Sorry if this post comes off as off-topic. But I just had to get this theory out.

I noticed that a lot of feminists who don't believe that trans women are real women, are more likely to have a rigid idea of masculinity too. Note they don't necessarily have to be super hateful of trans people like your average TERF like JK Rowling.

They can just be feminists who hide their beliefs with virtue sigsignaling. I.E., Ana Psychology and definitely Ana from the Young Turks too, truly don't think believe that trans women are real women. They are in the "I'm not homophobic, BUT" category when it comes to trans women.

The reasons why I make this theory. Is because I noticed that feminists who actually believe trans women are real-women. Tend to be more open-minded when it comes to male gender roles. Less likely to enforced rigid gender norms onto men. Maybe cakism isn't best term for term to use here. Maybe patriarchical feminist is a better term to use. Lol.

I see this same correlation in other things too. For example, women with feminist beliefs who get the ick from bisexual men. Are also more likely to have a rigid idea of masculinity too. Same thing as feminists who use gay as an insult too.

Again feminists who would say using gay as insult on misogynistic men is homophobic. Would also be the feminists that are less likely to have rigid ideas of masculinity. These are the true Feminists in my opinion.

So there seems be a pattern here. Every feminist I have seen enforced male gender norms like men being protectors, providers, pursuing women, or paying on dates. All tend to also not view trans women as real-women, get the ick from bi men, or use gay as an insult.

In conclusion: Feminists who hold gender-essentialist views tend to support more traditional male roles and are more likely to be skeptical of trans identities and bisexual men, because all of those positions come from a fixed model of gender.