothing at stake in this petty name-calling. You’re a spoiled child, kicking puppies and laughing at the sounds they make.
Honestly, I’ve heard more stories of doctors using trans women to perpetuate that idea.
“Why are you wearing jeans?”
“… They’re comfortable.”
“That’s not very womanly of you.”
“What? No, my clothing doesn’t define my identity.”
“I’m sorry you feel that way. Maybe you don’t really need hormones…”
“NO, WAIT! HAHA! DRESSES, SEE? AND MAKE-UP! AND PINK! AND… (shudder) …I like guys…”
Yep, it’s totally us doing that.
Ha! God yeah, I still remember the very first therapist I saw, the one my mother made me see after I came out to her. He was repulsed that I didn’t like dresses and didn’t want to be a homemaker and didn’t want to marry a man, and spent two hours a week lecturing me about how I wasn’t really a woman.
Sort of funny how the patriarchy forces those roles on trans women, trans women reject them, and then along come these gynosaurs to yell at us for ever being associated with those roles. It’s almost like old white men and TERFs use the same playbook.
Late last year I saw a psychiatrist to get a referral letter.
Very first question she asked me; “what feminine activities did you partake in as a child to lead you to believe you’re a woman?”
I wish I could have answered “giant robots, explosions, and pretty girls kicking butt.”
But you know how it is; there’s a game you have to play, and it’s a game designed to never let us win.
“But how can you be a girl if you LIKE GIRLS?” - My father for too many years too count.
I know. I’m shocked. How dare you call yourself a woman when you’re not barefoot in the kitchen tending to the every needs of a man.
