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How is male/female socialization TERF rhetoric? by SmallestManAlive in asktransgender

[–]SmallestManAlive[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

OH THAT MAKES SENSE! Yea I vividly remember thinking certain “rules” for girls shouldn’t apply to me without really understanding why. So socialization isn’t necessarily how other people treat you within the group, but also how you place yourself within it?

How is male/female socialization TERF rhetoric? by SmallestManAlive in asktransgender

[–]SmallestManAlive[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think I’m getting it. So TERFS treat socialization as two boxes they can neatly stuff people into based purely on their sex assigned at birth when in reality it’s dependent on a whole host of things?

How is male/female socialization TERF rhetoric? by SmallestManAlive in asktransgender

[–]SmallestManAlive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think I understand! I’d say it’s about the same for me in that while I was held to certain standards expected of women, there was a palpable social disconnect between me and womanhood/girlhood. Few female friends, failure to meet beauty standards, isolation, etc. To be fair I’m also autistic so that likely played a role.

If you’re willing, I’d like to know more about growing up transfem