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right, so i've gone through about twenty or thirty pages of a system's replies to people about the word womxn, looking for links. there are very few. i've also done my own research and the amount of reputable sources is genuinely very limited. but here's what i found
first up: wikipedia
while wikipedia absolutely isn't a reputable source. it includes a story about how an unnamed nonbinary person pushed for the term "womxn" for a the womxn's march seattle. it also contains some interesting discussion about the term
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womxn
while wikipedia absolutely isn't a reputable source. it includes a story about how an unnamed nonbinary person pushed for the term "womxn" for a the womxn's march seattle. it also contains some interesting discussion about the term
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Womxn
then there's this, the Empowering Womxn of Colour Conference. it is a leafet but lead me to the EWOCC website. they're using the term womxn in good faith to include anyone who feels like it includes them.
leaflet: https://ewocc.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/programme2017_v2_hq_final.pdf
website: https://ewocc.wordpress.com/who-is-ewocc-for/
leaflet: https://ewocc.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/programme2017_v2_hq_final.pdf
website: https://ewocc.wordpress.com/who-is-ewocc-for/
this article explains pretty well how "womanhood" has historically excluded trans women and women of colour, hence meaning womxn is a rejection of that
https://yourdaye.com/vitals/cultural-musings/what-is-the-meaning-of-womxn
https://yourdaye.com/vitals/cultural-musings/what-is-the-meaning-of-womxn
this student's thing at Brown University is the first link i found that the system had posted in response, about an indigenous womxn politics society
it's an inclusive use of the term, although the term "femme identifying" raises questions imo (cont)
https://blogs.brown.edu/indigenouswomxnspoliticsresistance/
it's an inclusive use of the term, although the term "femme identifying" raises questions imo (cont)
https://blogs.brown.edu/indigenouswomxnspoliticsresistance/
mainly: what about butch lesbians, butch trans women, masculine women? we've discussed before that femme is not an alternate for gender; femme is a term of gender expression and using it instead of explicitly saying who you're including is not it at all
second article they posted: a medium article by a group who seem to use the word "womxn" pretty inconsistently. so take from that what you will.
they say it includes "trans womxn, womxn of colour, and nonbinary folx"
this isn't exactly perfect (cont) https://medium.com/@makemuse/intersectional-feminist-vocab-using-the-term-womxn-b0076aa99794
they say it includes "trans womxn, womxn of colour, and nonbinary folx"
this isn't exactly perfect (cont) https://medium.com/@makemuse/intersectional-feminist-vocab-using-the-term-womxn-b0076aa99794
it goes on to quote from Nahje Royster, who says it is to forefront and show that ALL "women-identified" (urgh) people are included, "especially in white feminist and TERF spaces".
there is, however, a caveat: "there are folks that don’t like it as well and that’s okay too"
there is, however, a caveat: "there are folks that don’t like it as well and that’s okay too"
next up, The Womxn Project
https://thewomxnproject.org/about-us/
they say that it is to say they primarly want to champion womxn's needs, but also must meet the needs of "anyone pushed to the margins and limited by systems of oppression."
so majorly womxn, but also others are included.
https://thewomxnproject.org/about-us/
they say that it is to say they primarly want to champion womxn's needs, but also must meet the needs of "anyone pushed to the margins and limited by systems of oppression."
so majorly womxn, but also others are included.
that one's a good one. it's inclusive to marginalised people who aren't womxn.
https://www.m4bwsd.com/about-us/why-the-x
this one's great. 10/10. "anyone who identifies with the experiences of Black womxnhood" includes so many people such as those who don't identify as womxn but experience, or have experienced, misogyny and anti-Blackness
gonna be honest
this one's great. 10/10. "anyone who identifies with the experiences of Black womxnhood" includes so many people such as those who don't identify as womxn but experience, or have experienced, misogyny and anti-Blackness
gonna be honest
this thread really shows that it's not always used in a transmisic way, but, in certain cases the definitions and inclusions can be too broad or too vague, and honestly, i get why a lot of people could find the term dogwhistle-y.
it's people who use the term to include people who aren't womxn, as opposed to making inclusivity for those who aren't womxn explicitly, who have caused the issues with trans people, as far as i can tell
like there's no way you could be angry at those last two without severe misinterpretation. but cis white feminist spaces have started using the word in iffy contexts, with unclear definitions, and get more exposure than the better uses of the word
hopefully, this thread helps some people learn about the word and why it is in fact, when used correctly, a good and inclusive way of labelling events as trans-positive.
although, don't label an event as a womxn's event if you mean to include nonbinary people and trans men
although, don't label an event as a womxn's event if you mean to include nonbinary people and trans men
