tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734974921464511593.post1432031789481192263..comments2023-06-20T08:58:21.148+02:00Comments on UnCommon Sense: The T-word, contested meanings and cultural imperialismNatachahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09532525333184486294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734974921464511593.post-4364587393211195232010-11-26T11:38:11.138+01:002010-11-26T11:38:11.138+01:00Natacha, your analysis is spot on. This is the fir...Natacha, your analysis is spot on. This is the first time I've seen, very clearly on the internet, how American cultural-imperialist discourse can manifest so blatantly within a small community such as hours. Kudos to you for a well put together analysis of the situation, which reflects a larger trend of how the anglophone world's trans experience has been disproportionally shaped by American trans culture.<br /><br />(Slight point of contention re: moderation, however. I agree that Planet Transgender's outright shutting down of comments is simply more of a manifestation of their refusal to admit wrongdoing, refusal to admit that MAYBE some people in the world who speak English have a different culture and community from America. But your comment about moderating hit home for me, having been on the Trans and Feminist blogospheres for a good while, where it is often necessary to moderate heavily and block many comments, simply to maintain discourse that isn't triggering, misogynistic or simply derailing conversations about oppression. In those cases, I favour heavy moderation because the internet is full of entitled Privilege Denying peeps.)Ariel Silverahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01192045792581798962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734974921464511593.post-10540061146176978072010-11-25T22:37:31.134+01:002010-11-25T22:37:31.134+01:00Thanks Natacha, excellent analysis, quotes and dec...Thanks Natacha, excellent analysis, quotes and deconstruction of the issues.<br />I wrote an article on Tuesday 23rd November and published it on Facebook on Wednesday 24th November with links to some of the Blogistan tribal warfare you referred to.<br />It's positive to have a mature open debate without censorship or blocking or using "offence" to dismiss some people from the debate (and the trans community in many situations).<br />Here's to more people writing about anti-oppression strategies as Hate Crime Theory and banning words doesn't appear to be stopping violent transphobic murders.<br />http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=472935792480Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2734974921464511593.post-29916099319768525492010-11-25T04:08:29.591+01:002010-11-25T04:08:29.591+01:00I didn't go to this year's TDOR, but I wen...I didn't go to this year's TDOR, but I went to last year's where she did the same song. FWIW, a few trans women who were actually there this year or last have said that the song does make them feel uncomfortable. Which, of course, does not call for Plane Transgender (the url only has one t) to leap into the breach, and certainly not in such an offensive fashion.Charles CĂ©leste Hutchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18123138871494922485noreply@blogger.com