Thea P.
Thea P.
Aug 25, 2017 · 1 min read

Thanks for clarifying, and my apologies for making assumptions about your motivations. I suppose we just have different ethics regarding intentional misgendering: I and the ones I love have suffered enough by it that participating in that system is nothing I want any part of. Besides, on a tactical level, it is unlikely to persuade and may even play into the bullying narrative some transantagonistic folks subscribe to.

It is not my responsibility to educate transantagonistic people who will not listen. That does not mean that I object any less to their toxic beliefs. I only called you out because I was certain that you would consider me, whether you found me persuasive or not.

I have one question about your reply: you said the misgendering was satirical, and could you unpack what you meant by that? I only ask because that term makes me a little uncomfortable, given that satire is sometimes used as a dodge for taking responsibility for one’s language. Not that you were using the term in bad faith, but I don’t quite get what you saw as the reason for or purpose of the satire.

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