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Jul. 31st, 2019 04:23 pm there's a difference between an identity label and a position within society and like
sure! if you don't like queer, you don't have to identify as queer but
your subject position of 'involved in non-normative behaviors or subgroups with respect to sex-gender-sexuality' is still queer whether you like it or not. that's what a queer subject position is.
someone assigned female acting within society as a man is queer within Modern Western Society! that doesn't mean the person identifies as queer, or is a queer person, but he is definitely a person engaged in queer behavior and the subject of queer discussion
the very fact that other people are identifying you as queer is what makes that subject position queer
it doesn't necessarily mean you identify that way
personal identities and group identifiers are mostly disjoint anyway
if people would stop treating every descriptor as an identity label being forcibly applied everything would be a lot easier for everyone
sure! if you don't like queer, you don't have to identify as queer but
your subject position of 'involved in non-normative behaviors or subgroups with respect to sex-gender-sexuality' is still queer whether you like it or not. that's what a queer subject position is.
someone assigned female acting within society as a man is queer within Modern Western Society! that doesn't mean the person identifies as queer, or is a queer person, but he is definitely a person engaged in queer behavior and the subject of queer discussion
the very fact that other people are identifying you as queer is what makes that subject position queer
it doesn't necessarily mean you identify that way
personal identities and group identifiers are mostly disjoint anyway
if people would stop treating every descriptor as an identity label being forcibly applied everything would be a lot easier for everyone
