This is a really great piece by Jack Radish about how whenever trans guys speak up about misogyny, we’re lauded as sensitive, clever, and innovative. But actually, we’re just repeating what we hear from trans women in our communities.
I really feel Jack on what he’s talking about in this piece. He articulates the mid-to-late 2000s shift in the trans community from MAAB-focused to FAAB-focused so well. But I especially identify with his discomfort at being lauded as “Such a good feminist!” when really he’s just repeating the words of MAAB women. That’s something I’ve experienced, and I’m acutely aware that I’m taken more seriously than women on these topics because of my male privilege, and it’s fucked up.
I’ve noticed this happens with cis men being lauded by cis women as well. It’s headdesk-inducing.
