#this is bioessentialism

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The (kinda transandrophobic and misogynistic btw) idea that going on E will make you introverted and going on T will give you a temper. Even at least one otherwise credible source on what to expect with HRT says this. It’s like… no? You can feel more confident to speak your mind if you have the right hormones now, and you can feel less irritable for the same reason, but hormones don’t change your personality.

this is bioessentialism, transandrophobia, transmisogyny and pseudoscience

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Asker wishes to be anonymous!

This is: transandromisia, sexism, and bioessentialism, because this focuses on how 'men = bad and scary' and the very real consequences it has.

To summarize this entire submission, even the queer community at large engages in bioessentialism, even though it is detrimental to trans people and the community as a whole. It is FINE for one to have a preference for a gender and specific genitals, but it is NOT FINE to use this preference as a way to dictate how others live their lives.

Not only that, but there's literally no reason for a total stranger to know about a trans person's genitals. And trans people are already heavily sexualized (I mean, the terms boy pussy/cuntboy and girl dick are already very heavy examples of this, not to mention how the terms futa/futanari and hermaphrodite are popular nsfw tags despite being slurs and offensive words to describe intersex people in fetishizing contexts, but also get used for trans women).

And yes, treating people who have penises as lesser because they're not women is absolutely vile behavior. Trans men literally deal with misogyny all the time, they're seen as broken women, for crying out loud.

I just think it's sad that anon can't even post content (even just to be funny and silly) because it would ultimately feed into a very valid fear.

I think the queer community as a whole should reflect on this behavior. We're not immune to being cruel and wrong just because others have been cruel and wrong to us.

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A video called “memes only boys can understand” and the thumbnail had one meme about testicles (you heard it here first folks: those are a boys only thing! Girls with balls do not exist! /sarcasm) and one meme about being nervous to open your laptop in public because what if you didn’t close your Naughty Videos you were using it to watch (boys always watch porn! Girls never do!)

this is bioessentialism, sexism, transphobia and intersexism

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bio-essentialism is how the characters look and act in the average straight romance manhwa. bio-essentialism is also people refusing to draw fat and buff women. bio-essentialism is also "genderbent" versions of lots of fictional men being skinnier, shorter and more conventionally-attractive.

this is bioessentialism

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"well women are just more emotional than men, that's why they don't get the tough jobs..."

this is bioessentialism, sexism and misogyny

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My family is shamelessly racist and they tell me that racism is natural just because animals in nature reject those who are different from them in order to protect their race. Is this a type of bioessentialism?

yes, this is bioessentialism

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is the phrase "ladies first" bioessentialism?

this is bioessentialism, sexism, misogyny and to some extent pseudoscience

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before answering this ask, i actually read up on the history of the phrase. well, at least, in english. still, it's just something i looked up on several sources only just now so i can't promise that everything is 100% accurate. the conclusion would be the same even with some corrections though.

i've seen different hypotheses of the etymology of the phrase and i wil share some. but if (general) you is interested, i recommend googling it for more details, there are many articles.

(i am using binary language here as it is a part of the concept and women and men is about how society views the situation.)

universally agreed etymology of the modern usage came from shipwrecks in 19th and 20th century from the phrase "women and children first". while there is no actual maritime law related to women and shipwrecks, this phrase and idea was used several times back then. the first documented usage of this specific phrase was in the mid 19th century. instead the actual rules are about people in disadvantage like disabled people, elderly, etc. at least, that's what i found. this whole thing implies inherent weakness of women. and the ironic thing is that a study/studies found that women have severe disadvantage in survival rates in shipwrecks vs men.

the hypothetical etymology about the oldest usage of the concept i've seen is that it started in prehistoric times, where women were sent first into danger as men were deemed more "important for survival". obviously, we don't know all the cultures from that times, but there were at least some where it is believed to be common. it is also believed that the same tradition with same reasoning was present in the viking era and in some places in the middle ages.

so yeah, it is absolutely rooted in bioessentialism and the current usage totally misconstrues the actual history of the saying, trying to paint it in some kind of a positive light(which still would be benevolent sexism without the whole history).

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Parents making my younger brother hold and open doors and carry things for others etc etc because "he's a gentleman and it's his job"

this is bioessentialism and sexism