Recommendation: I AM NOT MY GENDER

Charlie recommends…

I AM NOT MY GENDER
Youtube Video

A kick-ass queer who knows what it’s all about.

Posted by xMech on March 21st, 2011 at 04:00 pm

Jessica
March 22nd, 2011 at 10:34 am |
Both sides of the imaginary binary… People are so pattern crazy… it’s Green Eggs and Ham all over again. Great video – says truth succinctly. Thanks.

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Red
March 23rd, 2011 at 11:40 am |
I love what Chris is saying, but quite honestly I’m really annoyed with Chris in general. Chris is usually very sexist and a horrible example of the queer community. With all due respect, of course.

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shaedofblue replied:
March 29th, 2011 at 9:40 am
I agree. Looking at his other videos (especially the one where he rags on people who don’t want to define their orientation) makes me really doubt that he “knows what it’s all about.”

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Jessica replied:
March 29th, 2011 at 10:50 am
I guess I wasn’t approaching the video very critically, or considering the effect on a wide range of different people in different circumstances. There is a difference between making a statement about something and communicating an in-depth considered opinion.

The statement can be clear and concise. It can provoke thought and discussion because it says what it means, or it can do the same by sowing dissent (see S. Colbert). I know that sometimes when I feel strongly about something and say something about it, I’m a bit “out there” and my real deep feelings, once I have had time to think about things in more depth, don’t exactly coincide.

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