Episode 34: Amelio Robles, Transgender Soldier in the Mexican Revolution – with Dr. Marie Sarita Gaytán
in essence, all soldiers are like trans identities
in essence, all soldiers are like trans identities
patriarchy is a men’s problem
settler colonialism is a gendered process
Feminism is really a white lady thing
breaking women’s teeth, branding their shoulders, and forcing them to do labor on mission plantations
what compelled them to embark on these missions where it was so likely that they would die
Just because you’re wearing a smile on your face doesn’t mean you are not dead inside
topless women revolting against patriarchy
so exquisite, so tiny, so inhuman at the same time
Men became more afraid of female power and decided to try and suppress it