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This article reminded me of this incident at th Pride march in London this year: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anti-trans-protest-london-pride
by mattlondon 8y ago
This article reminded me of this incident at th Pride march in London this year: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anti-trans-protest-london-pride-parade-lgbt-gay-2018-march-lesbian-gay-rights-a8436506.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/anti-trans-p...
tl;dr - lesbians were campaigning against trans people. At a Pride march.
Sad as it is, as a white middle-class cis straight male it is relieving to know that it is not solely people like me that responsible for #MeToo (as is sometimes implied in the media), but that actually the "minority groups" are equally capable of being idiots too... <sigh>
I dont disagree that there is still a lot of unconscious bias and unearned power/respect/influence that white middle-class cis straight men wield though. Just saying that it seems that we're not the only "problem group" and I think that is worth remembering when it comes to the rhetoric et al
- mercurysmessage 8y agoThat is not surprising at all. Ever hear of TERFs?
- s73v3r_ 8y agoUnfortunately TERFs are real. And I guess on some level, its comforting to know that there are shitty people to be found in all walks of life.
- phyzome 8y ago"Bigotry is fractal" is I believe the saying.