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[–] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

discussing transphobic concepts in “science”

http://juliaserano.blogspot.com/2015/05/reconceptualizing-autogynephilia-as_26.html?m=1

TLDR: Autogynephilia (and “autoandrophilia”) is a shitty term (so despite how empowering it is to flip it back at transphobes we probably shouldn’t use it transshork-sad ) because it implies trans women aren’t their actual identity and just do it for kicks. The problem with Blanchard’s theories is that they presume correlation = causation and took the mainstream conception of gender and sexuality as a complete granted, a conception that is just as if not far more of a leap as assuming it is merely an example of fantasies of female embodiment being stronger among fem-attracted trans women… because they’re attracted to women, BUT still being present in straight trans women as a sexual method to process dysphoria, a theory given more credence by the fact that there are many examples of women having their embodiment fantasies decrease or disappear during and after transition AND many examples of people processing trauma through kinks.

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I love that she has like a PHD or something and did an actual study on that. But yeah, all this stinky stuff shows up in condensed form in Nevada (again) which I read when I was 15, very luckily innoculating me against these kind of brainworms.

I don't think anyone is seriously advocating for using "autogynephilia", I was just using it to be sarcastic & goofy. Blanchard's "theory" is also a weird way to medicalise which trans women he does and doesn't want to fuck, and which trans women are "useful" to straight men, continuing Harry Benjamin's work. One of Blanchard's favourite guys was J Michael Bailey, whose The Man Who Would Be Queen is less a scientific text and more a sordid tell-all of his affairs with various trans women. AGP/AAP is both gross and fake!

[–] EelBolshevikism@hexbear.net 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah!

Also

I don't think anyone is seriously advocating for using "autogynephilia", I was just using it to be sarcastic & goofy.

I wasn’t trying to accuse you of anything, sorry. More felt bad for implying it could ever be reclaimed in the first place.

[–] ashinadash@hexbear.net 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Oh my goodness you are fine, no need to apologise meow-hug