certainly. i'm still actually surprised every time i receive evidence of my own passing, because my own assumptions (and values) are that "everyone knows". and every time it's demonstrated, i am aware of just where i sit in the social order, and reflect on which limitations or expansions of my privilege are a consequence of my passing - or of my *not* passing.
i'm well aware, you see, that i live in something of a bubble. i pass enough not to be taken as a sideshow freak on my daily travel into and out of the city, but i also know that the "leakage" that are an inevitable consequence of my features, stature and manner may in some way play into the retention of a kind of social privilege.
the normal gender privilege means that i don't have to worry about my safety or my job, as much as someone who might not have so much. it means i can "get away" with some things i might not otherwise. but i'm also pretty certain that my *class* confers or modulates some of these effects, loosening the constraints on my gender performance a little.
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Date: 2004-07-01 04:21 am (UTC)i'm well aware, you see, that i live in something of a bubble. i pass enough not to be taken as a sideshow freak on my daily travel into and out of the city, but i also know that the "leakage" that are an inevitable consequence of my features, stature and manner may in some way play into the retention of a kind of social privilege.
the normal gender privilege means that i don't have to worry about my safety or my job, as much as someone who might not have so much. it means i can "get away" with some things i might not otherwise. but i'm also pretty certain that my *class* confers or modulates some of these effects, loosening the constraints on my gender performance a little.