#441
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when mexicans immigrate to america and become citizens it's "transnationalism", an expression of liberal individualist identity politics. Mods?
#442
Nippon
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when u say transnationalism I think of a dude dressed up in Lisa Simpsons 'Floreda' costume and all effeminately belligerent about it
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womyn born womyn for the wyn y'all
#444
Mike Nelson here.
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mudcrabs posted:
womyn born womyn for the wyn y'all

same except also all women and also men and also the creatures and also the inanimate

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Kurdt
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#446
Mike Nelson here.
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robot roll call
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Harry the Hat
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hi
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Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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hey is it just me or is the near universal adoption of "feminine" pseudonyms by MTF transsexuals the single greatest reinforcement of established gender roles and subconscious abdication to the patriarchal power structure that could ever possibly exist
#450
Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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ah yes, my name now ends in a vowel, today i am truly a woman
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Kurdt
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what do you conclude from this insight superabound
#452
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is there really anything wrong with gendered names in and of themselves? i'm not seein it
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seriously you people are disgusting bigots

edit: i meant to say bigamists sorry
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drivel of drunken hags
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Superabound posted:
hey is it just me or is the near universal adoption of "feminine" pseudonyms by MTF transsexuals the single greatest reinforcement of established gender roles and subconscious abdication to the patriarchal power structure that could ever possibly exist


it seems like a lot of transgenders adopt ridiculously stereotypically "feminine" things (like knee-high toe socks and frilly panties and gothic lolita dresses) that it really comes across like they aren't trying to pass at all. not that there's anything wrong with that

(edit: i guess it's possible maybe they are living out their female pubescence they never had. 12 year old girls dress really badly too; perhaps a few years post-transition they will be clothed much smarter)

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gyrofry posted:
what do you conclude from this insight superabound



that if i ever get a sex change i will keep my original name and thus bravely stand out from the pack

#456
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actually i just realized that wont work, my name could easily be a girls name. ill have to adopt a much more masculine name. whats the most male-sounding name there is? Dick? Rod? Mr. President?
#457
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i was going to say we should all adopt androgynous names as an act supreme equality, but then i realized numbers would work even better, but then i also realized that people would probably just immediately start considering all odd numbers to be male and all even numbers female. i guess we'll just have to non-identifiably mutilate all our genitalia and secondary sexual characteristics instead
#458
Not Your S.H.I.E.L.D.
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sometimes i feel like i was born into the wrong socially-constructed illusion
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tardy on these heaters
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Groulxsmith posted:

Superabound posted:
hey is it just me or is the near universal adoption of "feminine" pseudonyms by MTF transsexuals the single greatest reinforcement of established gender roles and subconscious abdication to the patriarchal power structure that could ever possibly exist

it seems like a lot of transgenders adopt ridiculously stereotypically "feminine" things (like knee-high toe socks and frilly panties and gothic lolita dresses) that it really comes across like they aren't trying to pass at all. not that there's anything wrong with that

(edit: i guess it's possible maybe they are living out their female pubescence they never had. 12 year old girls dress really badly too; perhaps a few years post-transition they will be clothed much smarter)



i dont think most of them do this, just the mentally ill ones who find safe space itnernet forums or whatever to post their diaper pics

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yeah, i was going to qualify that by saying on the internet, especially since that is the only place i've ever encountered anything trans*

forums and miniblogs may not be the best place to make such observations
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there are a lot of trans people in my city who are just, like. weird-looking. and neither recognizably man or woman. not androgynous just not much like our usual expectations of gender. they have a lot of body mods and wear crusty clothes. and that's kinda cool i think
#462
drivel of drunken hags
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where is this genderbender city
#463
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san francisco, mate.
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Mike Nelson here.
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yeah when you hear people complain about the unemployment rate just mentally factor in all the layabouts who have body mods or look terrible generally. oh hi my name is devastator and i'd like a job at your bank. what's that no sorry i can't remove my horn implants. why won't obama give me job.
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#466
Mike Nelson here.
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The gendered cannot hear the genderqueer;
Dongs fall apart; the gender cannot hold;
Queer anarchy is loosed upon the world
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Mike Nelson here.
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tpaine posted:
I'm shooting a documentary right now called Genderfucked Trenton.

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Groulxsmith posted:

Superabound posted:
hey is it just me or is the near universal adoption of "feminine" pseudonyms by MTF transsexuals the single greatest reinforcement of established gender roles and subconscious abdication to the patriarchal power structure that could ever possibly exist

it seems like a lot of transgenders adopt ridiculously stereotypically "feminine" things (like knee-high toe socks and frilly panties and gothic lolita dresses) that it really comes across like they aren't trying to pass at all. not that there's anything wrong with that

(edit: i guess it's possible maybe they are living out their female pubescence they never had. 12 year old girls dress really badly too; perhaps a few years post-transition they will be clothed much smarter)

I think it's probably more that they are obviously dudes and are super compensating so they can believe a lie. Just my opinion though, and I could be wrong.

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#470
Mike Nelson here.
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yes. he has... let himself go.
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i want to do that some day
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#473
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i think a lot of MTF drives and thinks like transvestism are born directly out of a desire to feel "sexy" and the rush of pleasurepower that necessarily comes from feelings of sexiness. and im not talking about that bullshit male sexiness that women patronizingly pretend exists, which is nothing more than a handful of visual or olfactory characteristics that imply the man is capable of performing some utilitarian physical task for you, like reeking of sweat and engine grease or having arms large enough to carry a loaded dresser up a flight of stairs. im talking real, 'make u wanna fuk' sexiness, that kind of sexiness that is so clearly useless for anything other than hardcore fucking that there can be no mistake about its purpose or purity
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The ones that dress like old ladies are worse
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Also I'm pretty sure a lot of transwomen find themselves in a position where catering to tranny chasers is one of the only ways they can find any affection and in a lot of cases employment.
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mudcrabs posted:
Also I'm pretty sure a lot of transwomen find themselves in a position where catering to tranny chasers is one of the only ways they can find any affection and in a lot of cases employment.



i guess it doesnt help that the only source of interaction most of the people likely to be discussing the topic have with them is through niche internet pornography. thats probably something both trans and non-trans women have in common

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what effect has the phenomenon known as "Big Ang" had on the trans community?

personally i see her as proof that a biologically male origin in no way places a ceiling upon or inhibits the ability of an individual to either achieve or surpass the innate "femininity" of a biological female. thanks Big Ang, youre a real hero
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Being openly trans is like even less likely to get someone employed than being a woman born physically a woman, and it's already evident that unemployed women find themselves turning to porn and prostitution.
#479
drivel of drunken hags
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Superabound posted:
what effect has the phenomenon known as "Big Ang" had on the trans community?

personally i see her as proof that a biologically male origin in no way places a ceiling upon or inhibits the ability of an individual to either achieve or surpass the innate "femininity" of a biological female. thanks Big Ang, youre a real hero


i live up the street from a bar xe owns

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mudcrabs posted:
Being openly trans is like even less likely to get someone employed than being a woman born physically a woman, and it's already evident that unemployed women find themselves turning to porn and prostitution.



so therefore male privilege is only a function of, and in effect only as long as, a man's willingness or ability to personally perpetuate the pre-established patriarchal power structure and normative gender roles....hmmm. hm