Current progressive gender theory seems really inadequate, but it's popular because it's serving an important function - it's giving name and validation to actual experiences people are having. Does anyone have suggestions for a different theory that serves this function better?
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Sort of yes? I know maybe that sounds weird, but like... there's something really powerful in having something diagnostically named and labeled as a common experience. People talk about this sort of relief after finding out the name for their mental illness, not "Im just weird"
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I don't understand why we need a "theory" for this. The goal should be to reduce societal pressure to conform to group stereotypes. Modern gender theory solidifies gender stereotypes and insists a binary expression exists where it never truly existed in the first place.
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To be clear, I draw a sharp distinction between political gender theory/ideology and the psychological phenomenon called "gender dysphoria." They're two very different things. We should investigate the latter phenomenon. The former is regressive nonsense.
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1. integral frameworks, incorporating an evolutionary + cultural-evolutionary viewpoint, *might* shed some light
2. Staci K Haine's work on "generative somatics" and particularly her work w/ "shape" (which she collaborated w/ Strozzi on)
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i’m skeptical that people would arrive at something like the modern progressive idea of gender if gender as a concept didn’t already exist.
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