the notion of trains entering tunnels is deeply heteronormative. thinking of the train as the "phallus" of capitalist patriarchal society, and the tunnel as an entrance to mother earth, we can see that the entry of a train into a tunnel is an act of forced, non-consensual penetration. the train represents the "phallus" of capitalism, of straight white men heading to work at imperialist corporations. the tunnel represents mother nature, who is thus symbolically repeatedly raped by white supremacist capitalism.
first, the public transit system must de-emphasize heterosexual voices and provide a platform for queer voices. for example, instead of entering tunnels in an act reminiscent of violent PIV rape, the public transit system could represent the queer act of docking by having trains collide into each other at full speed.
second, the centering of the "train driver" creates a non-consensual hierarchy in the train. a feminist train system would center democratic and indigenous modes of governance by allowing all members of the community to vote on where the train goes.
first, the public transit system must de-emphasize heterosexual voices and provide a platform for queer voices. for example, instead of entering tunnels in an act reminiscent of violent PIV rape, the public transit system could represent the queer act of docking by having trains collide into each other at full speed.
second, the centering of the "train driver" creates a non-consensual hierarchy in the train. a feminist train system would center democratic and indigenous modes of governance by allowing all members of the community to vote on where the train goes.
