[[I saw this on the BBC and thought you should see it:
Supergirl to feature TV's first transgender superhero - www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44915149 here]]
I don't know anything about this actor, I'm sure they're v nice, reading this this morning though, I think it is a good example of where things are headed.
Girls have historically had far fewer role models of this type than boys. There are way less mainstream female super heroes. Same as in lots of other areas. In male dominated worlds like graphic novels/ cartoons, and in entertainment generally, our role is often restricted to furthering the storyline of the male lead while looking attractive.
This role which is one of the few mainstream superheroes goes to a trans girl. That is more right and fitting, probably, in subconscious minds than giving it to a girl.
It is also the most recent example of things that we have fought for, going. We are told that a 50% TW 50% men parliament will be a triumph for female equality. TW are starting to win in various sports competitions. Various firsts go to them (fist women to direct a movie trilogy-wachowskis. First woman to join UK frontline army unit (sorry not sure terminology) is a TW who was already there and it was literally before it would have been possible for a cunty woman to do it due to rules). Also, labour AWS. And more I'm sure.
Meanwhile TW are fighting and winning access to areas which we had as respite/ safety: prisons, sports stuff, clubs and groups.
I think the thing with all of this is that there are few positions for women, we have fought for them, and they are being turned over to tw. Why not a new trans superhero? There are way more girls than transgirls who have so few of these characters to see themselves in, why do girls need to lose theirs?
Have transmen been hired into these roles in similar numbers, are they taking the place of men in positions of power, accolades, sports wins etc? No not really.
We also have retrospective transing of historical women, women who often feminists have uncovered and brought to the public eye, as historical women who achieve are often erased. Now the ones we have, many of them are being claimed as transmen.
It's obvious where this leads, in line with society and ideas around men being superior to women.
I think we will be left with shitwork- cooking cleaning caring behind the scenes for little or no compensation, producing babies, prostitution and porn. Which is where the men always wanted us, right?
Reading this today is just the latest but I just felt, that's another thing gone for girls.