Talk:Tooru Mutsuki/@comment-173.65.73.64-20150223022342/@comment-10733658-20150223053047

And while I am at it, I think it is important with such a discussion to understand the Transphobic elements involved. This does not mean OH NO YOU ARE TRANSPHOBIC BAD PERSON, this simply means that the ideas or concepts being discussed involve Transphobic in origin. In this case, the ideas and concepts are ones that are deeply ingrained into social thinking and most of us never pause to think about it because they do not personally impact us or anyone we know. But their origins and continued usage (as Midori mentioned) involve negative impact on the Transgender community.

It's like discussions about Sexual Orientation that include childhood abuse. While it can be a valid thing to discuss, it is a thorny area of discussion because it involves concepts/ideas that get used to invalidate or negativity reflect gay people.

So when we discuss Mutsuki's gender identity, and the possibility that he's actually just a woman pretending to be a dude for Reasons....we do need to recognize and acknowledge the Transphobic elements of the theory due to historical and social contexts. Again, this is not calling anyone a bad person. This is about how ideas have negative origins or use that we might not intend.