tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432122252544693588.post5452204684574093439..comments2023-05-28T23:41:17.406-07:00Comments on Whipping Girl: "What Makes/Is a Woman" and the false "feminists vs transgender activists" binary-juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703465310869693798noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432122252544693588.post-39395749748018616982015-06-19T03:49:33.459-07:002015-06-19T03:49:33.459-07:00sorry Joanie that I accidentally deleted your othe...sorry Joanie that I accidentally deleted your other comment. also, on this comment you included some of your personal info - please let me know if you'd prefer me to delete the comment (to remove that info)...-juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703465310869693798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8432122252544693588.post-60955422286313962962015-06-11T11:28:37.570-07:002015-06-11T11:28:37.570-07:00I hope to be able to watch/listen, Julie. I am a ...I hope to be able to watch/listen, Julie. I am a transwoman. I read your book (Whipping Girl) and liked it. Among other things, I found very helpful your term "subconscious sex" in lieu of the more common "gender identity". I think that some radical feminists confuse the term "gender identity" with "patriarchal gender norms or expectations" and, as a result, they view the transsexual phenomenon as fraudulent. The term "subconscious sex" avoids the confusion caused by this terminology. That having been said, I believe that many transwomen are less aware of the insidiousness of patriarchal gender norms and expectations at the beginning of their transition than they are once they have lived for years as a woman. I know that was true in my case. And there are many reasons for that--among them that we were brought up and socialized by our parents as boys/men and were not as sensitive as we would have been to women's issues had we been brought up and socialized as girls/women. And I can understand why many feminists, including me, were disappointed by the choice of photograph used to introduce Caitlyn Jenner to the public. I (and many other women and transwomen I know) felt that the photograph had the wrong emphasis and sexualized/objectified women and transwomen in particular. It was Jenner's opportunity to introduce herself and transwomen in general to the public, and she chose a photo that looked like a 1950s pinup photo. The message it seemed to send was that transwoman are all about looks, sex, and bodies. That bothered me. Joanie Rae Wimmer, Attorney at Law, 928 Warren Avenue, Downers Grove, IL 60515, (630) 810-0005Joanie Rae Wimmerhttp://www.joanieraewimmer.comnoreply@blogger.com