mongreldogchild t1_irzr5ty wrote on October 12, 2022 at 6:53 AM

Reply to comment by FrustratingMangooose in The hidden transphobia in "The Art of Being Normal" by hayzulhay

Intention versus impact. You can cause harm without meaning to. Our society is inherently transphobic from our media, socialization, and to our language. Just like our society is racist for the same reasons. You can be racist and/or transphobic and not mean to cause harm. You can be transphobic and only have good intentions. Maliciousness is not the only way to cause harm.

FrustratingMangooose t1_irzvqkh wrote on October 12, 2022 at 7:59 AM

If the author is transphobic and writes with hidden transphobia in mind, then that is inherently malicious. Regardless, I have already spoken to someone about the OP claiming the author was transphobic, so I fear I will no longer be explaining that.

mongreldogchild t1_irzy5ah wrote on October 12, 2022 at 8:35 AM

I read the OP and I think you're reading into one phrase that she said A LOT. You can disagree on the idea of "passive" transphobia; I don't care about your feelings on that. Of course, someone being purposefully malicious IS harmful, but that's not what we're talking about. It's pretty clear throughout the OP that she is not stating that the author is an outright, unabashed transphobe purposefully sneaking in transphobia. ("intentional or not", "some flawed thinking" and then multiple times saying outright that she doesn't think the author is) Hence why I bring up societal conditioning which is what the other poster and the OP are clearly talking about.