Passing privilege doesn't exist jesus christ
yes i agree??? ive made very many posts on this matter in fact i think??? devoid of context the reason it may be read that i believe in any way something different is that i have as i do with many things a fairly nuanced take on the matter
being perceived as cis and gender conforming can result in one being treated with all of the societal benefits that cis people are privileged with but this is not the same as saying that cis passing trans people have these same privileges
especially as once a cis passing trans person is revealed to not be cis those benefits are quickly and swiftly stripped of them and often they face direct negative repercussions for the perceived sin of "deceit"
i think in many instances the way many people talk about these issues muddies the waters because people often equate benefits of a patriarchal system with Privileges provided to them and in those instances i think it is useful to examine the way in which a person is using the word privilege whether it be a Privilege or a privilege as there are in some ways benefits of talking about benefits in a way that uses the framing of privilege even when we arent discussing systemic Privilege for instance id argue there are benefits of living in a patriarchal society given to people who are not the intended recipient of the systemic Privilege that are largely discussed and understood under this concept of "male privilege"
the concept of male Privilege is fundamentally flawed on the face of it because what it typically describes isnt SIMPLY "male" Privilege often in fact its white perisex cis man Privilege but the ways in which this framework exists and is something people are largely aware of does at times lend itself to some confusion about the matter
for instance if i a trans woman who hasnt legally changed my name put in an application for a job under my legal name the odds are higher that i will get the interview and this too is an aspect of passing privilege because on its face it is almost one of the first most easily accessible examples often used to explain the concept of "male Privilege" ie. the rate at which male names on applications are more likely to be picked by recruiters for pretty much any job across the board and you could argue i am thus privileged by my sex but its a flawed thought because it is NOT a systemic Privilege and when i show up with tits dressed like the tranny i am suddenly i am no longer benefited by my deadname and in fact i will be less likely to get the job when they find out i am trans because i "deceived them" (unfortunately the inverse is true as well if i put in an application under my chosen name they will perceive me as deceitful should they do a background check and again im less likely to get the job its a catch 22)
but this incredibly limited "privilege" isnt just an aspect of cis passing privilege either if youre a person of color but have a name thats perceived to be white youre again more likely to get an interview but less likely to get the job once they discover you arent white
and it can and i feel should be argued that if a "privilege" is so deeply limited that it can be taken away at a moments notice then it definitionally is not a privilege
all of that said!!! it is important i think when engaging with people about systemic and structural oppression to realize when people have different definitions on things
especially as the average person is not so knowledgeable on the intricacies of the ways in which people discuss systemic oppression many people have a very baseline idea of these discussions based on what has seeped into the cultural mainstream
"male privilege" as a concept heavily conflated with any benefits conditional or otherwise from the patriarchy rewarded to those perceived as men is a popular idea of this framework that is very mainstream and generally understood by most despite its fundamental flaws
if someone says trans men have "male Privilege" it is fully possible they believe that trans men are treated no different in society than cis men and that theyre given all of the same systemic benefits and theyre wrong just flat out i mean again not even all males have "male Privilege" but there are instances i feel when people speak of trans people having ie. "male privilege" wherein they are simply misunderstanding the concept of Privilege entirely and are conflating the fringe and highly conditional benefits of "passing" with the concept of systemic Privilege something that is almost definitely more likely because of the ways in which this fundamentally flawed framework of "male privilege" in pop culture has become so muddied
if we are to be able to actually educate and inform people about the ways in which systemic oppression affects people it is a useful skill to be able to recognize which situation is which and explain these concepts in a way that makes sense to either ill informed party without having a knee jerk reaction to the usage of the word in a context it doesnt belong in
i believe??? and please share me a link to any post wherein i havent i usually to the best of my ability make a point when discussing "passing privilege" the ways in which these concepts and what they discuss are discussing something real and observable but that despite that fundamentally these conditional benefits are not truly systemic Privileges
