I think when used in this context "cishet" does imply "white", ridiculous as it is. "Cis" also seems to be used in a way that implies "lame" or "square" (when I see young, white, evidently heterosexual and very feminine presenting women saying they are "not cis"... It's a pejorative they're trying to identify away from, as with straight people saying they're queer).
this is a bit off-topic, but have you looked into the "piv wars" among the feminists? i don't know if it's a tumblr thing (probably not) but it seems ripe for unpacking.
On all issues, it's simply best for cishet women to be quiet and learn. Because progress.
I think when used in this context "cishet" does imply "white", ridiculous as it is. "Cis" also seems to be used in a way that implies "lame" or "square" (when I see young, white, evidently heterosexual and very feminine presenting women saying they are "not cis"... It's a pejorative they're trying to identify away from, as with straight people saying they're queer).
This was a very good and insightful essay. Sometimes I feel like in these public conversations we can't see the forest for the trees.
But also, how dare you not center this essay on my personal experiences!*
*(Sarcasm)
"There needs to be a word for not-trans"
No, there doesn't need to be such a word. I refuse to be gaslit by the radical cosplayers into believing that there does.
this is a bit off-topic, but have you looked into the "piv wars" among the feminists? i don't know if it's a tumblr thing (probably not) but it seems ripe for unpacking.