First they came for trans folk, and I did not speak up, because I’m not trans.
Come on everyone, y’all know the words!
First it was the blacks, then the women, then the blacks again, then the women (and hippies) again, then it was the gays, and now it’s the trans folks (and to a lesser extent still the gays). They sure do love themselves a marginalized population!
I’m a trans performer. During a fundraiser event, I literally went on stage and spoke about the various anti-lgbt bills being passed through the country, with references to said bills. I pleaded with people not to support the states trying to legislate away my existence.
Then I watched the same people in the audience turn around and book week-long travels to Florida. Why the fuck does everyone only go to Florida?
We used to go on a themed event with a specific group since 2011. It was our primary yearly vacation. We canceled this and next year’s because we can no longer tolerate Florida and don’t want to give them a dime. Fuck Florida and the rest of these shithole states.
nah. i’m really not concerned. every time i’m in a trans community and i talk about issues other than trans rights, they treat me like a MAGA turd, so i stopped caring. we have bigger issues that affect a lot more people. i’m done being their ally. i’ll let them get back to me when they turn 23.
Ahh, the whole i used to not be a bigot until a minority was mean to me take. Such an immature thought.
eh, i think the trans rights has been hurting the general left’s aims. we’re on the verge of an eco-collapse, rise of fascism, and the birth of a dystopian neo-fuedal society. fixing those things takes precedent over some goth kid that insists everyone be nice to them.
Wow, it’s trans rights is at fault for the Republicans running into the arms of fascism instead of helping people?
it’s just a niche issue that frankly turns some people away. it has nothing to do with republicans, but rather getting centrists and undecided voters into our camp.
It has everything to do with republicans as they are the only ones that are making it an issue.
there are plenty of people on the left that are sick of trans people making everything about them. get out of your bubble.
“First they came for the trans folk, but i remained sitting bc i thought their rights were inconvenient for my other political aims and they were mean to me that one time way back.”
their rights ARE inconvenient to my other political aims and they WERE mean to me on several occasions. why should i care about them? they’re a tiny sliver of the population and have almost NO bearing on the welfare of society as a whole. furthermore, trans women ARE a threat to vulnerable women when placed in women’s safe spaces. TERF FOR LIFE. DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
Ahh. Trans exclusionary raging fascist. k
and you won’t do shit about it
We have some terrible looming problems, this is how they choose to spend their time? I can list them all, but I think we’re all familiar at this point.
What republicans really want is a Rwandan style genocide.
Important to note that ridiculous unfair (and court-overturned, yet to be fixed) gerrymandering, and the usual cheating of throwing non-white people off the voter rolls, outlawing handing out water in the southern heat where voting lines are intentionally long and hot, etc., all contribute to republiQan majorities in the state houses. Not all “red” districts are “all red”. Anywhere smart or kind people are you’ll find friends.
They cheat, and they’re funded by billionaires. Don’t boo - Vote.
just leave. they’re never going to accept you in the bible belt south. the sooner you walk away, the sooner their tax base goes down. and for all those “waah, it’s too hard to leave!” people: if you stay in a place where you know they want to lynch you, that’s on you.
i grew up in the south and i was ostracized too (and i’m a cis white male!). i know exactly how it is down there. there is no compromise. either the fed takes complete control of those states, somebody genocides the lot of them, or it will always be that way.
u/Masterblaster420 seems like a real good candidate for the block feature.
FUCKIN BLOCK ME ALREADY YOU LITTLE PUSSY BITCH. JESUS CHRIST YOU’RE ALL A BUNCH OF SNOWFLAKES.
"if you can’t afford to leave, or you or your family have medical needs and can’t relocate, or if all your friends and family and social spheres are here, or if your job is context dependent, or if you’re undocumented, or if your spouse or family disagrees with your desire to move, or if you’re enrolled in in-state college, or if you’re elderly and have lived here your whole life, or if you have a farm, or if your ancestral home is nearby, or if you’re homeless, or if you have a strong sense of duty to your community, or if you’re a military service member, or if you’re a kid…
…that’s on you!"
edit: also, many marginalized people know and will tell you-- there isn’t a place on this earth for people like us with 100% safety from violence
welcome to life. buy a gun and defend yourself. most people see you as weak and defenseless. make them afraid.
EDIT: i’m not 100% safe either and i’m sis white male. i own a gun because i accept this fact. you want a 100% safe world? get rid of conservatives.
Just leave, and go where? There aren’t any places that are free from bigotry, just different levels.
there’s always portland.
