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What is the focus of current trans liberation politics?

Expanding gender categories.

Is gender a feature of a person's 'true self'?

No, it is a discursive, social, and linguistic construct.

What is antihumanism?

A rejection of essentialism and an understanding that the self is a product of power and discourses.

How does gender nihilism differ from liberal feminism?

<p>Gender nihilism seeks to abolish gender, while liberal feminism clings to it for legitimacy.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the potential dangers of creating new gender identities?

<p>They create new channels through which power can operate and ensnare individuals in even more powerful norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is radical negativity necessary?

<p>To embrace the unknown and reject any sort of knowable or intelligible future in order to escape the process of normalization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential danger of normalization?

<p>It can destroy genuine resistance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does nihilism allow for a reimagining of societal norms?

<p>By rejecting traditional power structures and embracing the unknown.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the debt the author owes to Frederick Douglass?

<p>The debt the author owes to Frederick Douglass is helping them answer the question of what would motivate someone who didn't face the same hatred and abuse to join them as an ally.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What questions did Frederick Douglass pose that resonated with the author?

<p>Frederick Douglass posed questions about slavery, such as 'Why am I a slave?' and 'How did the relations commence?' that resonated with the author.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Frederick Douglass's stance on women's suffrage?

<p>Frederick Douglass defended the right of women to vote and declared that women's suffrage was a right.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What nobility does the author believe we should aspire to?

<p>The author believes we should aspire to be the best fighters against each other's oppression, and in doing so, build links of solidarity and trust that will forge an invincible movement against all forms of injustice and inequality.</p> Signup and view all the answers

How is defending the right to be trans tied to the rights of non-trans individuals?

<p>Defending the right to be trans is tied to the rights of non-trans individuals because each individual has a stake in trans liberation.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the basis for the coalitions between lesbian, gay, bi, and trans people?

<p>The basis for the coalitions between lesbian, gay, bi, and trans people is the relationship between body, desire, and gender expression.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the biggest societal misunderstanding about the trans population?

<p>The biggest societal misunderstanding about the trans population is the assumption that all transgender individuals are the same and that their experiences and needs are identical.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is gender nihilism?

<p>Gender nihilism is a rejection of gender as a social construct and seeks to abolish it completely.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is antihumanism and how does it relate to gender?

<p>Antihumanism is a rejection of essentialism and an understanding that the self is a product of power and discourses. It relates to gender by rejecting the idea that gender is innate and instead recognizes it as a social construct.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the text argue against expanding gender categories?

<p>The text argues against expanding gender categories because it is seen as naive and cannot alleviate the harm caused by the gender apparatus.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the text reject the demand for a clearly stated alternative or program of actions to be taken?

<p>The text rejects the demand for a clearly stated alternative or program of actions to be taken because it sees manifestos and platforms as outdated and ineffective.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is radical negativity and why is it necessary in the context of gender nihilism?

<p>Radical negativity is necessary to embrace the unknown and reject any sort of knowable or intelligible future in order to escape the process of normalization that codes individuals as deviant. It is necessary in the context of gender nihilism to break free from the constraints of normative thinking and societal expectations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why does the text argue that non-binary, trans, and queer identities cannot create a subversion of gender?

<p>The text argues that non-binary, trans, and queer identities cannot create a subversion of gender because they still reference the normative status of the binary and rely on the logic of identity, which is a product of modern and contemporary discourses of power.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the violence of gender and how does it manifest?

<p>The violence of gender refers to the harm caused by the gender apparatus, such as the murder of trans women, coercive surgeries on intersex infants, and the abandonment of queer youth.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the danger of normalization and how does nihilism offer a solution?

<p>The danger of normalization is that it naturalizes and subsumes resistance. Nihilism offers a solution by rejecting all things, including oneself, and embracing the unknown and the unintelligible, which allows for the rejection of traditional power structures and a reimagining of societal norms.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of attire for transgender children?

<p>It is a way for transgender children to express their identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the risks associated with gender dysphoria in transgendered children?

<p>Risk of depression, self-harm, and harmful effects</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the worlds of celebrity and fashion in relation to trans aesthetics and fashion?

<p>They are repurposing the question of gender aesthetics within its enclaves of privilege and flamboyance</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the danger in utilizing trans people to reassert traditional gendered aesthetics?

<p>It can be harmful to trans people</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of apps for young trans people?

<p>They help young trans people to make their own Vanity Fair covers</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the & Other Stories campaign?

<p>It challenges the traditional cis gaze in fashion</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the task of challenging the violence of the cis gaze?

<p>It is the task of trans people themselves</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the key to resisting the threat of violence against trans people?

<p>Taking back power and autonomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of attire for transgender children?

<p>It is a way for them to articulate their identity</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the potential harmful effects of gender dysphoria on transgendered children?

<p>Depression and self-harm</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between trans aesthetics and fashion?

<p>They are natural bedfellows</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the danger of utilizing trans people in the media?

<p>It reinforces traditional gendered aesthetics</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the & Other Stories campaign?

<p>It challenges the cis gaze</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the task of challenging the violence of the cis gaze?

<p>It is the responsibility of trans people</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the common experience of trans people who do not 'pass'?

<p>They are often targets of violence</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the relationship between Alexander McQueen's aesthetics and violence?

<p>They express a duality with violence never far behind</p> Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Gender Nihilism: Antihumanism, Gender Abolition, and Radical Negativity

  • The current politics of trans liberation are focused on expanding gender categories, but this approach is naive and cannot alleviate the harm caused by the gender apparatus.

  • Gender is a discursive, social, and linguistic construct that is historically contingent and evolves over time. It is not a feature of a person's "true self."

  • Antihumanism is a rejection of essentialism and an understanding that the self is a product of power and discourses.

  • Liberal feminism clings to gender as a means of legitimizing oneself in the eyes of power, while gender nihilism seeks to see gender abolished.

  • The apparatus of gender operates cyclically, and its normalization has a way of naturalizing and subsuming resistance.

  • Non-binary, trans, and queer identities cannot create a subversion of gender because they still reference the normative status of the binary and rely on the logic of identity, which is a product of modern and contemporary discourses of power.

  • The creation of new gender identities creates new channels through which power can operate and ensnares individuals in even more nuanced and powerful norms.

  • The violence of gender cannot be overestimated, and each trans woman murdered, intersex infant coercively operated on, and queer kid thrown onto the streets is a victim of gender.

  • The abolition of gender is necessary, and neither contraction nor expansion will save us.

  • Radical negativity is necessary to embrace the unknown and reject any sort of knowable or intelligible future in order to escape the process of normalization that codes individuals as deviant.

  • The waters of unintelligibility are not without their dangers, but they are the only way out of the dilemma of gender.

  • Embracing an attitude of radical negativity is necessary to enter the movement of negativity and avoid being destroyed by the status quo.Embracing Nihilism as a Method of Resistance

  • The text discusses the predicament of embracing negativity and the potential consequences of refusing to do so.

  • Nihilism is presented as a stance and method for resisting known possibilities and rejecting meaning.

  • The rejection of positive gender politics is highlighted as a starting point for critique, but caution must be exercised to avoid falling prey to normalization.

  • The text rejects the demand for a clearly stated alternative or program of actions to be taken.

  • Manifestos and platforms are deemed outdated and ineffective.

  • The negation of all things, including oneself, is presented as the only means of gaining anything.

  • The text suggests that nihilism is a means of breaking free from the constraints of normative thinking and societal expectations.

  • The potential dangers of normalization are discussed as a threat to genuine resistance.

  • The rejection of meaning is presented as a way of embracing the unknown and exploring new possibilities.

  • The text suggests that nihilism allows for a rejection of traditional power structures and a reimagining of societal norms.

  • The rejection of positivity is deemed necessary in order to avoid falling into complacency and accepting the status quo.

  • The text presents nihilism as a radical and potentially controversial approach to resistance.

Gender Nihilism: Antihumanism, Gender Abolition, and Radical Negativity

  • The current politics of trans liberation are focused on expanding gender categories, but this approach is naive and cannot alleviate the harm caused by the gender apparatus.

  • Gender is a discursive, social, and linguistic construct that is historically contingent and evolves over time. It is not a feature of a person's "true self."

  • Antihumanism is a rejection of essentialism and an understanding that the self is a product of power and discourses.

  • Liberal feminism clings to gender as a means of legitimizing oneself in the eyes of power, while gender nihilism seeks to see gender abolished.

  • The apparatus of gender operates cyclically, and its normalization has a way of naturalizing and subsuming resistance.

  • Non-binary, trans, and queer identities cannot create a subversion of gender because they still reference the normative status of the binary and rely on the logic of identity, which is a product of modern and contemporary discourses of power.

  • The creation of new gender identities creates new channels through which power can operate and ensnares individuals in even more nuanced and powerful norms.

  • The violence of gender cannot be overestimated, and each trans woman murdered, intersex infant coercively operated on, and queer kid thrown onto the streets is a victim of gender.

  • The abolition of gender is necessary, and neither contraction nor expansion will save us.

  • Radical negativity is necessary to embrace the unknown and reject any sort of knowable or intelligible future in order to escape the process of normalization that codes individuals as deviant.

  • The waters of unintelligibility are not without their dangers, but they are the only way out of the dilemma of gender.

  • Embracing an attitude of radical negativity is necessary to enter the movement of negativity and avoid being destroyed by the status quo.Embracing Nihilism as a Method of Resistance

  • The text discusses the predicament of embracing negativity and the potential consequences of refusing to do so.

  • Nihilism is presented as a stance and method for resisting known possibilities and rejecting meaning.

  • The rejection of positive gender politics is highlighted as a starting point for critique, but caution must be exercised to avoid falling prey to normalization.

  • The text rejects the demand for a clearly stated alternative or program of actions to be taken.

  • Manifestos and platforms are deemed outdated and ineffective.

  • The negation of all things, including oneself, is presented as the only means of gaining anything.

  • The text suggests that nihilism is a means of breaking free from the constraints of normative thinking and societal expectations.

  • The potential dangers of normalization are discussed as a threat to genuine resistance.

  • The rejection of meaning is presented as a way of embracing the unknown and exploring new possibilities.

  • The text suggests that nihilism allows for a rejection of traditional power structures and a reimagining of societal norms.

  • The rejection of positivity is deemed necessary in order to avoid falling into complacency and accepting the status quo.

  • The text presents nihilism as a radical and potentially controversial approach to resistance.

Trans Aesthetics and Fashion: Challenging the Cis Gaze

  • Alexander McQueen's aesthetics expressed a duality to both fashion and femininity, with violence never far behind either.
  • Trans people often attempt to articulate their identity through clothes, with attire being an important issue especially for transgender children.
  • Transgendered children are at risk of depression, self-harm, and other harmful effects of gender dysphoria caused by gendered assumptions.
  • Statistics of violence against trans people offer a sobering picture of what can happen to a trans person who does not 'pass'.
  • The worlds of celebrity and fashion are repurposing the question of gender aesthetics within its enclaves of privilege and flamboyance.
  • Trans aesthetics and fashion are natural bedfellows as both subvert and assert notions of 'authenticity'.
  • The harsh price of being visibly trans is at times hidden in the politics of 'visibility' and the celebration of trans aesthetics in the media.
  • The greatest political danger is the way trans people are utilized to reassert traditional gendered aesthetics, pandering to the 'Before' and 'After' of binary gender.
  • Young trans people use apps to make their own Vanity Fair covers, satisfying their desire for control over their aesthetics and authenticity.
  • The & Other Stories campaign is an example of how an all-trans fashion team can challenge the traditional cis gaze in fashion.
  • Challenging the violence of the cis gaze is a task for trans people themselves, and it is important for cis people who want to support trans people to realize this.
  • The threat of violence is not unique to trans people, and it is only resisted by people taking back power and autonomy to control how they are seen.

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