MrWayne said:
I think you both have good arguments about transgender women and their role in feminism.
If I talk to a transgender woman, aka a biological man who identifies himself as a woman and tries to be seen as a woman, I would definitely address her as a woman. Also normally one can not know how many X and Y chromosomes an unknown person has, one can only assume on the basis of their appearance, so transgender women are strongly affected by the social norms for women. However, transgender women and biological women can not be treated equally in all aspects. Women's sports leagues are a good example, they exist mainly for two reasons: It's debatable if transgender women should be allowed to participate in women's sports leagues, they have better physical conditions than women, even if they take hormones, and even though they have social disadvantages compared to men these are very different and not really comparable to the ones women have.
I actually have a perfect example of point b). |
i don't get this stance...
"If I talk to a transgender woman, aka a biological man who identifies himself as a woman and tries to be seen as a woman, I would definitely address her as a woman."
ok fair enough you accept their identity here
"It's debatable if transgender women should be allowed to participate in women's sports leagues"
but deny their identity here
why is it ok to throw out the biological basis for sex in one instance but not another?