Emily (she/her)M to [email protected]English • 2 months agoWhy is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? | Judith Butlerwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1114
arrow-up1114external-linkWhy is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? | Judith Butlerwww.theguardian.comEmily (she/her)M to [email protected]English • 2 months agomessage-square28fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•2 months agoSome good points, but the text seems bloated and urging. Yes, “anti-genderism” is fascist, but that word has lost a lot of its scare power.
minus-squareEmily (she/her)OPMlinkfedilinkEnglish25•edit-22 months agoI don’t think Butler is going for “scare power”, she is simply trying to accurately describe institutional transphobia. I think it’s important to recognise and treat transphobia as an inherently a fascist ideology.
Some good points, but the text seems bloated and urging. Yes, “anti-genderism” is fascist, but that word has lost a lot of its scare power.
I don’t think Butler is going for “scare power”, she is simply trying to accurately describe institutional transphobia. I think it’s important to recognise and treat transphobia as an inherently a fascist ideology.