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Title: Transgendered Courage?
Post by: Felix on March 16, 2012, 07:56:24 PM
Post by: Felix on March 16, 2012, 07:56:24 PM
Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies
P. Tittle
from AgoraCosmopolitan.com
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/5385 (http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/5385)
Transgendered people aren't snubbing sex stereotypes; they're reinforcing them. You're in a woman's body but you don't feel like a woman? You don't want to wear make-up, high heels, and a dress? You're not into gossip and giggles? You'd rather play football and fix the car? So do it. You don't need to get a male body.
You're in a male body but you'd really like to wear lavender chiffon and spend the day baking cupcakes and arranging flowers? So do it.
P. Tittle
from AgoraCosmopolitan.com
http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/5385 (http://ieet.org/index.php/IEET/more/5385)
Transgendered people aren't snubbing sex stereotypes; they're reinforcing them. You're in a woman's body but you don't feel like a woman? You don't want to wear make-up, high heels, and a dress? You're not into gossip and giggles? You'd rather play football and fix the car? So do it. You don't need to get a male body.
You're in a male body but you'd really like to wear lavender chiffon and spend the day baking cupcakes and arranging flowers? So do it.
Title: Re: Transgendered Courage?
Post by: Felix on March 16, 2012, 07:57:50 PM
Post by: Felix on March 16, 2012, 07:57:50 PM
I posted this on the strength of the comment section for the article. Please click through; it's where the good stuff is.
Title: Re: Transgendered Courage?
Post by: Butterflyhugs on March 16, 2012, 10:35:56 PM
Post by: Butterflyhugs on March 16, 2012, 10:35:56 PM
The comments section is quite intriguing; the original article itself is total rubbish obviously.
Title: Re: Transgendered Courage?
Post by: Felix on March 16, 2012, 11:09:11 PM
Post by: Felix on March 16, 2012, 11:09:11 PM
Quote from: Butterflyhugs on March 16, 2012, 10:35:56 PMYep. It's odd when such an awful article brings out high-caliber discussion.
The comments section is quite intriguing; the original article itself is total rubbish obviously.
Title: Re: Transgendered Courage?
Post by: justmeinoz on March 17, 2012, 04:37:14 AM
Post by: justmeinoz on March 17, 2012, 04:37:14 AM
It's the courage to not jump off a cliff, when everyone is telling you to.
If the author feels that way, why didn't they just keep their opinion to themselves.
Karen.
If the author feels that way, why didn't they just keep their opinion to themselves.
Karen.