I don’t know as I’d call that “brave.” I’m wavering more between “silly” and “depressing.”
The term that comes to my mind is appropriative (which probably isn’t really a word). Rich white male decides to become female, we must all bow down and accept that, and refer to rich white male as she/her, even when rich white male is not in the room. Then if someone objects, we will say she is associated with ‘rich white females’ who are apparently a much more oppressive class than the rich white males who get to appropriate female identity, who get to put on lipstick and say “I am She!”
2017: “I am essentially transgender. I have boy mode and girl mode. I do feel I have boy genetics and girl genetics.”
2020: “I just want to be based in girl mode from now on.”
I don’t know as I’d call that “brave.” I’m wavering more between “silly” and “depressing.”
The term that comes to my mind is appropriative (which probably isn’t really a word). Rich white male decides to become female, we must all bow down and accept that, and refer to rich white male as she/her, even when rich white male is not in the room. Then if someone objects, we will say she is associated with ‘rich white females’ who are apparently a much more oppressive class than the rich white males who get to appropriate female identity, who get to put on lipstick and say “I am She!”
Unravels all the good he did against sex-roles. A cheap, conformist gesture.