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321sluggie · 7 months ago

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Hey, considering the majority of people use “transandrophobia” to mean either 1) any transphobia specifically against transmascs or 2) the intersection of transphobia and misogyny that affects transmascs, I would really reconsider your thoughts on it in light of your sexism/pedophilia post

#coming back to add a thought to this—I get what you’re saying. And transmascs do experience unique forms of discrimination #but in terms of actionable change—of making the world better for transmasc people—I don’t see the labelling of transandrophobia as useful #medical professionals + employers shouldn’t be sexist. it bothers me that I’m seen as a woman but I can’t change how people read me #but if women were respected and taken seriously in the first place I wouldn’t experience this so negatively #you get what I’m saying? it’s so much more useful for me and everyone else to combat the sexism.#if I combat transandrophobia it wouldn’t make it better for the women who experience the same bullshit #it would just be trying to move myself into existing structures of male privilege #similarly—passing well enough to be called slurs has much more to do with homophobia directed at queer men than being perceived as trans #in a less homophobic world cis men wouldn’t have to go through that either #I don’t want to discourage you from using terms that help you understand your experience #but I personally see combatting sexism as the much more actionable form of activism #also. and this is more mean spirited of me to say #that post isn’t a post about transmascs in general…it’s not a ‘sexism/pedophilia post’#it’s an experience post. a personal one #I wonder a little bit about your motives when your inclination is to see a personal post and focus more on a wording in a tag #than the substance of the post itself #if you’re thinking about transandrophobia and what transmascs face day to day why not prioritize. like. care #for the person #rather than the vocab you disagree with #like do you care about other people’s well-being or do you care about being right

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