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=== Cisgender people oppress transgender people === | === Cisgender people oppress transgender people === | ||
Another core tenet of transgender ideology is the notion that [[cisgender]] people oppress transgender people, just like how men oppress women, white Americans oppress black Americans, or how straight people oppress gay men and lesbian women. As such, when a man identifies as a transwoman, his position relative to that of a woman turns from being her oppressor to someone who is oppressed by her. His male privilege is denied as he is now considered a woman, and the fact that he is a ''transgender'' woman means that he is oppressed by so-called ''cisgender'' women. Further, being both a woman and transgender means he is considered to suffer under two axes of oppression, akin to how black women suffer both from racism and sexism. This way, a white man suddenly becomes comparable to a black woman with regards to oppressive power dynamics in society. | Another core tenet of transgender ideology is the notion that [[cisgender]] people oppress transgender people, just like how men oppress women, white Americans oppress black Americans, or how straight people oppress gay men and lesbian women.<ref name=cissexism/><ref name=transmisogyny/> As such, when a man identifies as a transwoman, his position relative to that of a woman turns from being her oppressor to someone who is oppressed by her. His male privilege is denied as he is now considered a woman, and the fact that he is a ''transgender'' woman means that he is oppressed by so-called ''cisgender'' women. Further, being both a woman and transgender means he is considered to suffer under two axes of oppression, akin to how black women suffer both from racism and sexism. This way, a white man suddenly becomes comparable to a black woman with regards to oppressive power dynamics in society. | ||
As per the principle of ''intersectionality'' (appropriated from [[black feminism]]), transgender activists often say that the feminist movement should not only include transwomen's concerns, but outright center them in many discussions, as otherwise the feminist movement might fail to sufficiently address their concerns. | As per the principle of ''intersectionality'' (appropriated from [[black feminism]]), transgender activists often say that the feminist movement should not only include transwomen's concerns, but outright center them in many discussions, as otherwise the feminist movement might fail to sufficiently address their concerns. | ||
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|website=Sexology Today! | |website=Sexology Today! | ||
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{{cite web | |||
|url=https://everydayfeminism.com/2014/03/everyday-cissexism/ | |||
|title=3 Examples of Everyday Cissexism | |||
|author=Sian Ferguson | |||
|date=March 21, 2014 | |||
|website=Everyday Feminism | |||
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<ref name=transmisogyny> | |||
{{cite web | |||
|url=https://everydayfeminism.com/2014/01/transmisogyny/ | |||
|title=Transmisogyny 101: What It Is and What Can We Do About It | |||
|author=Laura Kacere | |||
|date=January 27, 2014 | |||
|website=Everyday Feminism | |||
}} | }} | ||
</ref> | </ref> | ||