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Lenny Cavallaro's avatar

Thanks for the chuckle on a gray day!

The problem is that the transphobia is not unique to Trump and is shared by millions of Trumpistas. That trait, homophobia, Islamophobia, xenophobia, and scientific-fact-phobia (we need a better term) are among the traits that help define "conservative" these days. Alas, there are many others...

By the way (and this is a minority view, I'm sure): I must note that if we look at the Greek root, "phobia" really means "fear of," more than "aversion to." The better suffix is "misia," derived from the Greek word for "hatred." If your witty idea above is valid, Trump's transmisia would thus suggest self-loathing -- and for once, he and I would agree on something!

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Steve Lafreniere's avatar

I like the sublimated self-hate angle. You could have a hit on your hands, kid. But what you've got going here is the other trans... 'transvestite'. That is simply the desire to cross-dress, and has little in common with 'transsexual'. In fact 'transexual' isn't much in use these days either, for its inaccuracy. (And don't even begin with the entirely other 'drag queen'.) Happy to help!

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