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"Anonsee, what is Transfeminist Womanism?"

Transfeminist Womanism itself is a synthesis of both eponymous ideologies, seeking to fill the gaps formed within each that often leave out Black trans women - racism within transfeminism, transmisogyny within womanism - when Black trans women are often the people that need those ideologies the most. Transfeminist Womanism is a primarily Abolitionist ideology, finding value in the rhetoric, knowledge, tactics, and tools of anarchism, communism, and other ideologies without falling directly into any of those categories.

Additionally, I've curated a "Foundational" folder that gives guided reading to help understand the underlying principles and thoughts behind Transfeminist Womanism.

If you're an author of works in the archives and you'd like to be added to the tip list, please send me a DM and I'll add your information. For fiction titles and art, I'm only accepting works from Black and/or transfemme authors/artists to be added to the archives.

NEW: If you are Black and/or Transfemme and would like to potentially include your art in the archive - visual, audio, or otherwise so long as its digital, DM me!

If you'd like to tip me for curating this archive, you can do so through vmo @AnonseeStoryweaver or Cshapp $tshenta

Works within these archives primarily focus on the following topics:

-Transfeminism

-Womanism ("Black Feminism")

-Disability Justice

-Restorative and Transformative Justice

-Ecofeminism

and subjects related to them.

Or kill yourself. Either way is fine with me.

K.C. Undercover: dark skinned men, light skinned women. the one dark skinned girl is portrayed as mean, apathetic, sadistic, and cruel.

The Proud Family: dark skinned men, light skinned women. dijonay, the only dark skinned girl, is portrayed as "ghetto" and "rachet" alongside her entire family. and suga mama, who can be argued is dark skinned, is portrayed as mean, cruel, and abusive. additionally, trudy, the mother, comes from an entire family of dark skinned people. yet she herself is portrayed as very much light skinned.

trudy proud's family (left) vs trudy proud (right).

The Hate U Give: the dark skinned main character starr on the cover of the book (left), vs. in the movie, where she is played by amandla stenberg (right); a light skinned biracial actor.

nina simone (singer, left) vs zoe saldana (actress, right), who played her in the 2016 biopic "nina".

stagecoach mary (right) vs zazi beetz (left), who played her in "the harder they fall".

ororo munroe (storm, center) vs the actresses that played her in the x-men movies (alexandra shipp - left, halle berry - right). and alexandra shipp, herself, is also colorist.

monster high: clawdeen wolf (right), vs. the actress that plays her in the upcoming monster high live action movie (miia harris, left). it also appears that they artificially darkened the actress' skin for the role.

strawberry shortcake franchise: orange blossom, who was lightened between her 2003 design (left) and 2009 design (right).

roblox rolls out their age group system, and you can no longer talk to any adults on the platform. you can only talk to people in person, i.e. your parents, who are horrid. now you're back at square one, being helplessly abused. to make it worse, you're homeschooled, as I was. you can't reach out to anyone at school for support either.

or maybe you're not homeschooled, and you ask your pronouns to be used at school. it goes well for a while, and you feel some relief.

then your state passes a bill that requires forced outing. your teachers report to your parents that you've been trying out a different name and pronouns.

they pull you from school, send you to boarding school or conversion therapy, and force you to attend private schools in the future that match their values.

you are entirely under their control. you could've made connections with other adults, ones willing to help you out. to treat you like a human, give you access to life saving care. and it's stripped away, you're alone, and everything feels hopeless.

When I stop seeing my sister's killed, isolated from their communities and cut off from mutual aid sure you might have something close to a point that would STILL be ignorant and wrong but it would at least sound reasonable 👍

#my recent ed psych readings were on gender #and the reading for women is how many girls are forced into roles or archetypes

#roles that reinforce both sexual innocence and also physical attractiveness

#intelligence but not being so smart they act better than their peers

#a super girl who has to be a high achiever and have five different extracurriculars and be a role model #all while being pressured to be a future mother #to give up their dreams and ambitions immediately for 'the right man'

#these beliefs are instilled in young girls #elementary school girls

#and meanwhile the reading on boys is #like #boys dont like talking about their feelings because other boys make fun of them for that #and girls... dont???

#no im not apologizing for saying this #in a patriarchal sexist misogynistic society #women ARE treated worse than men #this exists across minority groups #lesbians are treated worse then gay men #women of color are treated worse than men of color #and trans women are treated worse than trans men #this is not discourse or oppression

#this is intersectional feminism one oh fucking one! #the only reason you would ever thing trans women do not have it worse than trans men is if you are a sexist pig mra

That said, there's this essentialist framework of seeing the world that is assumed to be the default. So when trans women vent about trans men, some trans guys hear that as them ascribing some ontological evil onto us when no transfeminist actually believes this.

This is the men in our community projecting their own essentialist framework onto the women/transfeminine people because unless explicitly addressed by way of excessive disclaimers, it's assumed all critiques of a person/group's behaviour is akin to them being given the mark of Cain and thrown on the pyre. When really it's a call to action.

That gender should in fact be policed to make the lives of trans women scarier and more dangerous, as long as it doesn’t affect “real” women.

This is why TMA/TME are appropriate terms to use. Because trans women and femmes are the intended targets of this violence. And the only time an uproar is made is when someone who is not an intended target is discriminated against.

I cant call it reassuring, but sometimes with the way everyone dismisses the transmisogyny of these common attitudes, its hard not to doubt yourself and think maybe they are right. maybe we are seeing problems where there are none.

So I can’t brush my teeth. Like, it’s the worst kind of hell. I went to the dentist for a cleaning today and I told the hygienist this, and she was wonderfully helpful.

There are some incredibly soft toothbrushes available- namely, post-surgical brushes. Running them under hot water makes them even softer.

She told me that you don’t really need to use toothpaste- it’s mostly marketing. The foam gets to me, so that is really reassuring.

She gave me two particularly soft brushes and some xylitol gum. Trident is a market brand of xylitol gum, which helps with your teeth and can make your breath smell better.

The whole purpose of brushing is to disrupt plaque buildup. You don’t need to brush twice a day, every day with toothpaste if you brush correctly- little circles, focusing on near the gums (where most plaque builds up). So if you’re having a bad sensory day and can’t brush at all, it’s not the end of the world.

Hell, you don’t even need a toothbrush if even the post-surgical ones are too harsh. Going over your teeth with the same motions using a washcloth is enough.

She wants to find a fluoride rinse that has a taste I can stand (peppermint is the only mint I can stand) but she’s not particularly worried about it.

I go to Dr. Barr in Chicago. If you can get to the State St. Macy’s, his office is nearby. He’s very kind and patient and really understanding of my needs as an autistic person. The hygienist, I don’t know her name, announced everything she was going to do before she did it, and stopped frequently to see how I was doing.

This is really the only positive dentist I’ve ever had- past dentists have been too rough and not bothered to help find ways I can actually brush.

Pseudachorutes sp. from Australia 2016.04.25 © Murray, A