Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Sullivan blowing my mind, part 9000

I am drawing from the Sullivan reading this time.

First of all, as usual this book fascinates me as I turn the pages, causing my mind to be blown for the 9000th time so far! The part I want to talk about mostly is the part that discusses MTF lesbian feminists. If you are to believe in Raymond's explanation and theories about MTF lesbian feminists going through extreme lengths to control women and penetrate them, rape them so to speak. THEN HOLY SHIT! I am not sure if I can agree with this, but at the same time if there is something I have a good understanding of it's masculinity and it's madness. Perhaps this is a theory that should be applied case by case. What are your thoughts classmates? I'm dying to know!

HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION ALERT!

My question of the week? Remember the part about trans people and our social conditioning and gender roles, and genital disgust and all that? Well I can't help but to wonder...... If social conditioning, gender roles, all of the non sense we are brainwashed with about men and women and gay and lesbian and trans and all that did not exist and everyone was comfortable with their personal sexuality without labels would people who end up being trans be comfortable with themselves the way they are? Is this all a product of culture and society?

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