At The Intersection: Where Feminists and Transgender Women Meet.
With the recent "coming out" of Caitlyn Jenner, there has been an explosion in the media from many angles as a response. One of the most poignant of those has been the intersection between the feminists and transgender women. A polarization between these two groups has manifested and coalesced into article after article appearing in the media by feminists as to what it means to be a woman. The ideology of womanhood itself is at question and is under scrutiny and challenge as the very core of womanhood is at once rethought, reshaped and redefined in the eyes of many. At the core of the argument by feminists arises the conception that many transgender women are stereotyping the construct of femininity into the very thing they, themselves have been trying to break away from. Caitlyn Jenner's comments in her interview with Diane Sawyer revealed several remarks in which she proudly announced that she would finally be able to wear her nail polish freely now as a woman. Th