"Trapped In A (Wo)Man's Body"
March 19, 2012 at 9:00 am Natalie Reed

http://freethoughtblogs.com/nataliereed/2012/03/19/trapped-in-a-womans-body/

Okay darlings, let's get this cleared up, please. Because I'm sick of dealing with this.

You know the whole "woman trapped in a man's body" / "man trapped in a woman's body" thing? That is a metaphor.

Okay? Do you have that? Do you understand? I'll repeat: It's a metaphor. A simplification. A way of putting transsexuality into terms that are easily explained to a cis person. That is why it exists, that is its job. Helping you understand something very complex (and very alien to your own experiences), in a way that is quick and easy, for contexts where a full and nuanced explanation is not feasible, and for people who wouldn't understand those full and nuanced explanations.

It does NOT accurately reflect actual trans experience, is NOT intended to, and is DEFINITELY NOT the entirety of our thinking on the matter.

A most interesting blog that may be of interest to the "furries or otherkin" who peruse these articles.

yeah I always disliked that term... "Trapped" implies a desire to escape... Escaping from my body, implies dying.
Which is not my intent at all.

http://transgirldiaries.com/?p=2047

Huh, I'm a little bit in love with her brain. Something sensible, reasonable and clearly articulated posted about transsexualism on the internets? I have to go look for flying pigs now...

Personally, its always seemed like a 'cliché' that term anyway. Its Transsexualism 101 for dummies. There is a lot of Dumb asses around, and its better to put things into 'simple' words.

Quote from: Sarah7 on March 21, 2012, 02:52:33 PM
Huh, I'm a little bit in love with her brain. Something sensible, reasonable and clearly articulated posted about transsexualism on the internets? I have to go look for flying pigs now...