I realise my language was a little strong here. However, I felt that the implication was fairly clear from your post (http://www.birdofparadox.net/blog/?p=9139):
"While the t-word makes me physically squirm with discomfort, if a TS/TG woman wishes to reclaim it for herself, that is her prerogative and I will respect her decision to use it about herself."..."See Tobi Hill-Meyer's 2008 critique Is 'Tranny' Offensive? to understand why I use a descriptor as specific as 'TS/TG woman' in the paragraph above"
"The issue of reclaiming the term is further complicated, though. You see, while I have been discussing the impact the term has had on trans people, the reality is that it is trans women who have most directly targeted by it. Trans men have been comparably invisible in the sex and porn industries, and the trans men porn that exists today is almost exclusively produced by trans men. Yet a significant portion, arguably a majority, of the effort to reclaim the term has been made by trans men. Usually by trans men who are not familiar with the negative history of the term, let alone having been subjected to it’s sting themselves.
It is difficult to know what to think about that gender breakdown. When I run into a group of trans men who frequently use the term, I am not sure whether to thank them for creating community use of a new and positive meaning behind the term, or to criticize them for their insensitivity and lack of awareness of how the term might hold a lot of trauma for those of us who have been the direct targets of its use."
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When reading your post, I therefore felt that it was implied that it is the prerogative of a TS/TG woman to reclaim "tranny" on a personal level if she desires, but not a trans man or otherwise FtM spectrum individual. Several other people felt similarly upon reading the post.
I find this troubling when many trans guys I know are regularly called "trannies" by bigots and wish to reclaim the term on a personal level in the light of this.
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Date: 2010-11-21 12:37 pm (UTC)"While the t-word makes me physically squirm with discomfort, if a TS/TG woman wishes to reclaim it for herself, that is her prerogative and I will respect her decision to use it about herself."..."See Tobi Hill-Meyer's 2008 critique Is 'Tranny' Offensive? to understand why I use a descriptor as specific as 'TS/TG woman' in the paragraph above"
Tobi Hill-Meyer (http://nodesignation.com/?p=32) says:
"The issue of reclaiming the term is further complicated, though. You see, while I have been discussing the impact the term has had on trans people, the reality is that it is trans women who have most directly targeted by it. Trans men have been comparably invisible in the sex and porn industries, and the trans men porn that exists today is almost exclusively produced by trans men. Yet a significant portion, arguably a majority, of the effort to reclaim the term has been made by trans men. Usually by trans men who are not familiar with the negative history of the term, let alone having been subjected to it’s sting themselves.
It is difficult to know what to think about that gender breakdown. When I run into a group of trans men who frequently use the term, I am not sure whether to thank them for creating community use of a new and positive meaning behind the term, or to criticize them for their insensitivity and lack of awareness of how the term might hold a lot of trauma for those of us who have been the direct targets of its use."
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When reading your post, I therefore felt that it was implied that it is the prerogative of a TS/TG woman to reclaim "tranny" on a personal level if she desires, but not a trans man or otherwise FtM spectrum individual. Several other people felt similarly upon reading the post.
I find this troubling when many trans guys I know are regularly called "trannies" by bigots and wish to reclaim the term on a personal level in the light of this.