Joe Doakes from Como Park emails:

We are informed that Sex is biology – XX chromosomes, female, XY chromosomes, male – but the Genders “man” and “woman” are a social construction.  One may be born male but feel like a woman trapped in a man’s body.  Since Gender is only a social construct, an individual can change it.  Changing one’s gender in the face of cultural bigotry is bravery .  See: Bruce Jenner.
We are informed that Race does not exist – there are individual genes for characteristics such as skin color or eye folds – but Race itself is merely a social construction.    Therefore, logically, it must be possible to be born looking like one “race” but feel like another “race” trapped in the wrong skin.   And since Race is only a social construct, an individual should be able to change it.  See: Rachel Dolezal.In the olden days, Black people tried to “pass” as White so they could get better education, jobs and awards.  Nowadays, White people try to “pass” as American Indians or Blacks . . . so they can get better education, jobs and awards.  That’s what makes the Twitter account #wrongskin so interesting.  Godfrey Elfwick claims to be a Black Woman trapped in a White Man’s body and therefore entitled to stand in solidarity with Rachel and by implication, to claim the benefits currently reserved for Blacks.  The comments are illuminating, as he applies the same “logic” on his critics that is accepted without question when used by trans-gender advocates.

Whether #wrongskin is a parody of the present or an intimation of future, it illustrates the wisdom of Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote in 2007: “The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.”  If society didn’t base education, jobs and benefits on race, nobody would bother trying to “pass.”  Then, and only then, will The Dream come true.

Joe Doakes

I’m just going to call myself a trans-superathlete, rather than a cis-schlub.

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