Reposted by AwfulwithNames
If the lived experience of being a woman were fictional, it would certainly be a horror story. Unsurprisingly, the genre has a long history of pulling from the lives of women.
New post is up about banal horrorsᵀ of being a woman and what it means that I wake up and choose this for myself every day.
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The Mundane Horror of Being a Woman
![mousidy
the state does not need to assign you a sex, nor does it need to keep inalterable record of it btw
mousidy
a very interesting terf objection to this one boils down to "but how would the state know who to protect?" because it speaks to the incredible privilege of being in a class the state actually ever remotely wants to protect. most oppressed groups do not want the state to have a registry of them, lol
mousidy
the patriarchy has done a great job convincing white cisgender women that it's in their best interests to maintain it
mousidy
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#every single time i think about how the surveillance state is these days im reminded that sex markers didnt exist until the 70s #my apartment building's doors changed to a different keyfob system a year or so ago so now every time i unlock a door i have to wait #for the door to ask a database if im allowed in then it deadnames me while trying to greet me #the past system was faster and didnt teach the doors my legal name. it is a concession that anyone should have a concept of a legal name. #they certainly shouldnt have a record of my asab](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fn7gmsrozrf54vvm2ivgkqbb/bafkreia6rmqa52bhdenvati2tavpjivg322fxy4n623ccoh5ojxjx4bl6e)
