i love how people always happily block out, that most drag artists are being called the t-word on a daily basis in a harmful way.
i love how cis people basically call a drag artist a cis man.
i love how people assume, that if you’re out of drag, attacks magically stop, because you’re suddenly male-looking-or-passing and ignore, that a lot of people do drag, because attacks and oppression on their MALE(or female) bodies full time are unbearable. which actually is a similar experience to trans-people.
(but that’s totally ok, right.. not harmful at all, right? you’re either trans or cis .. that won’t cause dysphoria for anyone on the SPECTRUM at all, right? also it leaves out people who haven’t actually fully transitioned or are pre-op or decided not to transition or are afraid to be trans and try on their first bra, from protection.. but thats ok, right? it leaves out choice and personal integrity, which should be in the center for transactivism. it opens up opportunity for general objectification.
it implies that, if you haven’t fully transitioned, you are less-than and not to be considered.. that is absolutism and ableism.)
what these commenters are doing is attacking and causing dysphoria to people who are trying to empower themselves.
when i hear commenters trash and oppress male bodies and gender expression, that isn’t feminism or transactivism, that is trans-erasure, trans-silencing, trans-misoginy, denial of trans-journey, denial of trans-oppression.
(hello? trans-men exist! trans-women are born in a male/wrong body they can’t function in and have to find a way to get out of/ make it work, which won’t necessarily include hormones and transition. it’s not actually a realistic option for every trans-person. if you oppress male bodies, you are just complicating the process tbh)
i do agree that you should be mindful using language, but when you call someone out, you should be very careful of your own language and the damage and triggering you’re doing as well.. you are missing the point of your own argument.. anyway..
(tired of this conversation…)
(tired of transphobia masked as transactivism)
