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Its just so exhausting and upsetting.

excerpt from a conversation from yesterday (CW transphobia)Transphobe 1: its too tall!

Transphobe 2: what is?

Transphobe 1 gestures at me

Transphobe 1: that thing

The conversation continued with additional transphobia.

And like i get it okay, im not a person, not even a human, but can we just skip the whole conversation? Or is the whole dehumanization and inflicting pain thing the enjoyable part?

I guess a positive is that it shows who the fake and fairweather allies are, like i was surrounded by people i thought were allies but no one said a damn thing. It was transphobe 2 that actually called out his friend cause 'you just cant say that stuff anymore' πŸ™„. Transphobe 1 proceeded to try and defend his actions by claiming he was using gender neutral language cause he didnt know how to gender me. Like, no motherfucker you fucking werent! Gender neutral language isnt dehumanizing language! Now i get to go organize an event with these same "allies" who said nothing. I demand that you shoot me now, so i dont have to do this.

Im not sure why im so upset about this. Its not that bad, really just par for the course. Not like he was beating me or anything. And allies should be assumed to be false unless otherwise proven. Its just so tiring. So damn exhausting.

Thanks for listening to me

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[–] sharedburdens@hexbear.net 73 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Me talking to an acquaintance from organizing I haven't talked to in over a year

them: Hi deadname

me: oh it's newname now, I'm using she/her now

them: deadname, newname what's the difference right?

me: agony-yehaw

[–] TC_209@hexbear.net 24 points 2 years ago

As a great amab (assigned-male-at-booting) robot once said, "One is my name, the other is not."

[–] Orannis62@hexbear.net 18 points 2 years ago

Reminds me of how my gf's dad once told her he was gonna nickname her her deadname so he could continue calling her that. As a funny joke that he also would 100% have actually done if there hadn't been pushback

[–] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 59 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Sis, I'd walk tf out on that organization that day. I don't even tolerate microaggression out of so-called comrades-- that's that full-on macro cracker shit.

[–] lilypad@hexbear.net 31 points 2 years ago

Ok so like the transphobes were tech people at the location we were organizing at, so not part of the org. But i am considering just dropping the whole org cause people didnt say shit. Like seriously fuck them.

[–] Evilphd666@hexbear.net 58 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

There was a phrase used before in queer rights and I think it needs to make a comeback because trying to constantly justify your existance is fucking exahusting and I can't believe we're back here again. This country just doesn't learn.

We're here. We're queer. Get used to it.

[–] aaaaaaadjsf@hexbear.net 44 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

What the actual fuck. Can't believe people are so full of hate.

[–] kristina@hexbear.net 34 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

lady if i heard that shit being said about my friends id go rabid and start ripping throats out with my teeth. these "allies" are too busy holding their heads under water

cat-trans

[–] lilypad@hexbear.net 13 points 2 years ago

Theyd rather drown than stick their neck out. Like, at least transphobe #2 was shutting stuff down, even if it was only out of recognition that its "no longer socially acceptable" or whatever. I guess im also just like having to reorient my understanding of the people who were there, which is dissapointing af.

Thank you for the trans heart <3

[–] burgermeister@lemm.ee 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Who the fuck gets to decide if someone is "too tall"??

[–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 35 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Frame carpenters installing doorframes.

[–] burgermeister@lemm.ee 17 points 2 years ago

THAT IS...technically correct, thank you.

finally a correct answer

[–] Florn@hexbear.net 8 points 2 years ago

Assholes building showers that only come up to my neck

[–] WithoutFurtherRelay@hexbear.net 23 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Alch_Fox@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago

These are the kind of people I immediately turn into an unrepentant bitch towards. They don't deserve kindness.

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

the formal transphobia also sucks, too

[–] ScrewdriverFactoryFactoryProvider@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not like he was beating me or anything

The worse someone is treated, the less likely they are to validate their own feelings surrounding that treatment. Meanwhile, validating your own experiences is such a big part of what being trans is about. You got shit on for no fucking reason and that sucks. You’re allowed to be hurt by that.

[–] lilypad@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago

Thank you. Im... Not good at validating my feelings... Its good to be reminded that they are indeed valid.

[–] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 14 points 2 years ago

Ugh, that is shit. Not a surprise that dealing with such shittery is exhausting, do take care cat-trans

[–] GarfieldYaoi@hexbear.net 12 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

"You can't say that anymore!"

Every time someone does, the entire human race applauds them for their bravery of punching down at the punching bag du jour. Antifa has the courage to stand up to nazis and is demonized for it. Just goes to show the hypocrisy of hellworld.

EDIT: Removed reference to "sacred cow" as a figure of speech.

[–] bumblebeehellbringer@hexbear.net 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Hey could you edit out the reference to Hinduism? The rest of your comment is good, but I don't think it's good to call out Hindus this way. Edit: spelling

[–] GarfieldYaoi@hexbear.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Oh, gotcha. Sorry about that.

Fuck transphobia. You deserve better.

[–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago

Casual transphobia Friday

[–] xXthrowawayXx@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago

Normalize formal transphobia.