A review by mesy_mark
Whipping Girl: A Transsexual Woman on Sexism and the Scapegoating of Femininity by

challenging informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

I listened to this second edition of the book by the author, which was printed over ten years ago.  This has impacted the text as time has changed on many fronts for the transgender community.  Still, the chance to define terms as one knows of is important to gain access to this text is something done well.  I saw the points of Serano. I am seeing the heightened sexualization of trans women (damned if they dress femme or damned if dressing masc)  To the feminism that wishes to side away from the group.  I see the way the queer or trans+ movement is starting to rise probably as a backlash has been trying to eliminate the diversity for an assimilation into a more conventional box.  As a queer trans man,  I have seen this section of the community grow.

Overall I am impressed with this text because it mainly focuses on the trans women's side maybe in part. After all, trans men can pass as men, femme is highly stigmatized, or a combination of these factors and others.   She writes in a clear understanding way that since jargon was broken down across the first few pages, it was easy to follow her observations and points throughout.