#i apologize for my grasp of written english blame it on the menthol illnus

[thesquidwizard]

As an indigenous radfem, what do you think of third genders, like two spirit? I notice many poc cultures have third genders. How are third genders different from trans ideology?

*disclaimer i'm just me and do not speak for any larger demographic*

anyway 2Spirit isnt anything. its not even a 3rd gender its a word invented 30 years ago during a gay& Lesbian international gathering

It was never meant to even describe a "third gender" it was more intended as like a uniforming word to distinguish NDN gays and lesbians and their unique experiences as its own community within the lgbt and give them a word that wasnt insulting or degrading. (this isnt even a secret this is all googlable and you can verify it like 9times over)

What do i think of third genders. I think for the most part they were a way for various societies to maintain their own status quo. the main purposes they fulfilled were

1. a lesser role to force upon gay men

2. a way to have working women without giving the majority of women this option

You can find a few historical stories where a woman may have pretended to be a man for various reasons usually escape male abuse or dream of something more so not at all different from figures like Margaret Ann Bulkey.

If you pick any 3rd gender ndn or otherwise ask yourself

any evidence the individual made this choice and their people just accepted this? or is it society driven

why?? is there a place or role that can only be handled by these people. is it a punishment or incentive to avoid something else.

do we have any info on how the people labeled with that gender felt about it.

are they all male and their role just seems to be "youthful pretty" ...

its not gonna take you very long to realize you just can not compare whats happening today to anything from the past.

And i am intentionally focusing on the past. because yes some of these roles still exist today but it is highly altered influenced by todays culture and world access ( and mostly still just men who feel feminine)

any 3rd gender today seems to just follow trans rules its a individual feelings thing that serves no purpose and greatly relys on gender roles to establish themselves.