So reminiscent of “well, of course women are not as smart as men, look at all these historical men’s accomplishments!” with no discussion of the patriarchy. It couldn’t possibly be that historical AFAB men were less easy to identify and out, or that the transgression of being an AMAB woman was more shocking to the men writing the history because who wouldn’t want to be a man?
Lotsa bad science in that report that extends right from those kind of assumptions.
Big Bad Mama Cass is angry, angry I say, about the misinformation going around and will explain through the medium of Podcast.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68863594
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0hry4wj
So reminiscent of “well, of course women are not as smart as men, look at all these historical men’s accomplishments!” with no discussion of the patriarchy. It couldn’t possibly be that historical AFAB men were less easy to identify and out, or that the transgression of being an AMAB woman was more shocking to the men writing the history because who wouldn’t want to be a man?
Lotsa bad science in that report that extends right from those kind of assumptions.
Are we just lucky she didn't call us "the transgenders" on every page?