Comments on: Gender Ambiguous People as “Incomplete”

By: Ryan, Sociological Images, and Trans Narratives « genderkid

Ryan, Sociological Images, and Trans Narratives « genderkid — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 20:01:06 +0000

[…] images, videos–, and they published some of it, adding their analysis: On Being Genderqueer, Gender-Ambiguous People as Incomplete, the new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, and One Laptop Per […]

By: Titanis walleri

Titanis walleri — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 01:45:44 +0000

“And zir apple doesn’t have a mouth, either?”
Strictly speaking, neither does the “male” apple, come to think of it…

By: Sanguinity

Sanguinity — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 22:31:39 +0000

Incomplete, or victim of violence. Given how disproportionately high violence against transpeople is, this could very easily be read that way: as maiming, instead of mere incompleteness.

And zir apple doesn’t have a mouth, either? Silenced, too.

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 18:32:02 +0000

@thoughtcounts: Yes, it’s just a questionmark. Funny, considering that there are several gender neutral pronouns common in groups that often involve gender neutrality or blurring.

By: thoughtcounts Z

thoughtcounts Z — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 14:07:12 +0000

What’s the pronoun they use for the third apple? Is it just a question mark?

By: Alicia

Alicia — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:29:25 +0000

The text beside it seems to say “Why singular pronouns aren’t as simple as a rule in the grammar book”. For that particular message, it may have been more effective if the featured on the third were truly “gender neutral” rather than just having elements of both genders.