when people define “trans” as simply a mental illness, is that a denial of existence?https://twitter.com/zephariouself/status/1247574647543037955 …
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Special pleading is ubiquitous in psychology. A Masai warrior who hears voices but is socially functional in their tribe is not considered schizoaffective or psychotic, while identical presentation that results in social dysfunction in the west, is.
My basic answer to trans-critical arguments is that all psychology is folk psychology and the more valid your trans critical arguments seem the deeper into folk psychology you've gone. Fundamentally, there is a material cause. Always. What is it? What category of thing is it?
