transenby_liberation RedQuestionAsker2 • 7mo ago • 100%

Just finished reading trans liberation

It was a good read. Not at all what I expected. There really wasn't any gender theory at all and no attempt justifying gender identity. It was just full throated support for all gender identities, which was nice. I also found it really interesting how antiquated a lot of the language is after only two decades, but the message itself is at least as progressive as the conversations people are having now. There's such an emphasis on transness outside of binary trans people. I feel like this understanding of gender would really cut out a lot of the bullshit gatekeeping truscum arguments out. A lot of truscum look at enby or GNC people and say, "you're just a man in a dress" to which I think Feinberg would reply, "Yes, and?" Men in dresses also have an outlawed gender expression which deserves defending. Considering how armed fascists keep showing up to drag events, I think this view has been vindicated. I also find it interesting how s/he changes hir pronouns depending on the social context. To me, this level of fluidity acknowledges gender as a social manifestation as opposed to anything essential. Anyway, I'd like to read more. I was turned to Marxism through history, so I'd like to read up on pre-modern queer history. When I'm arguing with people about gender, I always bring up the fact that gender expression has varied throughout history and there are lots of examples of gender outside of the binary; however, I don't actually have specific examples that I am really familiar with. Could anyone recommend a book that goes over non-cis gender identities throughout history and the roles they played? I'd really prefer a central source that covers a lot of cases as opposed to a deep discussion of a single one. Thanks, comrades

chapotraphouse RedQuestionAsker2 • 8mo ago • 100%

Obama but he's from Buenos Aires

Uhh, meteor hit here

chapotraphouse RedQuestionAsker2 • 10mo ago • 100%

I keep pressing logout, but it won't log me out

Lmao wtf did you do to my account? This is hell

askchapo RedQuestionAsker2 • 11mo ago • 100%

Sociological theories that explain the development of culture and societies?

I have a student who wants to study anthropology, sociology, and politics at a major university, and she has an interview coming up. It's not my major field, so I'm looking for some input. She needs to familiarize herself with more formal systems with explanatory power on human cultural behaviors. I've been teaching her historical materialism for months, which had been good in terms of her actually understanding the world, but I feel like I'd be doing her a disservice if that was her only tool, especially because her interviewers will most certainly be libs. What other theories should she be aware of?

traaaaaaannnnnnnnnns RedQuestionAsker2 • 1y ago • 100%

One of my students wrote a research paper that includes the line, "estradiol is closely linked to the extinction of fear."

And now I know why my trans comrades are braver than the troops.

chapotraphouse RedQuestionAsker2 • 1y ago • 0%

There's been a lot of discourse about nu-atheism and internet atheism being reactionary lately but not a lot of talk about what it was a reaction to.

The particular neckbeardy, fedora wearing, Sam Harris listening trend of atheism was a pretty clear reaction to the evangelical psychosis of the Bush administration. Other geriatrics here can attest that the character of Christianity at the time was way different than it is now. These days, the fascists are more "culturally Christian" and avoid overt bible apologism. But back in the day, these people were constantly on TV spewing young earth creationism and other shit, and they were largely taken seriously. It's hard to believe now how much time was spent "debating" evolution back then. The atheist backlash at least affected discourse aesthetically for some time, making these views laughable, which deplatformed a lot of evangelicals or made them hide their power levels on TV. Some argue that this brand of atheism justifies imperialism. It does so really only in theory. There really is no material basis for atheists in the US to justify an invasion anywhere in the world. The truth is that Christianity is still a far more powerful force for imperialism. Bush said that God told him to invade Iraq. I don't see any president saying anytime soon that the US needs to secularize a country through force. If fundamentalist and political religiosity were defeated, then belligerent atheism would dissolve, but the reverse is not true. Overall, it really does seem like people over emphasize this group of internet no-lifers because of the cultural cringe they manifested.

askchapo RedQuestionAsker2 • 2y ago • 100%

(CW: Child Abuse) Are we living through a moral panic about pedophilia?

I'm not talking about queer people getting called groomers. I know why that's happening. I'm referring more to a more general fear of pedophilia instead of just repackaged homophobia. I feel like I'm hearing about it like every other week. For instance, parent bloggers noticing that their engagement skyrockets when they post their kids eating hotdogs or in swimwear. Another example is an increasing trend of people on Pinterest creating walls and albums labelled "hot kids." I know that elite freaks are all pedos, but is pedophilia an actually growing problem among regular people? It seems to me like when suburbanites freak out about any other thing like BLM or immigrants marching through and razing their communities. Or the crime freakout in the 70s/80s. Am I being naive and we actually need to be on high alert?