"decentering trans men" is not feminist or anti patriarchy. you are doing the exact same thing that cis patriarchy is doing; silencing any gendered experience that is not cis or cis-normative/conforming. you are not punching up when you punch transgender people regardless of their chosen gender, presentation or sex characteristics. because transgender people are gender minorities. transgender men are already not centered in any conversation ever, even when in regards to their own bodies, minds, gender identities and history. we (I'm not a trans Man but I am trans Masc, for what it's worth) are not given the privileges and rights of cis men unless we mirror their bodies and actions perfectly, which ultimately puts us in more danger when we are inevitably outed as "fake" men. when we are men but do not resemble cis men, we are treated like faggots at best, by half assed allies, and defective women who need to be fixed at worst, by transphobes. it's okay to center women, or even only talk about women at all, you are not obligated to care about trans men and mascs. but purposefully "decentering" and demonizing us further will only kill us, sincerely and legitimately, not as a joke on Tumblr. and if that's your intention then I hope your communities learn to recognize that murdering minorities is not praxis and encourage you to find better means of coping. unless you're cis and pulling this shit. then I hope you lose internet connection permanently. I'm not even asking for you to do anything for us, you never even need to bring us up. just stop beating us down and painting us like oppressors. like it's the bare minimum
trans feminism should be about dismantling ideas that belong to cispatriarchy. that should include oppositional sexism. as trans people, we should be acutely aware that men and women are not meaningfully different and that people can be both, or be one without conforming to generalizations. a subsection of feminism that just reinforces patriarchal ideas of Abuser Gender and Victim Gender/Strong Gender and Weak Gender is just a queer-repackaged fascist psyop and we need to stop falling for it. you can uplift women and trans people without putting anyone else down. you can fight bigots and assholes without generalizing on the basis of their identity. please for fucks sake
Anyone who can't get behind this isn't welcome on this page. Learn to respect and love our Trans Masc and Trans Men brothers, or get the fuck out.
