being “anti-TERF” instead of “anti-transmisogynist” just distances yrself from the transmisogyny that all non-trans-women have internalized / help to perpetuate
like it’s one thing to have a bunch of (often performative) anger towards some abstract group that you aren’t a part of, rather than like, actively examining and working to change yr own transmisogynist tendencies
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hey, i am not sure which part you don’t understand, but i’ll try to break it down? let me know if you are still confused i guess?
idk i see this trend where a lot of cis women / afab trans ppl / cis men (aka ppl who aren’t trans women / amab trans ppl) will put things in their post or description that are like “fuck TERFs” or “no TERFs allowed” or something to that effect
and like, i get the intention behind that (TERFs are disgusting after all)
but like, sometimes these same people go on to do/say transmisogynist stuff, or support friends who are blatantly transmisogynist
and when confronted, it’s easy to be like “but i’m not a TERF!”
the issue here is that while all TERFs are transmisogynist, not all transmisogynists are TERFs
like, TERF is usually used to refer to a specific transmisogynist brand of radical feminism – and like, the majority of ppl you meet don’t subscribe to that specific transmisogynist brand of radical feminism
HOWEVER, because we live in a transmisogynist society, Everyone has internalized varying levels of transmiosgyny
and like, it’s v easy for non-trans-women to be vocally against one specific group of people (TERFs), since that requires almost no self-reflection (since most ppl don’t self-identify as a TERF)
however, it’s a lot more difficult (but also a LOT more productive) to focus your energy instead on being vocally against transmisogyny – with the understanding that everyone has internalized transmisogyny, and that part of being vocally against transmisogyny involves examining your own internalized biases against trans women / amab trans people
does that make sense?
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