#intersectionality — Public Fediverse posts
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RE: https://chaosfem.tw/@anhedonie/117304683065559417
What this [the quote] describes is also whorephobia, by the way, not “just” sexism (which it 100% is, just to be clear).
It's ALSO transphobic as hell, if i might add.
And it's specially depressing because it shouldn't *even* need basic feminism (although anyone saying that definitely needs a 101).
To put it explicitly: if they excuse harassment for “looking like a whore”, just imagine what they'd excuse for actually BEING one — which, is a reality still extremely common among trans people…
Trans people in general, and trans women specifically, have long survived via sex work. Hell, for centuries being femme-presenting and not a cis woman almost MEANT turning to sex work for survival…
In addition, it was trans sex workers the ones who were on the frontlines demanding rights and respect, getting their hands dirty actually helping the community, and bearing the worst of state repression and social backslash.
Just look at the flagship LGBT happenstance — it was a riot on a low-class cruising bar…Trans people were already sidelined by the “““respectable””” LG(B?) community at the time (as soon as the next year's anniversary, in fact), partly for trans, partly for racialized, partly for poor, partly because of sex work. They just didn't offer the “right image”.
And they still stayed at the front.But after that, seeing parts of the trans community nowadays stroking their own privileges and kicking on sex work, or even reinforcing sexist frames…
Yeah, disappointing it is. Also downright nauseating.I'm not gonna wish anyone to have to recourse to survival sex work (or any survival work, for that matter), but if current trends continue and the fickle illusion of social respectability that has been built around trans identities finishes collapsing, some people are bound to a very, very rude awakening… :/
"First they came for sex workers…"
"You're closer to be a survival sex worker than a billionaire."LGBTIQAP+ people have never been quite fully accepted.
Trans people have never been quite funky accepted.
BIPOC, disabled, “crazy”, and a while host of other factors have never been quite fully accepted.
If at all.Whatever privileges we manage are dubiously worth it if they come at the expense of other people's rights.
Let's not forget this. -
RE: https://chaosfem.tw/@anhedonie/117304683065559417
What this [the quote] describes is also whorephobia, by the way, not “just” sexism (which it 100% is, just to be clear).
It's ALSO transphobic as hell, if i might add.
And it's specially depressing because it shouldn't *even* need basic feminism (although anyone saying that definitely needs a 101).
To put it explicitly: if they excuse harassment for “looking like a whore”, just imagine what they'd excuse for actually BEING one — which, is a reality still extremely common among trans people…
Trans people in general, and trans women specifically, have long survived via sex work. Hell, for centuries being femme-presenting and not a cis woman almost MEANT turning to sex work for survival…
In addition, it was trans sex workers the ones who were on the frontlines demanding rights and respect, getting their hands dirty actually helping the community, and bearing the worst of state repression and social backslash.
Just look at the flagship LGBT happenstance — it was a riot on a low-class cruising bar…Trans people were already sidelined by the “““respectable””” LG(B?) community at the time (as soon as the next year's anniversary, in fact), partly for trans, partly for racialized, partly for poor, partly because of sex work. They just didn't offer the “right image”.
And they still stayed at the front.But after that, seeing parts of the trans community nowadays stroking their own privileges and kicking on sex work, or even reinforcing sexist frames…
Yeah, disappointing it is. Also downright nauseating.I'm not gonna wish anyone to have to recourse to survival sex work (or any survival work, for that matter), but if current trends continue and the fickle illusion of social respectability that has been built around trans identities finishes collapsing, some people are bound to a very, very rude awakening… :/
"First they came for sex workers…"
"You're closer to be a survival sex worker than a billionaire."LGBTIQAP+ people have never been quite fully accepted.
Trans people have never been quite funky accepted.
BIPOC, disabled, “crazy”, and a while host of other factors have never been quite fully accepted.
If at all.Whatever privileges we manage are dubiously worth it if they come at the expense of other people's rights.
Let's not forget this. -
RE: https://chaosfem.tw/@anhedonie/117304683065559417
What this [the quote] describes is also whorephobia, by the way, not “just” sexism (which it 100% is, just to be clear).
It's ALSO transphobic as hell, if i might add.
And it's specially depressing because it shouldn't *even* need basic feminism (although anyone saying that definitely needs a 101).
To put it explicitly: if they excuse harassment for “looking like a whore”, just imagine what they'd excuse for actually BEING one — which, is a reality still extremely common among trans people…
Trans people in general, and trans women specifically, have long survived via sex work. Hell, for centuries being femme-presenting and not a cis woman almost MEANT turning to sex work for survival…
In addition, it was trans sex workers the ones who were on the frontlines demanding rights and respect, getting their hands dirty actually helping the community, and bearing the worst of state repression and social backslash.
Just look at the flagship LGBT happenstance — it was a riot on a low-class cruising bar…Trans people were already sidelined by the “““respectable””” LG(B?) community at the time (as soon as the next year's anniversary, in fact), partly for trans, partly for racialized, partly for poor, partly because of sex work. They just didn't offer the “right image”.
And they still stayed at the front.But after that, seeing parts of the trans community nowadays stroking their own privileges and kicking on sex work, or even reinforcing sexist frames…
Yeah, disappointing it is. Also downright nauseating.I'm not gonna wish anyone to have to recourse to survival sex work (or any survival work, for that matter), but if current trends continue and the fickle illusion of social respectability that has been built around trans identities finishes collapsing, some people are bound to a very, very rude awakening… :/
"First they came for sex workers…"
"You're closer to be a survival sex worker than a billionaire."LGBTIQAP+ people have never been quite fully accepted.
Trans people have never been quite funky accepted.
BIPOC, disabled, “crazy”, and a while host of other factors have never been quite fully accepted.
If at all.Whatever privileges we manage are dubiously worth it if they come at the expense of other people's rights.
Let's not forget this. -
RE: https://chaosfem.tw/@anhedonie/117304683065559417
What this [the quote] describes is also whorephobia, by the way, not “just” sexism (which it 100% is, just to be clear).
It's ALSO transphobic as hell, if i might add.
And it's specially depressing because it shouldn't *even* need basic feminism (although anyone saying that definitely needs a 101).
To put it explicitly: if they excuse harassment for “looking like a whore”, just imagine what they'd excuse for actually BEING one — which, is a reality still extremely common among trans people…
Trans people in general, and trans women specifically, have long survived via sex work. Hell, for centuries being femme-presenting and not a cis woman almost MEANT turning to sex work for survival…
In addition, it was trans sex workers the ones who were on the frontlines demanding rights and respect, getting their hands dirty actually helping the community, and bearing the worst of state repression and social backslash.
Just look at the flagship LGBT happenstance — it was a riot on a low-class cruising bar…Trans people were already sidelined by the “““respectable””” LG(B?) community at the time (as soon as the next year's anniversary, in fact), partly for trans, partly for racialized, partly for poor, partly because of sex work. They just didn't offer the “right image”.
And they still stayed at the front.But after that, seeing parts of the trans community nowadays stroking their own privileges and kicking on sex work, or even reinforcing sexist frames…
Yeah, disappointing it is. Also downright nauseating.I'm not gonna wish anyone to have to recourse to survival sex work (or any survival work, for that matter), but if current trends continue and the fickle illusion of social respectability that has been built around trans identities finishes collapsing, some people are bound to a very, very rude awakening… :/
"First they came for sex workers…"
"You're closer to be a survival sex worker than a billionaire."LGBTIQAP+ people have never been quite fully accepted.
Trans people have never been quite funky accepted.
BIPOC, disabled, “crazy”, and a while host of other factors have never been quite fully accepted.
If at all.Whatever privileges we manage are dubiously worth it if they come at the expense of other people's rights.
Let's not forget this. -
RE: https://chaosfem.tw/@anhedonie/117304683065559417
What this [the quote] describes is also whorephobia, by the way, not “just” sexism (which it 100% is, just to be clear).
It's ALSO transphobic as hell, if i might add.
And it's specially depressing because it shouldn't *even* need basic feminism (although anyone saying that definitely needs a 101).
To put it explicitly: if they excuse harassment for “looking like a whore”, just imagine what they'd excuse for actually BEING one — which, is a reality still extremely common among trans people…
Trans people in general, and trans women specifically, have long survived via sex work. Hell, for centuries being femme-presenting and not a cis woman almost MEANT turning to sex work for survival…
In addition, it was trans sex workers the ones who were on the frontlines demanding rights and respect, getting their hands dirty actually helping the community, and bearing the worst of state repression and social backslash.
Just look at the flagship LGBT happenstance — it was a riot on a low-class cruising bar…Trans people were already sidelined by the “““respectable””” LG(B?) community at the time (as soon as the next year's anniversary, in fact), partly for trans, partly for racialized, partly for poor, partly because of sex work. They just didn't offer the “right image”.
And they still stayed at the front.But after that, seeing parts of the trans community nowadays stroking their own privileges and kicking on sex work, or even reinforcing sexist frames…
Yeah, disappointing it is. Also downright nauseating.I'm not gonna wish anyone to have to recourse to survival sex work (or any survival work, for that matter), but if current trends continue and the fickle illusion of social respectability that has been built around trans identities finishes collapsing, some people are bound to a very, very rude awakening… :/
"First they came for sex workers…"
"You're closer to be a survival sex worker than a billionaire."LGBTIQAP+ people have never been quite fully accepted.
Trans people have never been quite funky accepted.
BIPOC, disabled, “crazy”, and a while host of other factors have never been quite fully accepted.
If at all.Whatever privileges we manage are dubiously worth it if they come at the expense of other people's rights.
Let's not forget this.
