This episode with Mcgowan is not new or derisive. It is simply trans phobic behavior publicly displayed yet again, and the majority of people siding with the bigoted viewpoint. This is not really news, just the standard way trans activists are treated.
You say you are not "phobic" and that you try to love everyone unconditionally. You then change subject, seemingly to try and preface. You say some things I dont quite understand given the context, something about leeches and not having mastered loving them, it sounds kinda like your foreshadowing that trans people are leeches and treat people like doormats, but i don't really understand your point so im not mad just confused, thought I would point it out. You also make a point to say something about choices, don't get the point there, feel free to expand on any of this, it made no sense to me.
If you are sincerely interested in learning I write a weekly blog about basic trans stuff, kinda a 101 for people just learning. here's the link.
As a trans women I am very accustomed to people talking over my conversation or using my tags for their own personal gain, and to attempt to drown out my voice. I empathize.
I write letters.
My vocabulary is phenomenal as any of my posts bare out.
I still have words for everything, sometimes two.
Ummm, not to belabor you metaphor but we started with only verbal communication. The introduction of dictation and writing was a step forward in humanity and changed the face of history forever it is however paling in comparison to our ability to communicate in multi media platforms, we have more words now than ever not less, knowledge and expression are growing exponentially not shrinking. I don't think words are failing you. We have two thousand years of words with thousands of languages, the words are out there.
If you truly believe the majority of people are accepting you have lived a truly privileged life and should feel super lucky! I think it would help to widen your view if you spent a week with me in my world but, its all good, just understand that to even be able to think that makes you extremely lucky. Enjoy it please, for those of us that cant.
Literally no person ever has asked you to walk on eggshells, why is being respectful so castigating to people with all the privilege and freedoms this world has to offer? Just be nice and listen to those with less of a voice when they ask to be treated like a regular person, trust me you will be afforded the same respect. Life's not that hard stop inflating small problems to make it seem like a burden.
When I write about what I know and what I feel I don't hold back or second guess myself. I know I am going to offend small minded people, but who cares, be you girl. If it comes pout bigoted maybe take a look at your premise, maybe change your views, but don't worry about just being you, I Would back that play over stepping on self inflicted eggshells any day. It makes me nervous when people preface to much, like other shoe nervous.
I promise I wont take what you say as a blanket commentary. Just your opinion.
Again, here's a link to my blog;
I assure you Mcgowan is trans phobic.
why are words failing you?
Why would you call it an argument then? Sounds like a discussion.
Ok...whoa. Stop. First right out the gate you need to understand that you have nothing to add to the talk around being transgender. Your opinion does not matter. I know it hurts to hear that but i need to rip that bandaid off early. I can tell your about to go down a road here in your post and that road is downhill so I need to take a moment to point that out. i'm not being mean or judging just understand that I am willing to give you knowledge, I am not validating your misinformed view by responding to you. Just to be clear.
I just want to point out that right out the gate you are assuming that my body is a mistake.
Rude.
This is my body. It is in no way a mistake. I was born the incorrect gender. That does not make me a mistake nor do I feel like I was a mistake. I am working to fix a medical problem, I have days that are very uncomfortable in my body the way it is but I live with it. I have my struggles but fuck off calling me a mistake, very uncool, when you lack knowledge ask questions. You posted on my tag to gain knowledge why is it ok to assume that my existence is mistaken? This is phobic, it just is. That doesn't mean you are a horrible person but that perception is phobic. It is somewhat telling of what i'm about to run into but i'm going to keep reading because I want to believe your just a person and not a troll, fingers crossed.
So I am an Atheist.
You can justify your wanting to feel superior to trans people anyway you want I am not the morality police. Understand though that from a logical point of view all your saying is that you believe your superior to trans people because you where born with your gender matching your sex and trans people are trying to get out of cosmic lesson by transitioning. Thats...well that's new, good on ya. In honestly cant speak to any of that as I am not spiritual, However if I where to grant you the premise of god and look mat your beliefs from that angle I would first wonder why you decided immediately that transgender people are the bottom of the totem of reincarnation. I could make a very strong case that transgender people are the last stages of reincarnation to a higher plain. Having outgrown the conventional gender constraints the challenge in this cycle would be the variance in gender and sex added to the struggle would be the constant hatred and bigotry of the general populace, I would think karmically being trans is the harder road with the most lessons to learn and the most viewpoints to encounter. My view would be that as there is rarely more than 1% of the total population represented as trans that the math would work out perfectly. But you went for cosmic criminals and unenlightened swine. Cool, not a problem or anything as I don't believe in anything like that but it lets us have a window into mhow you inherently feel about trans people. What if embracing the handicap simply means getting surgery and hormones to treat a problem?
I feel your pain sister. I too am unable to bear children. Its very painful and something I live with as well. Solidarity.
So to your last point.
When I can pee without the threat of being shot. When I can walk down the street without being yelled at. When I can get into a discussion without my being trans coming into play. When we have a declining murder rate not a rising one. Then we can talk about me not screaming at the people stepping on me. Until then I am going to keep on fighting for equality. I give 0 fucks if your White Straight and Cis. Don't be a bigot and people wont yell at you for being a bigot, its basic 101 humanity. You don't get to tell marginalized communities to shut up and get along with the status quo, You are the majority you already have a voice at the table. Adding ours does not drown out yours, it simply adds mour voice. Kinda a catch 22 for us but easy deal really, yall stop treating us like we are sub human and killing my sisters and I will stop hating Cis culture and over privileged society in general. Not the other way around though, we tried that, its a no go.
I hope that helped, please feel free to ask me any questions you have. Hope your day is wonderful.
Word sister.