stickygirl
All the witches
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Thanks for the blog link - I'll bookmark that.
Ha! Trying to walk that PC tightrope gets people tied in knots and discussions on Lit can get so heated over the slip of a word, or sometimes you can see someone has good intentions and just isn't familiar with all the nuances of the trans world. You can't get through to people once they're angry or defensive and at that point I always wish I could pass round a bottle of Chil-the-fuck-down.
As a side note, I haven't finished Serano's book yet: it's good reading, her words flow well, but I can guarantee within five minutes of picking it up I'm fighting to keep my eyes open!
Ha! Trying to walk that PC tightrope gets people tied in knots and discussions on Lit can get so heated over the slip of a word, or sometimes you can see someone has good intentions and just isn't familiar with all the nuances of the trans world. You can't get through to people once they're angry or defensive and at that point I always wish I could pass round a bottle of Chil-the-fuck-down.
As a side note, I haven't finished Serano's book yet: it's good reading, her words flow well, but I can guarantee within five minutes of picking it up I'm fighting to keep my eyes open!