Putin in drag: what transmisogyny looks like?
I’m sure many of you have seen the various protest images of Vladimir Putin’s image colored as if he’s wearing false eyelashes and makeup. The images are used to protest against anti-queer oppression in Russia. Do you think the image is problematic? Some feel the image uses trans expression to shame and mock Puttin, thereby degrading the trans experience. Here’s what some of you have to say about this on the TransAdvocate FaceBook page: This is both trans misogyny and misogyny…because it is making a joke out of femininity. My being a woman and expressing myself as such should not be automatically labelled “degrading” or “weak”. Men are not inherently better than women.The world needs to grow up and realize the harmful things behind what they do…especially because they don’t see it. Why is it shameful for him to look like a woman? It does seem a bit counter-intuitive, but
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[…] issues with this transgender Putin for some time now and I am not the only one. This piece from The Trans Advocate sets the record straight. “Some feel the image uses trans expression to shame and mock Puttin […]
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