The point she makes is an excellent one, but people are listening precisely because she is cis.
I had been saying the same damn thing for a long time along with many many other trans women, but, let's face it, cis voices carry farther and are taken more seriously than trans women's voices. This is why you see so many copies of this post floating around, and none of mine ;-)
People who deny it's existence usually have a rather distorted idea of what "privilege" really means.
Privilege is about what one DOES NOT have, and most misinformed folks think it is about what one DOES have.
Cis privilege is being able to take a shit in a public restroom without a court battle or a beatdown by the cops...or having to worry about it.
etc etc
Cis privilege is about a cis person stomping into a space and denying that it exists, or declaring that his/her experience trumps those who actually live this shit, rather than pontificate abstractly on an Internet forum.
Not having to fight every shithead from here to Lampansas for the right to describe yourself without interference is cis privilege.
I could go on, of course, but the article was pretty damn plain for anybody with open eyes.
Thanks for the repost.
I had been saying the same damn thing for a long time along with many many other trans women, but, let's face it, cis voices carry farther and are taken more seriously than trans women's voices. This is why you see so many copies of this post floating around, and none of mine ;-)
People who deny it's existence usually have a rather distorted idea of what "privilege" really means.
Privilege is about what one DOES NOT have, and most misinformed folks think it is about what one DOES have.
Cis privilege is being able to take a shit in a public restroom without a court battle or a beatdown by the cops...or having to worry about it.
etc etc
Cis privilege is about a cis person stomping into a space and denying that it exists, or declaring that his/her experience trumps those who actually live this shit, rather than pontificate abstractly on an Internet forum.
Not having to fight every shithead from here to Lampansas for the right to describe yourself without interference is cis privilege.
I could go on, of course, but the article was pretty damn plain for anybody with open eyes.