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208241, proving that there is merit in having a broader discussion.
Posted by Vex_id, Sun Jun-14-15 01:27 PM
MHP (who was getting roasted by twitter trolls for talking about transrace
in the same vein as transgender) did not allow the panel to come on and just spout
off double-standards, unchecked.

One panelist said: "I can't simply just show up tomorrow as a white person." To which MHP responded saying "well I can't just simply show up tomorrow as a man, there's a process that has to take place before that identity can just be assumed"

Another panelist stated: "everyone wants to be black until the police show up" - to which MHP noted that many people who identify as 'black' are people who the police do not even readily identify as 'black' based on fair-skinned physical appearance - so MHP asked the question - are we talking bout race or skin color?

MHP also challenged the panel as to why many are so comfortable with fluidity being applied to gender, yet hold race to be necessarily fixed and cemented in rigidity. Nobody had an answer to that and she found that interesting - as do I.

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