First, the hats are allegedly transphobic because they ignore transgender women who don’t have vaginas — otherwise known as men who identify as women but choose not to have transitional surgery.
“The Pink P*ssy Hat reinforces the notion that woman = vagina and vagina = woman, and both of these are incorrect,” the group claims.
Furthermore, the group considers the hats to be racist because they assume that all vaginas are pink, which is “white-focused and Eurocentric.”
“Therefore, we ask that march goers refrain from wearing this hat and instead, pick an alternative headwear that focuses on collective women’s liberation for ALL women: transgender women, multinational women, disabled women, queer women — the most marginalized,” the Pensacola Women’s March concludes.
The comments on the post quickly turned cannibalistic, as the more progressive members on the page shamed the women who refused to comply with the ban on the pussy hats.
To disavow the struggle that trans people face under the system is a slap in the face of every person who supports the movement for equality,” Marissa McCaskill claimed. “I am heartbroken for our trans and queer community who are having to see the vile that is being spewed right now. Fuck your pussy hats.
You just can’t make this stuff up
Here’s an observation from “Ace”
I can’t wait for the hats that have huge woolen dongs dangling off the foreheads.