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I don't know enough to say how they're connected, but I suspect they are--if you have more thoughts on this I'd love to hear them.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-16564550053331300482012-02-08T08:52:17.397-05:002012-02-08T08:52:17.397-05:00I should add - I transitioned, though am Intersex ...I should add - I transitioned, though am Intersex rather than Trans. A technical difference only, but it means that facial surgery and a boob job (to put it cruelly) would be pure vanity and self-indulgence rather than a necessity. I only looked *mostly* male before the change. I only look *mostly* female now, and to the same extent, but it's enough not to invite assault.<br /><br />I'd go for it if not for the health risks and emptying my life savings. I have better uses for the $50,000 or so it would cost - more than I've earnt in the last 3 years put together. The surgeon said I'd only get a marginal improvement anyway.<br /><br />I'd like to look pretty - but that was never in the cards, and I'd resigned myself to being "the girl with the wonderful personality" at age 10.<br /><br />Now - if I lost a little weight - I'd look better than many others my age. Not in Madonna's league, or Blondie's, but adequate, and most important, me, not a plastic imitation.<br /><br />All women have body image issues. Trans women who transition after their early teens have a lifetime subscription. An insecurity based not on some ad-man's propaganda, but grounded firmly in fact. I don't think it's possible for a woman not Trans to understand that emotionally, not just intellectually, any more than a White American woman can understand what it must be like to be Black and living in some parts of the USA.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-80441140424306215322012-02-08T08:26:03.949-05:002012-02-08T08:26:03.949-05:00Such things as skull reconstruction (facial femini...Such things as skull reconstruction (facial feminisation surgery) and augmentation mammoplasty can be accurately described as preventative medicine for some Trans women.<br /><br />They can prevent not just psychological problems, but fractured skulls, broken bones, even bullet wounds.<br /><br />An example:<br />http://www.supornclinic.com/restricted/FFS/Results.aspx?cs=5<br /><br />Same woman. Her treatment by society before was very different from her treatment after.Zoe Brainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13712045376060102538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-71681714942405251902012-01-22T18:27:28.353-05:002012-01-22T18:27:28.353-05:00Anonymous, I'm always open for discourse on th...Anonymous, I'm always open for discourse on these issues--commenters have changed my mind on issues before, and as long as someone isn't being a jerk (which you are certainly not being here!) I'm happy to listen and consider. Not snarky at all. But on to the point at hand! Yes, it's a word in other languages, but that's just it--it's a word in other languages. And I get that Starbucks does that all the time (my personal protest is always saying "small" instead of "grande" or whatever we're supposed to call it). But "blond" isn't a neutral word like "venti"; it has specific, and strong, connotations in their target audience. I'm not sure how I'd feel about it being a "Brunette Roast," but let's look at it from another angle: If it were called a "Negro Roast," would we be okay with it? "Negro" simply means "dark" in Spanish (and you do see "negro" in that context sometimes, but not in a major corporation) but it's not a neutral word. Certainly "Negro" isn't exactly equivalent with "Blond" for a number of reasons, but the root point is that they're words with specific connotations in the language and audience Starbucks is aiming at. And coupled with the language that K points out that draws upon our ideas of idealized blonds, I think that it was a poor choice on Starbucks' part. I really like drinking Belgian blond beers, but I don't see their marketing playing in any way upon our connotations of blond women, which changes the equation for me. But certainly I hear what you're saying here, and I don't think that the company meant to denigrate blond women or to further objectification of them. I just also think that they could have avoided the question altogether by choosing a different name.<br /><br />Shybiker, but of course! And I'm happy to point you to Jane--I too just found her and love her work.<br /><br />Caitlin, I wasn't aware of pumping until you mentioned it here--yikes. I don't even know what to make of it. It's like...where do you draw the line between what someone needs to feel like they're in the right body, and vanity? Does that line matter? Much thinking to do here. Thanks for drawing the connection.Autumn Whitefield-Madranohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379314479257695986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-77331373238159084272012-01-22T14:31:20.708-05:002012-01-22T14:31:20.708-05:00The link about trans women and the beauty myth alw...The link about trans women and the beauty myth always makes me think of pumping, and how women are ending up with serious health complications because they've been pumped full of industrial grade silicone in pursuit of an "ideal woman's body."Caitlinhttp://fitandfeminist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-12068901109770812632012-01-21T12:05:59.107-05:002012-01-21T12:05:59.107-05:00Thanks for the brilliant comment you just left on ...Thanks for the brilliant comment you just left on my blog. What is "natural" and what isn't, how much we should and shouldn't conform to gender roles, are complicated questions. 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Just didn't want people to think they needed to get up in arms about being objectified while they're grabbing some morning caffeine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5689865906513225949.post-26046756672892082142012-01-20T11:01:31.887-05:002012-01-20T11:01:31.887-05:00K, GREAT points, and I've amended the post to ...K, GREAT points, and I've amended the post to include some of your thoughts here. It really seems like they want it both ways, don't they? And for the record, my associations with blondes are always of the buxom/brazen sort--not that I should really have any associations with blondes, but there it is. My blonde cup is quite different than the 'bucks!<br /><br />And agreed on the 101 Women project. It leaped out to me immediately--the all-white factor--and I get that the idea is that they do all sort of look alike. 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