Wait until you get to the parts of Queer Theory about transitioning. They basically say "Yeah, it's a phase, but you need to play word games in your head with it so that you can cling to it as an oppositional queer tribal identity."
I say this because I read an essay a day or two ago that seemed to admit it. I could probably find it and link you if you want.
Yes please! Eliza Mondegreen writes a lot of chilling, interesting essays excerpting reddit and the digital galaxy of trans/progressive spaces and it's truly bizarre. Gender confusion has intersected with the internet and self-indulgence and mental illness in a historically unprecedented manner. Unlike some trends I've actually seen this one in my wider social circle, as well. It's a contagious mental illness, borne of digital contact and unaddressed anxiety and fragility and a longing for meaning.
Wait until you get to the parts of Queer Theory about transitioning. They basically say "Yeah, it's a phase, but you need to play word games in your head with it so that you can cling to it as an oppositional queer tribal identity."
I say this because I read an essay a day or two ago that seemed to admit it. I could probably find it and link you if you want.
Yes please! Eliza Mondegreen writes a lot of chilling, interesting essays excerpting reddit and the digital galaxy of trans/progressive spaces and it's truly bizarre. Gender confusion has intersected with the internet and self-indulgence and mental illness in a historically unprecedented manner. Unlike some trends I've actually seen this one in my wider social circle, as well. It's a contagious mental illness, borne of digital contact and unaddressed anxiety and fragility and a longing for meaning.