Debate 1—10.28--Sexism and misogyny Is sexism a major problem in US society? Is the term “misogyny” useful? Are female political candidates often rejected because of misogyny? Are women vulnerable to rape and harassment partly due to misogyny?
Debate 3—11.13—Discrimination against trans peopleShould anti-discrimination policies protect trans people in every conceivable context? Should trans women have every single right enjoyed by cis women (and likewise for trans men/cis men)? Should people be protected, under anti-discrimination policies, simply based on their self-declared gender?
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Ben Barres
- Stanford neuroscientist (died in 2017 at 63)
- distinctive features of story
- "I was born the wrong sex"-- how he describes in the letter
- language: "male to female transsexual" --> "trans man" (see language tab)
- video (linked to name)
- PhD in biochemistry, writer, performer, activist
- excerpt is from Whipping Girl (2007, 2016)
- gender identity, two senses: (1) gender you consciously choose to identify as, (2) subconscious sex
- How Serano explains subconscious sex (p. 80)
- basis in brain (p. 81)
- connection to gender norms (p. 82)
- blind spots of cis people (p. 87)
- language issues: "MTF", "transsexual"
- website (linked to name)
Nicole Maines
- age 22, now an actress on "Supergirl"
- excerpt is from Becoming Nicole (by Amy Ellis Nutt)
- how did Nicole experience gender identity as a child? More like Barres or Serano?
- could trans gender be due to a congenital ("born with it") brain difference if Nicole and Jonas are identical twins?
- interview with Ellen Degeneres (linked to name)
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