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Gender Hurts: A Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Transgenderism
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It is only recently that transgenderism has been accepted as a disorder for which treatment is available. In the 1990s, a political movement of transgender activism coalesced to campaign for transgender rights. Considerable social, political and legal changes are occurring in response and there is increasing acceptance by governments and many other organisations and actors
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Hardcover, 216 pages
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April 16th 2014
by Routledge
(first published October 11th 2013)
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An amazingly insightful, thought provoking,and important book. I guarantee that at least 98% of the people who review this work as one star never even bothered to read it; they're only sharing a knee-jerk reaction. Ultimately, however, whether one agrees or disagrees with Jeffrey's analysis, the book remains an invaluable addition to the ongoing debate of this timely topic.
Very enlightening. Sad to see that Womyn's Only spaces are becoming a thing of the past because of men's feelings. Personally, I could give a crap about them.
This was an incredibly insightful and informative book.
I really enjoyed reading it.
I recommend it to everyone who wants to learn about gender and why it is harmful.
I really enjoyed reading it.
I recommend it to everyone who wants to learn about gender and why it is harmful.
"Once something is seen, it can never be unseen." That pretty much sums up this book. It's unbelievable that this crap is still published in this day and age. The author is clearly transphobic; she didn't base her book on the experience of actual transgender people; her book is only about her opinion that trans people are delusional and sick and are somehow conspiring with the patriarchy to oppress women (a theory which boggles the mind).
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Well-written, insightful and brave.
Worth reading. A good overview of the social consequences of transgenderism.
Again another champion of prejudice and bigotry is given a platform to broadcast their personal axes to grind. Jeffreys is a strong adherent to Janice Raymond, whose research and writings have been shown to be bias given legitimacy via academia. Consistent denigration, by use of improper pronouns shows how the author considers the members of the transgender community as sub-human. Her use of the term transgender as a noun and verb, it is an adjective by the way, is offensive to me and just about
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Friendship ended with post-modern/liberal feminism, now radical feminism is my best friend.
This book is awful - but it gets one, solitary star because it mentions me by name (unflatteringly, of course). Like, Jeffreys - why are you so obsessed with me?
If you don't know what you think about this subject, read this book. If you do know what you think on this subject, read this book. If you are a psychiatrist, endocrinologist, feminist, liberal, conservative or parent, read this book. It can be kind of hard to get through, what with all the terminology, but it is, if nothing else, an interesting perspective, and it may give you something, that you hadn't thought of, to think about.
One of her stronger books. Excellent stuff.
This book was published not on merit but on the fact that Sheila Jeffreys is a pathological liar with a tendency for inflammatory rhetoric and i almost regret writing this review because it is giving some modicum of attention to her. Just a reminder: the list price of this book is 145 dollars hardcover of 52 dollars soft cover. Here are some highlights:
* She cites herself, a lot, over 50 times by my count.
* She repeatedly misrepresents sources. This is accomplished in 2 really fun an ...more
* She cites herself, a lot, over 50 times by my count.
* She repeatedly misrepresents sources. This is accomplished in 2 really fun an ...more
The book was a pretty good feminist analysis of transgenderism but I did take issue with a few things. Namely, I had a problem with the repeated use of the term "transgenders" and the use of "transgendering" as a verb, but I think this may be a generational gap; still, I find a word like "transgenders" has a note of disgust in it, and I don't think that's the way to approach a critical analysis of transness. I think the feminist thing to do is to show sympathy towards females with sex dysphoria,
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Jeffreys is often no-platformed these days, which is a growing practice in liberal circles that I find concerning. It is important that both activists and academics engage with theories and arguments that contradict their own opinions. After all, if you are right, you have nothing to fear from intellectual engagement with contrary thought.
I think this book suffers a little from repetition, however, and I wish that there had been more discussion of the impact of MTF inclusion within lesbian comm ...more
I think this book suffers a little from repetition, however, and I wish that there had been more discussion of the impact of MTF inclusion within lesbian comm ...more
This book provides a comprehensive history and critical analysis of gender ideology. So important at a time when intellectual debate about these issues is being systematically suppressed. The concept of 'gender' is a tool of oppression - the only thing changing is how it is used.
This book is vile. The authors misgender transgender people throughout the book, quote the t-slur, give detailed account of the supposed smell of trans women's vaginas. Full of flawed logic, double standards and cissexism. Awful read.
As every time I read Sheila Jeffreys, I have more material to think the origins, reasons, reach and dismantlement of gender ideology. I disagree with her, however, in the promotion of same sex attraction as resistance and in the conception of essence as merely the "soul" or "the mind", a reason why, she argues, a feminine existence does not exist. Although there can't be any mismatch of soul and body, differences do exist in the way women and men relate to their own bodies and, in consequence, i
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Well, this was... interesting. Some good points were made. At other times the author used less-than-great arguments to make her point. For example "transition harms transgender people because their families reject them." Erm... that's the fault of their families, not trans people's fault for transitioning. At other points she quotes some pretty ableist ideas as support for her arguments. For example, she quotes a woman with a crossdressing husband who compares the discovery of her husband's cros
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Spoiler alert: Transphobic.
This book is TERF trash.
Really enjoyed this book.
Probably not the author's intention, but it really helped solidify my transgender identity. I am male, transgender and use the 'he' pronoun.
I don't agree with her conflation of transgender with transsexual. I see transgender as an umbrella term which can be applied to anyone who diverges from traditional gender roles. I see transsexual as meaning 'having medical intervention in order to alter biological characteristics to those of the opposite sex ...more
Probably not the author's intention, but it really helped solidify my transgender identity. I am male, transgender and use the 'he' pronoun.
I don't agree with her conflation of transgender with transsexual. I see transgender as an umbrella term which can be applied to anyone who diverges from traditional gender roles. I see transsexual as meaning 'having medical intervention in order to alter biological characteristics to those of the opposite sex ...more
I didn't find this book as interesting as I thought I was going to. It kept being recommended by radical feminists online and I went through a fair amount of work to borrow a hard copy -- had to go through ILL because there are no copies available anywhere in Portland, in bookstores or libraries. I appreciated the historical background on feminist, lesbian, and transgender organizing, but a lot of the more contemporary observations she made were things I'd already read extensively online from ot
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I'm quite iffy on this book... basically how I feel about this book is how I feel about how radfems and trans politics.
We need to discuss these things critically. Definitely, however how we go about it is even more important.
I wonder how hard it would have been for Jeffries to not call transwomen men? or transmen women? whether you agree with people being trans or not have some bloody respect. It's not so much a political thing, its just plain polite.
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We need to discuss these things critically. Definitely, however how we go about it is even more important.
I wonder how hard it would have been for Jeffries to not call transwomen men? or transmen women? whether you agree with people being trans or not have some bloody respect. It's not so much a political thing, its just plain polite.
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Holy shit?! This is...terrifying(?)!
This was published in 2013 and draws heavily from the well of Janice Raymonds (also horrific)Transexual Empire, which has been largely (and fucking rightly) discredited for decades by now.
TERFs, dude, they're scary and still clearly going strong to this day.
Yikes, and then some.
This was published in 2013 and draws heavily from the well of Janice Raymonds (also horrific)Transexual Empire, which has been largely (and fucking rightly) discredited for decades by now.
TERFs, dude, they're scary and still clearly going strong to this day.
Yikes, and then some.
read front to back as terf-ism.
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confusion amplified
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need to update sourced research older than three decades ago....
generalizing---
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need to update sourced research older than three decades ago....
Vile, trans hating drivel without substance.
Bad. So bad. Not at all what we need in the age of the AHCA!!!
Whilst there is much to commend this book in addressing the political implications and regressive policies surrounding the socially constructed of transgender, it suffers from poor writing and not enough in engagement with primary sources. The text is deeply repetitive with the same statement appearing multiple times - even in the same paragraph. The use of 'conclusion' to separate text sections is precisely the type of writing undergraduate students are told to avoid. Frequently the final sente
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Lo que me pasa con este libro es que se nota que en algunas partes no es muy imparcial. Si vas a hacer un ensayo, entiendo que puedas permitirte reflexionar y, por tanto, opinar, pero muchas veces la manera de expresarse se notaba muchísimo que estaba ya sesgada.
AUN ASÍ, me gustó, y concuerdo con todo. A un capítulo en concreto no le vi mucho sentido que estuviese como análisis feminista de la teoría queer y trans, porque ya era irse por las ramas, pero todo lo demás está generalmente bien.
La ...more
AUN ASÍ, me gustó, y concuerdo con todo. A un capítulo en concreto no le vi mucho sentido que estuviese como análisis feminista de la teoría queer y trans, porque ya era irse por las ramas, pero todo lo demás está generalmente bien.
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Sheila Jeffreys writes and teaches in the areas of sexual politics, international gender politics, and lesbian and gay politics. She has written six books on the history and politics of sexuality. Originally from the UK, Sheila moved to Melbourne in 1991 to take up a position at the University of Melbourne. She has been actively involved in feminist and lesbian feminist politics, particularly arou
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“Radical feminist theorists do not seek to make gender a bit more flexible, but to eliminate it. They are gender abolitionists, and understand gender to provide the framework and rationale for male dominance. In the radical feminist approach, masculinity is the behaviour of the male ruling class and femininity is the behaviour of the subordinate class of women. Thus gender can have no place in the egalitarian future that feminism aims to create.”
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“Male domination, and the low and stigmatised status of women, cause teenage girls to engage in punishment of their bodies through eating disorders and self-mutilation. There is increasing evidence that woman-hating Western cultures are toxic to girls and very harmful to their mental health. It is, perhaps, not surprising, therefore, that there seem to be some girls baling out and seeking to upgrade their status.”
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