If there's any takeaway from the latest left Twitter discourse, it's that half the people going around calling themselves leftists or, god forbid, Communists, will end up siding with fascists when shit hits the fan.
@LeftAtLondon
"Won't date a trans girl even though he's bisexual" uuuhhh maybe I'm misunderstanding that line, but liking trans girls doesn't make you bi
A corny sentiment? Yes. But it's a sentiment that feels like OP genuinely cares about and enjoys spending time with transfems. There's no pretensions or condescension. I'd love it if a cis woman offered some makeup tips while we watch 10 Things I Hate About You.
Idk about y'all but maybe a lesbian talking about how special it is to have sex with another lesbian is...fine? Like the more I reread it the more it just feels like people just get off to discourse and a non-white lesbian saying anything is just good fodder.
No offense (and by that I mean all offense) but transphobia in lesbian circles is something that only trans/nonbinary lesbians should have room to talk about.
I've probably said this before but I'll say it again: lesbophobes who pull this "lesbianism is t//fy" bullshit don't care about trans and other GNC lesbians. We're either nonexistent or get patronized to as if we're incapable of understanding transmisogyny.
"the term lesbian was invented by t//fs" so are folks at the point where they are just admitting their outright ahistorical lesbophobia to demonize lesbians? stop talking and log off
Nobody:
Still nobody:
Absolutely no...
Peter Coffin: HEY GUYS DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THIS PHENOMENON CALLED SOCIAL CAPITAL LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT IT ALSO CALLOUT CULTURE IS BAD ESPECIALLY WHEN YOURE CALLING ME OUT FOR DEFENDING A RAPIST BTW DID I EVER TELL YOU ABOUT SOCIAL CAPITAL
Replying to a butch trans woman showing pride with "uh well I think gender is a pretty archaic thing that should be done away with amiright" while trying to feign support is so heartbreakingly shitty and backhanded.
@bloomfilters
Really the whole age gap thing is rendered moot when you remember there's only so much real world logic you can force upon a high fantasy setting before you're not actually engaging with the work and you're just another hot take contrarian in online media analysis.
@WolfmanJustin
@meowmeowmia
There actually is precedent for a lot of gay icons who are cishet women. It's just that they all bring a certain campy, don't give a fuck attitude that Jill Biden doesn't have at all.
@OldMemeArchive
Holy shit, even back in 2012 Melon was the target of weird shitposts from his fans. The more things change, the more they stay the same I guess.
Since Obama is trending right now, how about I introduce you to this magical clip of DC villain Gorilla Grodd going back in time to assassinate college aged Barack Obama.
The lack of structural analysis is one of the big things killing the LGBT community rn. Instead of analyzing the internal contradictions within the community and how cisheteronormative patriarchy still affects our outlooks, it's always about validity and "guys let's not be mean."
Drag culture was pioneered by trans fems of color. Not their fault cis people co-opted drag to make it palatable for mainstream audiences and at best certain types of cis gays.
@starxeebs
Steven actually DOES have a girlfriend, and they've been close since they were like 12. Him and Connie have had their moments of conflict, but they made it together in the end! Finn and Mordecai (ESPECIALLY Mordecai) really have no right to talk.
Honestly, TME lesbians should actually put their transmisogynistic counterpart's feet to the fire more often. Partly because I sure as hell am not interested in becoming a target for T*rfs and whiney cis lesbians trying to get validation of their g*nital preferences.
@rechelon
Dude, this reads as someone who's intimidated by the idea of trans people (and I suspect any marginalized group) of being MLs/MLMs and just can't accept the fact that we're fully capable of making our own opinions, no matter how different they are from you.
@Trey_Explainer
The sad thing is that a lot of the loudest "history fans" online are more attached to a hyper mythologized past, idolizing a culture or individual that they can project their 6th grader's notion of masculinity onto.
The accusations of the thread being radfem/terfy are especially weird because they literally made it a point to call out equating lesbianism to liking pussy and got dogpiled by actual transmisogynists!
@ccsrevenge
Oh no, it just pains me to see that sweetheart have her innocence being taken away by hate like that. I mean, I guess that happens to everybody at some point, but it's just heartbreaking to watch.
@Hardon_fo_Assad
Well what if *insert implausible scenario because you can't think of a scenario that's grounded in reality that will help your shitty point*? Take that Libs!
This new round of trans discourse feels...iffy. On one hand I'm not particularly fond of tme people saying tr*nny either, but on the other hand I'm also not comfortable with calling other nonbinary people "practically cis."
@bell_shakur
I've heard before about rivalries between the police and firefighters. Personally, I think it's because the cops are jealous that firefighters are presenting a service that's universally loved and aren't class traitors.
There's definitely value in drawing transfems with features with androgynous or traditionally masculine features in a positive light. That said, Marina is unambiguously feminine in game. She doesn't have the Griffith build. So, yeah ultimately pretty tone deaf of the artist.
Let's also keep in mind that there were some white leftists jumping down Amber's throat about their own indigenous practices. Not at the same time, no, but it just goes to show that a lot of yall aren't much better than literal fascists when it comes to supporting BIPOC.
@swarnzmaterial
The next tweet highlighting that trans sex workers are disproportionately murdered really shows some cognitive dissonance. It's like they're aware of the violence trans sex workers face, but can't seem to get away from framing support for them in squishy liberal terms.
@bloomfilters
Honestly I'm just glad Gaga responded to those rumors in the best way possible that a cis woman could: "so what?" She's always been a real one, I almost wanna give her honorary doll status.
@loveyourgalaxy
@ayyy_vuh
Ah. I was actually familiar with the term, just not the acronym. Then again, the acronym's existence implies there are enough people out there who take autogynephilia seriously, so great! Now my evening just got weird!
@WolfmanJustin
@meowmeowmia
Yeah, basically the concept of "gay icon" came during a time when openly lgbt celebrities were nonexistent, so especially with Gay men, lots of non-LGBT women were taken up as role models.
Hunter Schafer talks about the introspection she's had on gender and womanhood and femininity in relation to cisheteropatriarchy, yet because she's a trans woman cis bitches gotta paint her as the bad guy or something.
@disco_socialist
I get what they're trying to say about access to medical care, but this just reads as someone trying to be contrarian for the sake of it. Also, that last part is basically putting the blame for transphobia on a trans person, which???????
White cishet men with a steady stream of income that will give them a more than comfortable living situation for the rest of their lives are out here really thinking they're in a position to shame queer people/people of color struggling to pay rent for not trusting Biden.
Sometimes I wonder if I've been sticking with the butch label because I haven't really had much of a chance to feminize myself. Then I remember, "oh wait, butching is actually kind of kickass."
@Sinister_Sophia
Don't bring that horror into my mind, friend. Next you'll tell me Buffalo Bill and Norman Bates are early pioneers in positive trans representation.
@Alysonesque
This sort of thing is a lesson I think we should be learning from the protests against the Iraq War. Those demonstrations were also found worldwide, yet such massive demonstrations don't mean much if the capitalists can still have their way without any real consequences for them.
You know some boomer is going to take corporate pandering like this seriously and get paranoid about Burger King and other companies being secretly antifa because socialism has now infiltrated big business or whatever.
@socializm_
What's disturbing is that Millie seems chill with that fact and yet nobody, not even her own parents, seem to be stepping in to tell her this is a bad thing and for Drake to back off.