i was gunna confine this to my tags but i’m mad that trans activism is making a man who performs as a woman into a revolutionary act

when there are women out here making strides in technologies, changing the world, doing revolutionary political work, intellectual work and we are bumped in favour of a man who wears a dress. where is the woman of the year award for the women who, despite barriers and sexism, are able to accomplish life changing things? I’m sick of womanhood being watered down to wearing a dress and makeup. I’m sick of men being praised for feminine performance. 

i dont feel good about that.  

I’m sick of women being reduced to their genitalia.

I’m sick of people pitting women against each other as if we can only admire a single woman at a time.

I’m sick of the lack of attention that is given to the achievements of women being blamed on other women. 

I’m sick of radical ideologies being misused in an attempt to simplify gender in order to justify bigotry. 

I’m sick of seeing femininity shat on, especially if trans women dare conform to it, even though for them it can often be a matter of life and death. 

I am not bound to other women by my vagina, or my uterus or our shared stories of Barbie tea parties. I am bound to another woman due to the strength of her convictions, the lens through which she sees the world. 

There is no single, uniting factor that binds all women other than we all suffer under patriarchy and my god, am I just so sick of seeing women target other women instead of patriarchal systems. 

I promise you, there is nothing radical about judging a woman by her genitalia, there is nothing radical about dedicating your time to being misogynistic towards other women and there is nothing radical about transphobia. 

It’s old and regressive and that is all it ever will be. 

P.S. Got to love TERFS who are SO eager to shit on trans women they will reblog from disgusting anti feminist bloggers with rabid agreement. Stay classy!

Whatever anyone might think of Caitlyn Jenner as a person, I will 100% fight anyone who wants to try to pretend that fucking existing as a trans woman (out or not, transitioned or not, young or old, any race or sexuality) is not a revolutionary act. It truly fucking is. I will fight every one of you disgusting fucks who thinks it’s ok to misgender and deadname a famous trans woman just because she has used her fame to bring a lot of light to trans activism.