It’s genderseason again
Pink News is cross because the profundities of a “non-binary person” were greeted with mirth rather than awed respect.
Dee Whitnell, who founded the #TransKidsDeserveToGrowUp solidarity campaign, released a YouTube video earlier this month in which they discussed how transgender people might find themselves “changing or exploring [their] expression or gender identity depending on the season”.
In the video, Whitnell talked about their own experiences with expression and how it changes throughout the year, as well as the concept of “genderseason” and how other trans folks might explore their expression.
In other words Dee Whitnell has noticed that people’s feelings are influenced by external factors like the weather, how early or late the sun sets, how they feel about wearing sweaters or t shirts, and similar. You don’t say.
“This isn’t saying that all trans individuals experience this because that’s just not the case, or that seasons determine your gender identity or expression. However, it can influence it,” Whitnell said.
“I feel more masculine in the summertime. I wear more masculine clothing, I wear shorts. I normally have my hair up more and I just feel more ‘boy’, whereas in the winter – for some reason – girl mode comes out and I’m loving skirts and dresses and having my hair down.”
Is that fascinating or what?
Pink News goes on to say that Fox News (do the two deserve each other?) reported on these deepities in order to mock them.
“To those people who see it and think it’s somebody literally identifying as the season, it’s not. It’s just a way for trans people to explore their expression and identity, and [to] be able to put words to it.”
And to be able to go on and on and on and on about it, so that they can talk about themselves until all the rivers run dry. Who doesn’t want that??
Listen to this article
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“It’s not only this pushback from cisgender individuals who don’t believe trans and non binary people exist but also trans people who don’t believe non binary people exist.”
Uh oh. Trouble in paradise. It’s not just those fiends the cis who don’t understand, it’s also trans people. It’s a whole new war on a whole new battlefield. Trans people are the new terfs and nonbinary people are the new trans people. Or is it the other way around? Or do they switch depending on what season it is?
Here’s Dee:
Putting aside the whole trans and/or non-binary thing for a second, I would have trouble chatting with Dee for a completely different reason, which is that I can’t see past the pieces of metal driven into uncomfortable places on the face. Studs and things in the nostrils and lips and upper edges of the ears distract the bejeezus out of me. I can just barely tolerate the metal zippers on jeans; all other metal is banned from the premises.
The self love branding is good though. Yes kid you got that bit right.
So how about not giving them puberty blockers for a start, mkay? How did she not see that one coming?
Imagine all the suicidal ideation that would result in their discovery that what they’ve been doing is boldly exploring nothing more interesting than boring old “personality.” News flash, dee: Everybody has one. Try gaining recognition and credit for some sort of talent, ability, or accomplishment, rather than for just taking up space and metabolizing. Despite what you’ve led yourself to believe, your mere existence is really not that special or interesting, hair colour and facial perforations notwithstanding. Both are old hat and announce nothing other than a desperate need to be noticed as “different” or “edgy.” Life is too short for me to bother.
Let the infighting begin! Let’s hope they both lose.
But genderism has people identifying as any number of things that they aren’t and couldn’t possibly ever be. How is the mistaken interpretation of ‘genderseason” any less ridiculous than all of those other “identities” we’re supposed to take seriously? The other fifty seven flavours of gender are equally pointless and narcissistic, but we’re supposed to be able to tell the difference? Not worth the effort.Maybe you could heed the advice of that hashtag you created and grow up.
But suppose Mars is in retrograde. How does that affect them?
(And I’m even more distracted by those extra-large ear pierces.)
Nothing says “I’m not a narcissist” quite like having the words ‘SELF LOVE’ tattooed at the base of your neck!
In any case, what’s with the unnatural hair colour with this lot? Do they want to look like their grannies looked in the eighties‽
Perhaps I should claim birthdaygender, as I only dress up in feminine attire for special occasions such as older people’s birthdays; although I should probably note that my Mum wore trousers, as she always does, for her ninetieth; and I wore two pairs of leggings under my skirt (one over my leg braces, to protect the skirt, and one under my braces to protect my skin).
So, when “they” wear shorts and put their hair up, they are ‘boy’. When “they” wear dresses and their hair down, they are ‘girl’. Tell me again how you’re breaking stereotypes?
So much of their (actual plural, not genderspeak) whining comes across as trying to vilify people for not liking their fashion and behavioral choices. Or body modification choices, while I’m at it. If you do things people find unattractive, irritating, or creepy, then people will find you unattractive, irritating, or creepy. If you modify your body to appear as the opposite sex, that will have consequences, both in the obvious physical sense and in terms of where and what you can do.
You aren’t the protagonist of the story. You aren’t Mary Sue for whom the rules of the universe warp.
You’re a side character in a cast of billions. Accept it and move on.
Nullius in Verba @5
What a great couple of paragraphs. I’m applauding.
Wearing one’s hair up is masculine? Then why does my nearest superstore keep the hair accessories next to the make-up, two aisles away from the men’s razors and deodorants?
I completely agree. Pierced earlobes don’t bother me, possibly because I’ve known those all my life, but other sorts of piercing bother me a lot.
Different fashions in different ages and all that… is it still common for women to remove their eyebrows and then draw them back on?
Dunno, but I’ve always found that both bizarre and ugly – we can still see where the real eyebrows were, because of the brow ridge.
She “feels more masculine” in the summer? Sorry, “they”.
How does that work, exactly? Is there a temperature cut-off? Can it be simulated in the winter by turning up the thermostat?