"What It Feels Like For A Girl" by Madonna

Update 6-Apr-2017: added pictures of the book covers, changed the link so instead of linking to the book on Amazon, it links to the Wikipedia page for the book.  And... okay, mostly rewrote the whole dammed post :)

From the original post: Last night I started reading a book (Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity) and it clarified something I have been thinking: the reason transgender women are so looked down upon is because we are a threat to masculinity and male privilege:

"In a male-centered gender hierarchy, where it is assumed that men are better than women and that masculinity is better than femininity, there is no greater perceived threat than the existence of trans women, who despite being born male and inheriting male privilege "choose" to be female instead.  By embracing our own femaleness and femininity, we, in a sense, cast a shadow of doubt over the supposed superiority of maleness and masculinity."

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This is such a great song and video!  It speaks to the same truth:

"Girls can wear jeans and cut their hair short, wear shirts and boots. 'Cause it's OK to be a boy. But for a boy to look like a girl is degrading. 'Cause you think that being a girl is degrading."

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_It_Feels_Like_for_a_Girl

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwgG2oyUbA

PUSSY CAT Camaro

Note: the video above doesn't contain all the lyrics to the song.  This next one does.  And including the phrase SueZQ really likes:

Strong inside but you don't know it
Good little girls they never show it
When you open up your mouth to speak
Could you be a little weak?"

YouTube (Topic): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wPJbB6ihDQ

My Camaro

Original Post:

Last night I started reading a book (Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity) and it clarified something I have been thinking: the reason transgender women are so looked down upon is because we are a threat to masculinity and male privilege:

"In a male-centered gender hierarchy, where it is assumed that men are better than women and that masculinity is better than femininity, there is no greater perceived threat than the existence of trans women, who despite being born male and inheriting male privilege "choose" to be female instead.  By embracing our own femaleness and femininity, we, in a sense, cast a shadow of doubt over the supposed superiority of maleness and masculinity."

I was telling SueZQ about it and she reminded me of this song by Madonna.  I had never seen this video before and I just *LOVE* it!!  Madonna you ROCK!

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYwgG2oyUbA
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wPJbB6ihDQ