I think the historical context on this is really important to understand and promote because the reality is that there's no inherent aversion to trans people in our culture, it's one that's been cultivated by explicit right wing propaganda as another way to divide the working class against itself
It’s kinda funny that in the far-flung era of the fifties, someone at the Daily News heard a man became a woman and apparently asked if they’re hot.
within the last two years or so! Earlier in Britain.
The "bash gays" play started not working and backfiring in the early 00s and conservatives had to look around for their next target to other and demonize and settled on trans people as a group that was still vulnerable enough to run effective attacks on.
Ex-GI more like Ex-guy
Yeah in a even more pornographic angle there’s a very large “straight people looking at trans porn” contingent too. It’s been a part of our culture since forever. Trans people are normal! People like them!
Maintain fear = Maintain power Very simple strategy.
The big difference is that Jorgensen coded as "passing", i.e. "a blonde beauty". It was a novelty story, most people didn't "accept" it as much as shrugging and saying "wow that's something new." Had it started a trend, spilling into everyday experience, it would've played out then like it has now.
it's obvious that right wing politicians and pundits are attempting to use transphobia as a cynical political tool but I don't think we can conclude from the fact that the buzzwords, framing, and talking points weren't formed generations ago that there was no aversion to trans people before them