Negotiating feminism post transition

[sissy_bloke]

Some context: I'm not exactly "post" transition, as it's still a work in progress, but I get read as male close to 100% of the time. I grew up in a very feminist family, and spent many years living as a masculine woman and that history forms a big part of my identity. As someone now living as male, I'm having a little trouble with some of the

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[eustacecscrubb]

Overgeneralize much?

[tamerterra]

I raise you one post from Holly Pervocracy, on why feminism makes sex better.

[eustacecscrubb]

Well, what you said is that feminist women (as a class) will instantly consider a man an "idiot patriarch" if they display "any shred of ordinary masculinity," and you didn't cite (and haven't) research to support this universalizing claim. If I said that all trans people will instantly do x, I can bet that would be overreaching and be considered pretty unhelpful advice.

OP - there are many kinds of feminist women, just as there are many kinds of feminist men. Not all feminists hate masculinity, some are even *gasp*! masculine themselves. Twigletzone is correct that a political group condemning you does not make you a bad person. People can overreact out of their personal experience, etc. However, rather than go into conversations and relationships assuming you will get stigmatized due to your personality, I'd suggest being open about your views, receptive to hearing others perspectives, and not assume the worst out of an entire class of people (which are not really a "class", since there are many feminisms)

[sebastian_bound]

because "being yourself" automatically means that he's a patriarchal male?

save this shit for free_speech_ftm.

[kittymink]

OH MY

Feminist woman here

[auntysarah]

If you display any shred of ordinary masculinity - which for some women even extends as far as simple assertiveness - you'll be instantly consigned to the bin marked "idiot patriarch".

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