tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450475936424407340.post1144994796764686890..comments2023-06-12T08:30:26.975-05:00Comments on Living for the First Time, Again: Trans Beauty Queen: The "Plight" of the Bumble BeeKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07912094723927860158noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450475936424407340.post-70109814876901198862012-03-29T23:43:53.346-05:002012-03-29T23:43:53.346-05:00Thanks for the comment, Carolyn.
You illustrate m...Thanks for the comment, Carolyn.<br /><br />You illustrate my point perfectly while managing to miss it completely.<br /><br />Take an objective look; I never suggested that this organization's treatment of Ms. Talackova was not discriminatory. I believe (as I stated quite clearly) that she should enjoy the same right to compete as any woman. Certainly, I do not hold pageantry in high-regard, but I completely respect a woman's right to pursue her dream. I also stated very clearly my view of Ms. Talackova as a woman (a hot young woman, in fact). I do not need quotation marks to define how I see her. I have the utmost respect for what she has accomplished.<br /><br />My point is that we, the trans community, need to think a little more carefully about our emotional responses to these outrages. Yes, I believe this is an outrage, but I do not believe it is a tragedy. If we ever expect to win credibility in the court of public opinion, we need to stop trying to place every anti-trans incident at holocaust severity. Some of the injustices we suffer are certainly worthy of such comparisons, and should garner our deep and fervent outrage.<br /><br />But sometimes we might be better served to keep the comparisons of the injustices we face to the plight of genocide victims in war-torn countries to ourselves.<br /><br />Seriously, I do appreciate your comment, and I am sorry if you misinterpreted my meaning. Keep reading; perhaps when you get to know me, you will have a little better understanding of my thought process... that is assuming you are open to considering ideas that do not necessarily follow the conventional rhetoric. <br /><br />Much love,<br />KateKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07912094723927860158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4450475936424407340.post-34565958827237987212012-03-27T23:13:26.516-05:002012-03-27T23:13:26.516-05:00Shades of grey and a guilt trip? I wager you'r...Shades of grey and a guilt trip? I wager you're being too harsh and letting your obvious dislike of beauty pageants shade your opinion.<br /><br />I think the matter is more about her acceptance as a beautiful woman than as a "transsexual" woman. Losing the adjective, in other words. Being judged on the merits she wants to be judged on, and not on her medical history. She's accomplishing something <i>she</i> wants to do. So what if it's superficial to you or I? It isn't to her, and I think that's what matters. <br /><br />And she most certainly is being discriminated against.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00333372966116029977noreply@blogger.com