Kai
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This..... seems really transphobic. I understand that it's not actually saying trans people are invalid, or don't exist, but it is kind of saying that trans adolescents don't exist, which is not true. In fact, many of my transgender friends have known they are trans since they were in middle school. Is the book really this transphobic?
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Ash
Hi Kai, yes, this book, disappointingly, is extremely transphobic. There are a lot of trans people who were mentioned in this book (and mocked, I might add) without their consent. There are many video reviews detailing this and debunking her arguments. Additionally, many of the 'direct quotes' from trans influencers were in fact edited to come across as more extreme.
It's horrifying to see that this book has positive reviews. I just hope that most of the people reading this aren't parents, and are just people seeking out a rationale for their discriminatory ideaologies.
It's horrifying to see that this book has positive reviews. I just hope that most of the people reading this aren't parents, and are just people seeking out a rationale for their discriminatory ideaologies.
Brent
No. In fact, the opinion of the author is never clearly stated. The author essentially interviews all tenets of the uptick of this issue or phenomenon (if you want to call it that); the POVs and testimonies come from the parents, teachers, physicians, psychologists and other experts to hypothesis the root cause of this...more so for the girls.
Teal Veyre
I'm not gonna address the transphobic thing. Because either way, it isn't a good book. The studies she references are sloppy and flawed, no real academic integrity.
Her logic and arguments are sloppy and all over the place. I'm probably one of the more conservative people who read this. I'm not a gender-critical feminist, because I'm not a feminist.
I like what the author was trying to do and I like that she leans to the right somewhat. But the execution is terrible.
This is not a well-researched, well-argued, or well-written book.
Her logic and arguments are sloppy and all over the place. I'm probably one of the more conservative people who read this. I'm not a gender-critical feminist, because I'm not a feminist.
I like what the author was trying to do and I like that she leans to the right somewhat. But the execution is terrible.
This is not a well-researched, well-argued, or well-written book.
Lilac
I think this book probably isn't the best one to read to get a sense of people's concerns with this. She does do mostly interviews with parents which offers some perspective, but she's also pretty conservative in terms of her own politics. I too have a number of transgender friends who have known for a long time, my concern, and one the book doesn't really address, is the difference between a two year old telling people they're the other gender when NO ONE around them can even wrap their head around the concept and a two year old proclaiming on what they are when EVERYONE around them is constantly asking them if they might want to reconsider their gender. (or rather, a teen proclaiming something which in some circles is currently pretty "popular"
I had a time years ago, well into my adulthood, and well before most people were talking about trans issues, where I had a lot of trans friends and while I didn't feel AT ALL like I might be trans, I was intrigued and envious at the idea that your life could be all out of whack and "feel wrong" and then you could find the one thing that was out of place and fixing it would improve your life immensely. I tried to talk to various people, friends, my therapist, and all of them, even though I clearly stated that I knew I wasn't trans were like, maybe we should consider that you might be trans? I can definitely, personally see that growing acceptance and growing popularity are maybe two sides of a coin and we should be paying more attention than we are.
I just wish a similar book had been written by a progressive lesbian instead.
I had a time years ago, well into my adulthood, and well before most people were talking about trans issues, where I had a lot of trans friends and while I didn't feel AT ALL like I might be trans, I was intrigued and envious at the idea that your life could be all out of whack and "feel wrong" and then you could find the one thing that was out of place and fixing it would improve your life immensely. I tried to talk to various people, friends, my therapist, and all of them, even though I clearly stated that I knew I wasn't trans were like, maybe we should consider that you might be trans? I can definitely, personally see that growing acceptance and growing popularity are maybe two sides of a coin and we should be paying more attention than we are.
I just wish a similar book had been written by a progressive lesbian instead.
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