tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351431652672950994.post6113750970688634889..comments2021-04-29T09:33:32.526-07:00Comments on Threshold: Asking WhySelena Asherahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01885018032807148466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351431652672950994.post-80823834980245899352012-10-23T10:31:14.015-07:002012-10-23T10:31:14.015-07:00Well said, Sophie. Couldn't have put it bette...Well said, Sophie. Couldn't have put it better myself. Come to think of it, the only time I really 'wanted' surgery was during that state and it just sort of wore off when I began realizing how feminine my mind and body had become without it. And all the extra interests I have in my life to spend energy on. And money.<br /><br />Anyone interested should know that I would not have written this entry if it weren't for an episode of "Trading Spouses" that found its way to my recommended videos on YouTube after years of searching for God Warrior reenactments. This particular episode featured a woman from Oregon who traded places with a lesbian and spent her time belittling her homemaking partner's way of life, friends and minority affiliations. Quite possibly the worst person I've seen on TV. But no one educated her by calling her the worst person, they did it by letting her examine her actions which lead to a breakdown I wasn't expecting. In the end I sort of found compassion for this woman who realized she had spent so much time an energy making herself look monstrous. Sometimes there's no better way to teach highly insensitive people. Arguing is just beyond them because you won' "win." Change is a very different process, as we in the TG world know very well.Selena Asherahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01885018032807148466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5351431652672950994.post-52228856276506171432012-10-23T03:15:01.349-07:002012-10-23T03:15:01.349-07:00The ridiculous thing about people making judgement...The ridiculous thing about people making judgements like this and checking out the male 'marks' is that this kind of habit is itself a profoundly masculine way of dealing with insecurity. <br />Actually I do think that an urge to surgery sometimes does go more with the 'classic' transsexual narrative involving very early trans identification. Not because it's strongly inbuilt but because they're more likely to be told at a very early age that having a penis means that they're not girls, a 'fact' internalised and brooded on so it becomes a super high priority.Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776623935042983118noreply@blogger.com