Comments on: You’re no ally if you see us as the other http://burningwords.net/2008/03/31/youre-no-ally-if-you-see-us-as-the-other/ perspectives on stuff from an angry feminist Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:38:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5-RC2 By: Rebecca http://burningwords.net/2008/03/31/youre-no-ally-if-you-see-us-as-the-other/#comment-574 Rebecca Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:08:04 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=63#comment-574 ...wow. I knew Bitch was an ignorant idiot, but I didn't realise she was quite *that* ignorant. The rebellion against her playing at the San Francisco Dyke March last year was such an important step forward. …wow. I knew Bitch was an ignorant idiot, but I didn’t realise she was quite *that* ignorant. The rebellion against her playing at the San Francisco Dyke March last year was such an important step forward.

]]> By: Robbie http://burningwords.net/2008/03/31/youre-no-ally-if-you-see-us-as-the-other/#comment-573 Robbie Mon, 31 Mar 2008 11:59:45 +0000 http://burningwords.net/?p=63#comment-573 Re: bands that played at michfest: "When me and Animal were on the scene, the three bands that people were going after were Bitch & Animal, The Butchies and Le Tigre. Ironically enough, the three bands that all have trans people in them, calling us transphobic." - Bitch No, they didn't all have trans people in them, and none of them have trans <i>women</i> which is obviously the real issue at michfest. JD from Le Tigre identifies as a butch dyke, Animal is either a butch dyke or a female-born genderqueer (I'm not sure which) and The Butchies are all cis. So not only did Bitch have a rep for hating on trans women, she didn't even know what trans <i>was</i> and pointed to all of her butch dyke friends as "proof" that she isn't transphobic while completely failing to address the real issue of trans-misogyny. I love the music that all of these bands made, it's a shame their politics wasn't up to scratch. Re: bands that played at michfest:

“When me and Animal were on the scene, the three bands that people were going after were Bitch & Animal, The Butchies and Le Tigre. Ironically enough, the three bands that all have trans people in them, calling us transphobic.” - Bitch

No, they didn’t all have trans people in them, and none of them have trans women which is obviously the real issue at michfest. JD from Le Tigre identifies as a butch dyke, Animal is either a butch dyke or a female-born genderqueer (I’m not sure which) and The Butchies are all cis. So not only did Bitch have a rep for hating on trans women, she didn’t even know what trans was and pointed to all of her butch dyke friends as “proof” that she isn’t transphobic while completely failing to address the real issue of trans-misogyny.

I love the music that all of these bands made, it’s a shame their politics wasn’t up to scratch.

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