#sex based oppression

[fadedelegance]

I am BEYOND sick and tired of being told I have to center my entire fucking existence around narcissistic males and their autogynephilia.

FUCK. OFF.

[erebusvincent]

[femanthropy]

I want all victims of rape to say “Madame Pelicot did it, so we can do it, too.”

[labrysdyke]

i cannot for the LIFE of me fathom supporting islam. even in judaism and christianity, while tainted by misogyny, the religions have evolved to "modernise", and i can see why a woman may not feel oppressed identifying under either. but nearly ALL muslims are so extreme. forced modesty. forced hijab. no touching men. ALL of this is enforced at the base level of islam! disgusting, and i hope all women oppressed under these conditions can escape and begin to heal.

[theangryman]

One person was banned almost immediately.

The other person was not banned until they made another post revealing that they were posting videos of their partner.

One person was harassed and bullied and told that they were lying.

One person was given advice, told about how they could improve their situation.

This is why kink is not safe. There is more compassion and kindness for someone who admits to wanting to kick their partner in the face than there is for someone who has received that treatment.

[redditreceipts]

[she-is-ovarit]

"Allowing girls as young as nine to marry", The Standard can fuck off with the phrasing of this headline.

Iraq passes law allowing men to legally marry and rape girls as young as nine.

Under Muslim and male supremacist rule women and girls in Afghanistan and Iran completely lost all of their human rights, and this is currently happening in Iraq.

[mikasasrippedtoenail]

Profanity and Misogyny

"Motherfucker", "cunt" , "bitch", "Whore" etc. are words that are so commonly used in colloquial language that one almost forgets the nuance attached to them. In almost every language there exist a myriad of swear words that refer to the degradation of the female vagina. A woman's sex is seen as her badge of shame and if she has control over her it then she has become astray from the path of the virtue.

"To insult a man, you insult his woman". I remember awkwardly shuffling in my seat, getting very uncomfortable when male peers would call each other "motherfucker" or "cunts" so casually. A woman much older than them was reduced to her sex, a tool to insult their friends. My sex- the organ that I was born with- was a sign of weakness. If you are meek or a coward you are a "pussy". In my language, I could never find the word equivalent of vagina, for it was too sexualised to use in society. Before I was even old enough to understand the workings of my body, a organ that I had been born with was left redundant to its function to please a man-villified by porn.

"Fuck" is seen as an insult because men consider sex a defiling act that takes away the dignity of the woman. Another misogynistic implication is the term "deflowering"; having sex takes away her innocence. After sex, the woman is not a human to them but a "cunt". The sexual paraphernalia of a woman is associated with purity. There is such a huge emphasis that is put on the concept of virginity, because it brings control to the patriarchal society over a woman's autonomy.

The sexual liberation of 70s was brought as a rebellion to these norms- young women were groomed into thinking that sex is empowering. Hookup culture also emerged as an aftereffect of the sexual liberation. The politics of a woman's sex is argued all day while the male penis remains as a neutral organ despite having been a tool to oppress women.

Sex is a completely neutral act of pleasure that is neither degrading nor empowering. However, this statement would only exist in a vacuum. Men use sex as a form of violence upon women-rape is a political tool. For women to take back control of their sexual autonomy, they must acknowledge the politics of sex-or lack thereof. Selectively choosing whom you are having sex with is the first step.

I implore everyone to stop using degrading profanities that have misogynistic connotations. When others around me --especially men-- use these swear words, I ask them why their insults always involve a woman to be degraded and humiliated. Not acting as an accompalice to patriarchy, not keeping quiet against the patriarchal violence and spreading word against misogyny is the best silent mutiny.

[certifiedsexed]

what does that post mean by implying sex-based oppression doesnt exist?

More than implying it didn't exist, the post was saying, straight up, that believing in sex-based oppression is transmisogynistic, which is true. It's a very popular TERF term and a generally historically bigoted term and idea even outside of that. Though, to be fair, it also, by definition, is not real.

[To be clear, the general definition of sex-based oppression is oppression based on what sex you were assigned at birth.]

Misogyny, or sexism, isn't a sex-based oppression, which is generally what people are talking about when using that term. Misogyny/sexism can get mixed up with derogatory language and behavior towards people for being "female" and such, but it has much more solid weight tied up in gender than sex.

Sometimes bigotry surrounding reproductive health is referred to as "sex-based" oppression but it really doesn't fall under that either. Needing reproductive healthcare can apply regardless of sex, including needing an abortion.

Implying it's specifically an "AFAB" issue, which is what "sex-based" is supposed to mean the majority of the time, isn't just intersexist but transmisogynistic as well, especially since the bigotry surrounding reproductive health is largely misogynistic in nature.

You could argue intersexism could fall under some definitions of sex-based oppression but intersexism is about much more than just what sex you're assigned at birth and can, in fact, only be apparent long after birth so it's kind of really limiting to try to squeeze intersexism under that definition, in my opinion at least.

The term has generally been used specifically to be extremely transmisogynistic, intersexist and racist, to the extent that it's more than a bit of a dogwhistle. And, as I mentioned, doesn't actually exist.

The idea of it still has a good amount of weight in some circles but it's really not an actual type of oppression, it's just a vague idea based on a shitty understanding of feminism and a massive push for anti-intersectionality.

Hope this helps, Anon! Let me know if you have any other questions. <3

[dykeiism]

i feel inclined to differentiate between "reasonable rights and accommodations that should be given to trans people" and "blatant attacks on women's rights." i'll go as far as to say that most radical feminists will agree with me on most of these points, so if you want to learn about what radfems actually believe, this is your chance.

reasonable rights and accommodations for trans people:

equal opportunities for employment and housing

access to affordable and high-quality healthcare

transparent, unbiased, and publicly accessible research & meta-analysis done on the short- and long- term risks and benefits of gender affirming care

outlaw all forms of conversion therapy. outlaw gender exploratory therapy unless the patient is able to give informed consent. enforce strict science-based regulations on the therapeutic methods used

freedom of expression (i.e. the ability to dress however you like, and to use a preferred name)

widespread implementation of co-ed and trans-only spaces

legal protection against harassment and assault

these are all things that i, and many other radical feminists, wholeheartedly support. we also believe that trans people, like everyone else, deserve dignity, respect, sensitivity, and kindness from the people around them. what i'm seeing more and more of in recent years, though, is that the trans movement is no longer focusing on the aforementioned human rights. instead, i see an overwhelming about of trans activists making unreasonable demands that infringe on the rights of women. the demands are as follows:

the right to enter women-only spaces based solely on gender identity or expression (this includes shelters, prisons, locker rooms, and sports teams)

the ability to access medical transition as a minor under any circumstances, or as an adult unless other treatments have proven unsuccessful beforehand

widespread use of language that destabilizes women and female people as coherent groups that are also in need of rights

deplatforming anyone who criticizes the movement, no matter how polite, respectful, good-faith, or reasonable the criticisms are

i support the trans movement that advocates for the human rights of trans individuals. however, i cannot support a movement that allows males into women's spaces, that is medically irresponsible, that makes it impossible to discuss women's rights, or that opposes intellectual freedom. i don't think any feminist can support this in good conscience.

[gctomcat]

♀️Women's Rights Blinkies 💜🤍💚

[museumofferedophelia]

Massive trigger warning for mentions of sexual abuse.

These men are predators. They are rapists. They are not women, they are sadistic autogynephiles who force people to partake in their fetishes.

[femanthropy]

“Sex essentialist!!!!”

Okay, “uterus haver, ovary owner, bleeder, pregnant person, front hole” believer. You got me there fr.

[gayeilgeoir]

Here’s your reminder that the vagina is self cleaning. It doesn’t need to be cleaned, it does that itself.

“Oh but it smells” ITS A GODAMN ORGAN. Do you think if I took your liver out right now and made you smell it, it would be nice? NO!

“Oh but my boyfr-“ DUMP. HIM. Chances are that scum of the earth doesn’t wipe his dick anyway.

[fembrie]

honestly, rape is not illegal.

if your chances of being convicted of rape are less than 1% (given that it was even reported in the first place), if the chances of a rape victim seeing justice are the equivalent of winning the lottery, you cannot argue society treats rape as a crime. rape is a man's right under a patriarchal system of justice.

[redditreceipts]

me trying to telepathically transmit female class solidarity to this person: