#misstrogen

"The good news is it's never too late to change."

Oh really??? Wow what a kind and benevolent ruler you are to offer forgiveness as long as a trans woman bends over backwards to prove she feels bad for daring to speak her mind. How kind of you to offer that like a priest in a fucking confessional booth telling us to flog ourselves in penance for the gods of transmisogyny.

the trans community, just like many other communities, is often built on the backs of POC! allowing these white women into our spaces to openly shit on POC is detrimental and needs to be called out.

like this is the same group that called Tumblr bans LYNCHING. it's not caring about trans women to put these white trans women on pedestals, because often, you're shooting down every trans woman of color who speaks up against these absolutely evil racist people because the only good trans person is someone who agrees with you and your idolized European white trans women, right?

i've literally watched so many trans women of color be silenced, told they don't count, accused of not even being trans women at all (take these as you will, i don't have any screenshots to go back on so whether you believe me or not is your own choice. i have no desire to "provide proof" because my point still stands with or without this fact) and supposedly it's Transfeminism to support people like this? and it's transmisogyny to be sick and fucking tired of white people overstepping, being OPENLY FUCKING RACIST, and then getting a big round of applause every time they post anything like a bunch of idiotic seals in the stands?

saying what every poc has been shouting from the rooftops since forever, if you're not ACTIVELY ANTI-RACIST, you are participating and complicit in racism. and being actively anti-racist includes calling these people out, not allowing this type of shit to fly, and CERTAINLY not allowing it to happen fifty fucking times over while the trans POC on Tumblr are supposed to watch as our traumas and generations of fucking suffering are put into the ground by people who have never experienced racism, but LOVE to use our terms for our oppression and the violent hate crimes against us to support their own points about losing their fucking Tumblr blogs.

I'm really disappointed by all this. ISFF goes after every racial minority and then, when we get upset, we're her stalkers and harassers. it's literally weaponized white woman tears, and you're all falling for it. you're all letting it happen.

Anons keeping tabs for me is the only way I can stay alive. What the fuck??? I’M A CRIPPLE THI IS SO FUCKING CREEPY

> mentally exhausted so you can manipulate her

I first found her main. It was full of TRF/Baeddel shit. A lot of hate and vitriol against trans men and transmascs. Her NSFW account was even worse. I dont have many screenshots, they're all censored and she deactivated her account at some point for reasons I dont know, but here is what I did send to people to vent:

Keep in mind, in these screenshots this person is 18 years old, which makes the middle post especially horrifying to me. The rest is just really nasty, and the account also had a lot of rape and age regression stuff on it alongside the incest and loli/pedophilia already shown in the screenshots.

What I want to say with this post is not that this young trans woman is a bad person. My point is that the culture that has developed around the TRF/Baeddel crowd within the transfem community is incredibely dangerous towards especially young trans girls not only in the way that they are at risk of being victimized by the predatory people that exist within those circles, but also that all of this shit will be normalized to them. And since what is being normalized includes literal actual pedophilia, there is sadly the very real chance that the people that grow up under the influence of this kind of vile crap will go on to hurt people.

Alongside this, but equally as important, is the fact that especially young trans girls will be taught to hate trans men and transmascs. This will fuck up and tear the community apart in ways that break my heart. Especially young trans people, and especially in these times need each others support instead of being taught to hate "the evil TMEs" for being the wrong kind of trans person. Meanwhile, young trans men and transmascs will only be pushed deeper into the closet if they look at online trans spaces and see this kind of blind hatred directed at them. This could literally kill young trans people by making them repress who they are because a bunch of theorybrained assholes on tumblr that have a wildly innacurate perception of what the lives of trans men and transmascs actually look like decided that transfeminism meant being a transphobe. Its hard to explain just how angry that makes me.

I thought about posting a screenshot of the actual comment but that feels too petty. Though the suggestion I don't read theory or have morals and ideology is probably the funniest thing you could possibly say TO ME.

As many of my followers know I actually do have really sophisticated arguments and analysis on everything I critique.

But I thought this would be a great opportunity to share some works I have read for anti-carceral frameworks!

While Misstrogen argues against any form of community accountability, abolitionist thinkers are centrally concerned with how to do accountability well without relying on the state. The sharp distinction is, "no prisons" does not mean "no accountability." It means accountability must be community-based, reparative, and transformative not non-existent.

Angela Y. Davis - Are Prisons Obsolete?: Would argue Misstrogen is mistaking the abolition of the state's punitive system for the abolition of all accountability. Davis would critique Misstrogen for offering no alternative model for dealing with harm.

Michel Foucault - Discipline and Punish: Would see Misstrogen's framing as a trap. He'd argue that "callout culture" and "state prisons" are part of the same carceral logic, but would reject her solution. For Foucault, simply abandoning accountability doesn't escape power it just leaves harmful dynamics unchecked.

Peter Kropotkin - In Russian and French Prisons: Would flatly reject Misstrogen's premise. He would insist communities develop restorative models because not doing so leaves everyone less safe.

Tommie Shelby - The Idea of Prison Abolition: Would completely disagree with the "no one is disposable" ethos if it means no proportional response. He believes prisons can be legitimate for serious harm and would see Misstrogen's blanket refusal to judge as morally abdicating responsibility.

Mariame Kaba - We Do This 'Til We Free Us: Would likely be the harshest critic of Misstrogen's logic. Kaba explicitly argues abolitionists must have a consistent ethic even when dealing with sexual assault. She champions transformative justice, a rigorous community-based accountability outside the state.

Rachel Herzing - How to Abolish Prisons: Would reject Misstrogen's false choice between "exile" and "nothing." The book is about building alternatives to punishment and carceral solutions by actively creating community-based ways to address harm.

Derecka Purnell - Becoming Abolitionists: Would directly counter Misstrogen's stance. Purnell, who dealt with sexual violence in her community, argues abolition is about creating different answers to the problem of harm, not pretending harm doesn't require a response.

Anna Terwiel - Prison Abolition for Realists: Would likely call Misstrogen's position a form of politics of purity that refuses to grapple with real-world harm. Terwiel argues abolition must deal with compromise and institutional experimentation to be durable.

Judah Schept - Progressive Punishment: Would caution that even "progressive" ideas can uphold carceral logic. While he’d critique the mob, he'd also see Misstrogen's inaction as another form of upholding harm.

Michael Hames-García - Fugitive Thought: Would reframe the debate. By centering the voices of the imprisoned seeking justice and transformation, he'd argue that true justice requires engaging with harm, not wishing it away.

"Contesting Carceral Logic": Would directly argue that Misstrogen is using carceral logic, the very thing they critique. By suggesting the only options are "exile" or "nothing," she is reproducing the binary of carceral thinking, which abolitionists seek to dismantle.

Uhhh thats not what she said before?

She explicitly says "the hurt my friends have done to children is not comparable to A Parent." Which is how exactly nobody would word it if your friends have not harmed children?

In this new addition she goes on to say "the hurt my friends have done to children, whether real or imagined, is not comparable to the great power of A Parent."

Which is a weirdly wishy washy way to try and say your friends dont hurt kids? And is also kind of a nonsense point? Like yes, parents have great power over their kids, which gives them the opportunity to do truly horrific acts of abuse if they choose, but that argument about the power parents wield and how we should make changes to prevent familial child abuse is irrelevant to the amount your friends hurt kids???

Like if I started chucking kids off the pier, trying to defend myself by saying 'oh but this is nothing compared to what their parents could do' would make me look like an insane jackass????

Additionally, it gives me the jeebies how many ISFF clones cant help but spit the word parent like it tastes bad. I know a lot of kids, especially trans kids, have some truly horrible experiences at the hands of their parents, but the combination of "pedophile liberation" and the idea that "A Parent", capitalized, can never be trusted due to their position of authority is a frightening combination. Taken altogether, this movement's stance seems to be that

-pedophiles aren't inherently dangerous to children

-but parents are, and cant be trusted

-everyone should love and accept pedophiles, even when theyre accused of the worst

-tooootally by coincidence, age of consent is actually harmful and fascist.