On Liking Women Andrea Long Chu by Josori M https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn en-us 2020-10-24 22:30:30 UTC 2026-01-11 05:20:31 UTC hello@padlet.com My impression of the reading josorimarte13 https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858481263 This reading was very interesting. The author Andrea Long Chu discusses desire through the lens of her being a gay trans woman. Her definition of desire poses me to think differently about desire and how desire assumes lack of. Being trans is not only an identity but it is a desire. This made me think about how sometimes people don’t want something for what it is, but for what it can bring them, for the experiences that they can attain from this. This made me think about why people get plastic surgery. No one wants plastic surgery, a painful and very expensive procedure just because their nose is a little big. People get plastic surgery because they are tired of feeling self-conscious and having it affect their life. They desire what having a smaller nose will bring them, whether it is attention, social media followers, money, a lover etc. Desire for this comes from a feeling of lack of those things right now. This changed the way that I see desire. Overall, I like how the author connects everything back to desire in some form and discusses the different ways in which it influences feminist politics. ]]> 2020-10-24 22:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858481263 Main thesis in the reading josorimarte13 https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858481790 The main thesis in the reading is that desire influences feminist politics and that it is the reason for a transition of any kind, whether it is to be a woman or to be a lesbian. The ultimate desire in feminism is to “punch” patriarchy in the many shapes and forms that it exists and this is what unites all feminists, despite having different experiences, backgrounds and identities. The desire to fight the patriarchy is urgent in the bedroom and this is the so called cognitive dissonance of heterosexual woman- that goes home to a man willingly. Being lesbian is seen as the practice of feminism and some people may not fit into this.  The author also mentions that TERFS project their own desire onto others, because they cannot govern these desires within themselves. The author also mentions the role of desire within gender- that gender is not what one is born having but it is what one wants or wants to be. ]]> 2020-10-24 22:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858481790 Two passages from the reading josorimarte13 https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858484067 “Transition expresses not the truth of an identity but the force of a desire. Transness is not a matter of one is but who one wants.” 
“After all, if you could only get things you were guaranteed to get, you would never be able to want anything at all.” 
-Do you think that you can desire something that you know you can get? 
In what ways do you think that desire is connected to gender? If gender is a social construct does that mean that desire (sexual) is a social construct as well? 
]]> 2020-10-24 22:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858484067 Cultural artifact josorimarte13 https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858485509 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD6AJGcn39k
In this artifact, you will see different transgender people talk about gender norms and roles and how gender roles affect people regardless, even as nonbinary , and the desire to be what you want, regardless of how much you try to prove to yourself and others otherwise. One person said that gender roles helped them to understand their own identity better. And others said that gender roles hurt them. They also talk about dating and the confusion between gender. They mention that being a woman starts with your thoughts, mind, a desire. This video illustrates many perspectives on certain aspects of being transgender. I chose the artifact because it highlights some aspects of gender and gender norms when it comes to being transgender, and it mentions intersectionality as well as violence against trans women as well as discrimination, which is sadly a common experience that often comes with being transgender. The people mention how they first knew, their experiences trying to conform to the other gender they were born with at first and then with trying to conform to the gender that they identify with. They mention gender reassignment surgery.  ]]> 2020-10-24 22:45:53 UTC https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/858485509 Response to question (Luisais Taveras) luisaistaveras95 https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/860465073 Hi Josori!
I like how we were able to discuss desire during class and have been previewed, to your definition of it. I think a person can be capable of desiring something they can get. For example, someone might desire to alter a physical aspect of themselves and know they will be able to obtain that by seeking cosmetic assistance (plastic surgery). Of course, the obtainability and fruition of those desires become a bit more complex when others are involved, such as you desiring someone, but the feeling not being reciprocated. Desire is connected to gender because of how the individual can experience frustration for not achieving the desired expectations they have created for themselves based on those with whom they share a similar gender identity. Another form is by someone imposing their desires onto someone else based on their gender and in the process altering how that individual views themselves. I think to a certain degree a sexual desire can become a social construct based on how sexual acts can be portrayed but as individuals, we also have our own and familiarize ourselves with what those are based on preference, the right partner, etc. ]]> 2020-10-26 04:59:10 UTC https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/860465073 Response to Luisais's question (Josori Marte villa) josorimarte13 https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/863616812 I definitely understand your response and I do agree to an extent! I do think that someone can desire something that they can get, but even if it is something they can get it wont be something that they can get naturally without putting effort or work into it. For example, as you said plastic surgery. But that person was not born with the nose that they want thus they have to undergo a procedure that alters their natural state that they cannot do to themselves and that is out of their reach naturally. I definitely agree with that you wrote about gender and wanting to achieve those gender expectations based on their gender. ]]> 2020-10-26 21:02:09 UTC https://padlet.com/josorimarte13/pndwtshmb9nbcmjn/wish/863616812