It pains me to see this kind of transmisogyny happen shamelessly, almost casually. But I can’t even call it casual, because Maher brought it up very pointedly just to have an opportunity to reveal his cissexist views, and Steinem didn’t push back against his statement; instead, she knowingly and consciously went along with him. What’s more, to have it happen between two people who have such large platforms, and could be doing so much more good for the world!
“We’ve begun to raise daughters more like sons… but few have the courage to raise our sons more like our daughters.”
Gloria Steinem
(Panel by Sheldon Moldoff, Bill Finger et al from 1961’s Batman 139.)
