The argument is that because cisgendered people set the norms of gender identity & gender performance, we put much energy into this and are intensely focused on it. This doesn't work.
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I don't need to think about being a woman or about femininity very much because everyone accepts I am a woman and that my liking for a feminine appearance is unexceptional.
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Apparently, what I really mean by this is: So...what you’re saying is you’re cis, and you think it’s ok for you to be obsessed with gender because there’s more of you?
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Apparently, I need to accept that I am enforcing my gender norms on trans people by having more common ones. It's irrelevant that I actively promote acceptance of gender-nonconformity.
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I try to be supportive. I really do. I just don't think cis people are generally more obsessed with gender than trans activists because we don't tend to need to think about it that much.pic.twitter.com/5cjuOjEVfC
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That's OK! I'm giving up on humanity right now.
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Sorry, you aren't allowed to give up. We need your voice. There's bonus chocolate for enduring.
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And Advil.
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Maybe it became an 'issue' when activist started yelling "(die) cis scum".
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That's your internal view of yourself (mine too)- NBD; never think about it. The obsession comes in when people violate gender norms- then CIS people are (in general) very concerned.
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Go away jackass; this conversation is for thoughtful adults, not arrested adolescents living in their parents basement.
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As a trans person I have a thought about this, but it is likely to be highly coloured by my experiences as such, as much as I would try to be dispassionate.
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If by "obsessed by gender" you mean "obsessed with maintaining gender norms because heaven forbid we let people be who they are," then yes, y'all are obsessed with that shit for some reason.
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(Not you in particular. Just a general "y'all.")
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