Womyn/Women

[marjaerwin]

I've taken a lot of criticism over spelling.

"Woman" and "women" describe womonkind by reference to men.

"Womon" and "womyn" describe womonkind by reference to our own original selves.

I'm particularly offended by the suggestion that "womyn" should exclude trans womyn. I think the experiences of trans womyn show that womonhood is not simply the product of gender socialization.

Comments

[marjaerwin]

I don't think womon is just a word. It is the right word, relative to the rest of the language, to describe our position and begin thinking about liberation. Saying some womon cannot call herself womon is acting to silence her voice and her dreams.