Emily (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Trans@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agoWhy is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? | Judith Butlerwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up198arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up196arrow-down1external-linkWhy is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? | Judith Butlerwww.theguardian.comEmily (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Trans@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoSome good points, but the text seems bloated and urging. Yes, “anti-genderism” is fascist, but that word has lost a lot of its scare power.
minus-squareEmily (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·edit-21 day agoI don’t think Butler is going for “scare power”, she is simply trying to accurately describe institutional transphobia. I think it’s important to recognise and treat transphobia as an inherently a fascist ideology.
Some good points, but the text seems bloated and urging. Yes, “anti-genderism” is fascist, but that word has lost a lot of its scare power.
I don’t think Butler is going for “scare power”, she is simply trying to accurately describe institutional transphobia. I think it’s important to recognise and treat transphobia as an inherently a fascist ideology.