This is really well written. I think i disagree with you on the nature of privilege, in that i don't think privilege is ever free. There is always a cost. As a trans man who transitioned into manhood, and has observed my male friends and family members, I believe that every man has to pay a price for their male privilege. Sometimes they …
This is really well written. I think i disagree with you on the nature of privilege, in that i don't think privilege is ever free. There is always a cost. As a trans man who transitioned into manhood, and has observed my male friends and family members, I believe that every man has to pay a price for their male privilege. Sometimes they don't even realize that they're paying it. If paying a price for the material benefits of boyhood and manhood means it's not privilege, then no cis man has male privilege. In my opinion, at least. But your article revealed to me why I see this miscommunication about privilege between the trans women and the (cis and trans) afab people i know, so that was very useful to me.
All that being said, trans women do obviously lose the vast majority of the material benefits of male privilege when they transition (I think the only exception is the freedom from fear of pregnancy). So it really is a silly argument for people to use to attack trans women.
This is really well written. I think i disagree with you on the nature of privilege, in that i don't think privilege is ever free. There is always a cost. As a trans man who transitioned into manhood, and has observed my male friends and family members, I believe that every man has to pay a price for their male privilege. Sometimes they don't even realize that they're paying it. If paying a price for the material benefits of boyhood and manhood means it's not privilege, then no cis man has male privilege. In my opinion, at least. But your article revealed to me why I see this miscommunication about privilege between the trans women and the (cis and trans) afab people i know, so that was very useful to me.
All that being said, trans women do obviously lose the vast majority of the material benefits of male privilege when they transition (I think the only exception is the freedom from fear of pregnancy). So it really is a silly argument for people to use to attack trans women.