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CMV: I don't understand the subset of feminism that is also transphobic.

First off, the point of this post isn't to make me agree with this subset, as I know I never will. It is simply to make me understand the logic, because I can't even wrap my head around it. 

Personally, I think the point of feminism is to fight against gender roles. Fighting against these roles happens to help both men and women. IE - women are the main care takers of children. This hurts mothers that are expected to take more time off work and get discriminated against in the work place for fear they will just "have babies and quit". This also hurts men, as paternity leave is much less common than maternity, and the social stigma of a man being alone with a child as "sketchy". 

I also think that intersectionality is important in feminism. This basically just means how other factors tie into gender roles. For example, race and religious contexts are going to affect women in different ways, but should also be analyzed/supported through feminism. This one is weirdly controversial in some circles. I've literally read messages along the lines of "well, I don't see why the black women need to keep bringing up hair and the police. We should all band together as women". I think this statement is beyond moronic, but if you want to attempt to CMV around intersectionality as well, by all means. 

Tying in with the point of feminism being to fight against gender roles, I think that intersectional feminism logically should support the LGBTQ community. I can not fathom why a feminist would not support the struggles of someone undergoing a transition. They will now be facing the gender expectations of *both* men and women. Why wouldn't you want to support them through that? 

Thanks in advance for your time. 

EDIT: Thanks for the discussion guys! Definitely still don't agree with TERFs at all, but I think I've gained an understanding into why they hold the views they do. Feel free to leave more comments if you like, but I probably won't be responding to many more. And sorry again to the Mods for fucking up the deltas at one point! Happy holidays everybody!
gpt
Trans people claim their identity based on gender - the very concept that feminists oppose because it was utilized to harm females. 

You say you dont comprehend how this is possible but lets put it another context:

Say people could demand that we acknowledge they changed their race by embracing and presenting all the stereotypes society makes about a race. IE:  a white person becomes trans black by painting their face black, leaving their pants low, having a ton of kids, quitting their job, collecting welfare and eating watermelon with chicken all day by listening to rap music. 

Say this trans black person then begins going to black groups and claiming he is the most marginalized of black folk and they should all put HIS issues above their own. Say everytime black folk talk about their hardships all he does is whine saying how they are priviledged because at least they are naturally black and dont have to paint their skin every day.  Then he begins screaming how they cant discuss problems related to the biology of blackness because it excludes him.  

How long before black folks got pissed at this dude?  Would you NOT understand them feeling like they are being mocked, silenced and that this white dude has an alternative agenda? Would you call them jerks for refusing to feel he REALLY knew what it was to be black?

I think you can understand that just fine. So you should be able to understand why women are getting pissed at the trans community.