tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post7323183587941224298..comments2024-03-08T14:23:31.503-05:00Comments on A Puff of Absurdity: On Trans Shitposting and Cancel Culture: Applying ContraPoints to J.K. RowlingMarie Snyderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-83211589737384892682020-06-27T17:51:34.672-04:002020-06-27T17:51:34.672-04:00Sorry - your comment was stuck in my spam folder f...Sorry - your comment was stuck in my spam folder for a while. <br /><br />I address the homophobia in the section with this line, "If dad can't understand why his son loves playing with dolls, then that "trans" label and subsequent change might seem to settle things, except that it addresses the wrong end of the problem!" Absolutely it's a problem if people transition just to try to normalize their preferences in the face of homophobic parents or society at large. <br /><br />As for language, I refer to people however they prefer. So if someone identifies as a trans woman, I'll use that terminology. But if they much prefer to be referred to as a woman, then I go with that. In my personal experience with people I've met who are trans, they tend to prefer to be called male or female, to identify with the gender that's representative of themselves than with the transition itself. But, of course, that's not everybody's experience. It's very much a case-by-case basis. Marie Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13872774009526266579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5939915290794973654.post-2311845215323104882020-06-15T21:09:02.096-04:002020-06-15T21:09:02.096-04:00One of the hardest parts about being a caring adul...One of the hardest parts about being a caring adult, is knowing when to step in and help people who have serious problems.<br /><br />It's interesting how both you and Rowling ignore the troubling currents of homophobia that underpin so much of the radical trans agenda, and perhaps more weirdly - as one of you is an author, and the other a teacher - how neither of you address society's need for logical language.<br /><br />Why exactly can't trans people be trans - isn't that why the T is in LGBT ?<br /><br />http://www.butterfliesandwheels.org/2020/what-women-say-to-women/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com