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What differentiate the case of Rachel Dolezal and that of Caitlyn Jenner


Rachel Dolezal gained much more criticism after she underwent trans race surgery compared with that of transgendered celebrity Caitlyn Jenner received. It is interesting that “transgender” is an official word while the word “transrace” does not exist. The fact leads to the question: what makes transgender more widely accepted? Personally I think it relates to the two identities’ influence on social construct. Gender seems to be a stronger construct compared with race. In modern context, racial diversity is something most companies and institutes pursue, while gender remains a meaningful tag in job market. In specific, there are barely jobs that only white people or black people could do. In contrast, there are numerous jobs better suited only for one gender, such as nurses for women and soldiers for men. There is controversy of whether colleges should implement Affirmative Action while no college doubt if it should keep a balanced ratio of gender. Gender also decides numerous detail in life such as your clothes or your pronouns. All of it means that transgender actually brings change to your way of living while trans race is merely a form of advocation.