Emily (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneM to Trans@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish · 2 days agoWhy is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? | Judith Butlerwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1106arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1104arrow-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 · 2 days agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-square5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 days 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-22 days 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.