I'm usually pretty hesitant to say that gendered and racialized systems of power and domination function in the same or similar ways, but, that said, I feel like calling a transgendered person pretty or handsome is a lot like saying that Barak Obama is eloquent or well-spoken.
I mean, I always want to say, "It's obvious. Why are you so fucking surprised?"
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At the same time, it's better than "Hey, I thought Halloween was October 31st"! Which I've gotten before...
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