Why is the idea of ‘gender’ provoking backlash the world over? | Judith Butler - eviltoast
Increasingly, authoritarians are likening ‘genderism’ to ‘communism’ and ‘totalitarianism’

Increasingly, authoritarians are likening ‘genderism’ to ‘communism’ and ‘totalitarianism’

  • Emily (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOPMEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I don’t think Butler is going for “scare power”, she is simply trying to accurately describe institutional transphobia. I think it’s important to recognise and treat transphobia as an inherently a fascist ideology.