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Originally Posted by atomiczombie
What do you mean by raped AtLast? Do you mean literally? Because I have never seen her say anything about being raped by Chaz.
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This comment was based upon the comments he made in the documentary about T and increased libido and the look on her face as well as how he said it. To be honest, I had a
this feels creepy moment during that part of the dialogue. And relationship/marital rape research pertaining to these kinds of remarks. Also-
Criminalizing marital rape: a comparison of judicial and legislative approaches.: An article from: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law by Theresa Fus. (I'm doing current research in this area for teaching presently- this is just one article of several in forensic psychology and this kind of rape/sexual abuse/assault). Frankly, our society has continually refused to call this what it is and deal with the many facets of this kind of rape. And we need to call it what it is- rape. In the context of my prior post, I was using the term
figuratively to make this point, but probably should have explained this.
My main point actually is that Chaz is not (to me) a positive role-model for transgendered persons and that there
are so many others that are. I find Ira Beattie's to have some sound criticism of bono in terms of being a credible spokesperson- and he just 19 years old! Although, I admit, I have never (pre and post transition) thought Chaz Bono to be all that bright. I did appreciate having a Transperson go on DWTS and wanted to support that- but as I have read more and more about him and other transmen's issues with his being portrayed as some kind of expert on gender issues, I have lost respect for him. And there is the misogyny. Maybe as he continues his journey, he will grow in other ways and see how and why some of his actions and thought processes are quite sexist.