Alexis’s review of Tell Me I’m Worthless > Likes and Comments
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Oh this sounds really interesting! And really messy--I agree with you, the Alice/Ilsa tension has more weight without Ilsa being trans too. But I have added the book to my list and look forward to reading!
Sophie wrote: "Oh this sounds really interesting! And really messy--I agree with you, the Alice/Ilsa tension has more weight without Ilsa being trans too. But I have added the book to my list and look forward to ..."
I mean, it's messy and complicated - and we live in a messy and complicated world.
Whoa. Thats a lot of subplot. I was super intrigued by house decrying its own chicken or egg fascism (dope metaphor really), but I’m not sure I can stomach terfism. I can appreciate someone trying to untangle the mindfuckery that has to happen to become a terf but it feels like wishful thinking to just say ‘nope they’re likely just trans masc’.
Damnit. Now imma hafta read it.
Melissa wrote: "Whoa. Thats a lot of subplot. I was super intrigued by house decrying its own chicken or egg fascism (dope metaphor really), but I’m not sure I can stomach terfism. I can appreciate someone trying ..."
I found the exploration of Terfism one of the most interesting aspects of the book; like I found it hard to read, for sure, but I like that I was forced to actually think about it, rather than just curl up and hide from it.
I wouldn't necessarily call it "wishful thing" to transfer hatred *towards* a marginalised group to other members of that group. I know why it's a tendency because it feels safer somehow ("they were like us all along") but I don't like the way, politically speaking, it essentially makes the people hurting a set of people the problem of the people being hurt. If that makes sense.
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Oct 19, 2025 05:35PM
Oh this sounds really interesting! And really messy--I agree with you, the Alice/Ilsa tension has more weight without Ilsa being trans too. But I have added the book to my list and look forward to reading!
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Sophie wrote: "Oh this sounds really interesting! And really messy--I agree with you, the Alice/Ilsa tension has more weight without Ilsa being trans too. But I have added the book to my list and look forward to ..."I mean, it's messy and complicated - and we live in a messy and complicated world.
Whoa. Thats a lot of subplot. I was super intrigued by house decrying its own chicken or egg fascism (dope metaphor really), but I’m not sure I can stomach terfism. I can appreciate someone trying to untangle the mindfuckery that has to happen to become a terf but it feels like wishful thinking to just say ‘nope they’re likely just trans masc’. Damnit. Now imma hafta read it.
Melissa wrote: "Whoa. Thats a lot of subplot. I was super intrigued by house decrying its own chicken or egg fascism (dope metaphor really), but I’m not sure I can stomach terfism. I can appreciate someone trying ..."I found the exploration of Terfism one of the most interesting aspects of the book; like I found it hard to read, for sure, but I like that I was forced to actually think about it, rather than just curl up and hide from it.
I wouldn't necessarily call it "wishful thing" to transfer hatred *towards* a marginalised group to other members of that group. I know why it's a tendency because it feels safer somehow ("they were like us all along") but I don't like the way, politically speaking, it essentially makes the people hurting a set of people the problem of the people being hurt. If that makes sense.
