http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2013/02/26/why-does-he-have-boobs Comments On: "Why does he have boobs?" by Dan Savage en-us Copyright 2013 The Stranger. All rights reserved. This RSS file is offered to individuals, The Stranger readers, and non-commercial organizations only. Any commercial websites wishing to use this RSS file, please contact The Stranger. webmaster@thestranger.com (The Stranger Webmaster) Sat, 25 May 2013 00:00:01 -0700 Sat, 25 May 2013 23:30:00 -0700 Foundation http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss When you take a break , go and click some advertises and make some tasks, i use clixsens for 1 hour a day, and I earn about 100 dolars in first week.After you create an acount , invite some friends to join this.you will earn comission from their earnings.
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Posted by Christian87]]> Thu, 28 Mar 2013 05:37:45 -0700 The Stranger
People who dont fit the gender stereotype of male or female get challenged all the time. Having a lighthearted approach to it seems to make it easier to escape those situations with my self esteem and body image.
Posted by Womyn2me]]> Fri, 01 Mar 2013 16:10:54 -0800 The Stranger
And yes, being confronted in the restroom can be hurtful. I once, at the age of 12, had a security guard come in to the ladies' to talk to me. I'm not the most sensitive person on record, but that memory is still painful and humiliating.
Posted by clashfan]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 21:52:57 -0800 The Stranger
Don't get me wrong, I'm all for her being who she is and looking the way she wants to look, but she can't expect the world to ignore their first impressions when she only warrants a quick glance in most day-to-day interactions. That same TSA agent probably got it right thousands of times that day...and only screwed up when a girl who looks like a guy appeared. The writer should understand that she's a bit of a wildcard...a monkeywrench in the conveyor belt of airport security.

It sucks that she feels set upon...but I know every time I leave my house in a NY Giants shirt, people are going to assume I'm a NY Giants fan. In that case, they'd be right.
Posted by ColdComfort]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:59:09 -0800 The Stranger
The gender identification doesn't prevent terrorism; it makes the "prevention" (such as it is) more streamlined.

As for the perils of "that situation"-- I have difficulty mustering sympathy for those who choose to swim against the current (which is good) yet complain about the inconvenience. Well, duh. Of course it's easier to conform: that's why most people do so.
Posted by I Hate Screen Names]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 09:37:39 -0800 The Stranger
it's stupid that there's a machine that requires gender identification (ostensibly to prevent all the terrorism) and puts people in that situation. It's not the agent's fault for doing her job, but it's an unnecessary situation to begin with.


Posted by goodjobguy]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:06:44 -0800 The Stranger
This may surprise you, put people can not deduce all of your complicated gender issues by viewing you from a distance. No one is even judging her for how she dresses and acts, the damn agent just needed to know which button to press.

I am judging her for being childish however, which is quite apart from her gender preferences.

I know you are trying really hard to be offended, but there is nothing here to sink your teeth into. There are lots of real things to be offended about and feel superior and enlightened about. Try something more meaty than one individual being mistaken for the opposite sex.
Posted by Theodore Gorath]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:15:21 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Suzy Greenberg]]> Wed, 27 Feb 2013 05:39:53 -0800 The Stranger
Google "TSA body scan images" and you'll see just how detailed they can be.

As usual the available technology outpaces our ability as a society to figure out how to best use it without losing our dignity and humanity.
Posted by debug]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 22:06:00 -0800 The Stranger Posted by J from Oregon]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:28:22 -0800 The Stranger
I was mistaken for a man once. I thought it was hilarious.

drunk guy 1: "Dude, hey, dude!"
drunk guy 2: "Dude, that's a chick!"

Me: walks away, laughing.

I guess it probably doesn't seem very funny after several times of it, but it sounds to me like the blog poster is expecting people to be psychic. And since she KNOWS that people are confused, and is afraid of tying up the scanner, maybe she should actually TELL them before she goes in that she's female? Make everything go more smoothly.
Posted by harmonyak]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:45:30 -0800 The Stranger
All things considered, it seems to me that the TSA folks were as nice as they could possibly be in this circumstance.
Posted by Bama Librul]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:06:50 -0800 The Stranger Posted by Fnarf]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:55:01 -0800 The Stranger
Is there a month still free to dedicate to bull-dyke history?

Posted by ExitOnly]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:46:54 -0800 The Stranger
When I was much younger and prettier, I occasionally wore dresses or skirts just because. Since I also had long hair (and as it turns out, beautiful eyelashes), people would sometimes mistake me for a woman. This never bothered me: the whole point of wearing dresses/skirts was to challenge their "female only" designation. If it were so very very important to me that everyone immediately know I was a dude, I would have cut my hair, grown a beard, and stuck with jeans.
Posted by I Hate Screen Names]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:23:01 -0800 The Stranger
I don't mind being asked to "check my privilege" even from an obvious troll. Like most Americans I've got plenty, but you are hardly a victim yourself if you're here.

If there's an oppressed underclass they certainly aren't those of us who can afford to fly and have the technology and free time to crab at each on the internet for grins.

I feel bad for the woman and am grateful for the insight into her thoughts but it she's setting herself up for failure by bringing so much baggage to the security line (and I'm not talking luggage).
Posted by debug]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:21:54 -0800 The Stranger Posted by worse]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:07:30 -0800 The Stranger If you thought it was cultural then what does it have to do with being white?

For most of human history - before planes, trains, and automobiles began geographically dispersing our genetic material - culture and race were tightly enmeshed.

Look, your generalization about white men having some inherent interest in our nation being ass-raped by TSA agents somehow managed to be both trite and absurd.

Now I'm going to watch Real Madrid extend their 1-0 lead over Barcelona on pirated internet TV.
Posted by seandr]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:10:46 -0800 The Stranger My own partner is a very butch woman. She is not infrequently mistaken for a man. She is invariably kind and goodnatured every time it happens. For us, her being mistaken for a man means that she is exactly the kind of woman I like, and exactly the kind of woman she is. It's a good thing, not a cause for distress.
Posted by shambhaladawa]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:02:44 -0800 The Stranger
I'm really struggling to be compassionate here since I have no clue what it must be like to have to periodically explain your gender to a complete stranger, but jesus fucking christ lady it's the TSA. There is a roughly 0% chance TSA admin gives a shit about your hurt feelings, let alone that someone is going to draw up a protocol to deal with the fraction of a percent of people whose gender is not outwardly apparent, so maybe try the path of least resistance here and figure out a way to look less butch for the 30 minutes or so you spend in the security line at the airport. If you're expecting the world to bend to meet your relatively novel needs you're going to be waiting a while.
Posted by blip]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:52:44 -0800 The Stranger Posted by DRF]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:49:49 -0800 The Stranger Posted by goodjobguy]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:41:52 -0800 The Stranger
Does she want the TSA agents to ask "Would you tell me how to pronounce your first name?" (which wouldn't work on her because her name is Tristan)? Does she want the TSA to print genders on boarding passes? Usually, when someone posts a real rant, they have a long list of things that the stupid idiot who ticked them off should have done.
Posted by DRF]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:39:59 -0800 The Stranger
Every privileged white male carries around his one dramatic tale of the one time he was treated unfairly (he thinks). Sing it brother! You're so down with the underclass. You and Quentin Tarantino should make a movie.
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:38:38 -0800 The Stranger
If you thought it was cultural then what does it have to do with being white? White is a racial trait, and you were offend as a while person. I bet Jerry Yang wasn't offended. Although it it is pretty racist to blindly credit Yang's success to the extent that he acts white rather than Chinese.

Not that your cultural chauvinism in any less gross.

Malaria isn't endemic to tropical areas because Europeans are superior, racially or culturally. Smallpox didn't decimate Native Americans because Europeans are better, culturally or racially. Europeans were lucky and they were ruthless.

In short, I'm grateful for the anonymity of the Internet that lets racist, white supremacist cultural imperialist assholes show their true colors, to remind us that discrimination is alive and well, no matter how much libertarians and Republicans try to deny it.

(Yes, I know you well, and I know what you're going to say now. You're going to double down and announce how proud you are of yourself and your asshole opinions. We all know.)
Posted by Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn]]> Tue, 26 Feb 2013 12:35:01 -0800 The Stranger