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Just shows it’s not possible to ever actually say the right thing with regard to trans discourse, regardless of how “inclusive” one is attempting to be. There i

Just shows it’s not possible to ever actually say the right thing with regard to trans discourse, regardless of how “inclusive” one is attempting to be. There is always, always, always an angle of attack available. I’m sorry this happened to her but it’s also an object lesson in what that discourse ultimately leads to. It’s not acceptance.

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NationalPark 5y ago
I am absolutely fascinated that someone can read that entire essay and come about with this conclusion. There is so much nuance, so many well articulated points that transcend politics, and your conclusion is "my side of the culture war is correct". It's just fucking sad man.
- egypturnash 5y ago
  I’m a trans woman and the fact that saying “the experience of a trans woman is not the same as that of a cis woman” can be turned into evidence of transphobia, for which one must be hung out to dry on social media, is fucking horrific to me. There are people for whom it is impossible to say anything correct about trans issues if they are looking for someone to tar and feather. Or about any other issue. The American Left has a terrible tendency to turn into a circular firing squad. There is a certain style of essentialist thinking that Twitter encourages. No apologies will be accepted. You are a bad person forever, your transgressions will be screenshotted and saved on whatever this era’s repository of Drama is (I think right now it’s Kiwifarms?) to be brought up whenever you’re seen, let us create outrage around you that we may feed upon to boost our own profile, and that Twitter may feed upon to keep everyone glued to the news about whatever poor bastard is today’s Main Character on there and jam more ads in front of Engaged Eyeballs.
  - sokoloff 5y ago
    Circular firing squad is a fantastic (and sadly apt) phrase.

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NationalPark 5y ago

I am absolutely fascinated that someone can read that entire essay and come about with this conclusion. There is so much nuance, so many well articulated points that transcend politics, and your conclusion is "my side of the culture war is correct". It's just fucking sad man.

egypturnash 5y ago
I’m a trans woman and the fact that saying “the experience of a trans woman is not the same as that of a cis woman” can be turned into evidence of transphobia, for which one must be hung out to dry on social media, is fucking horrific to me. There are people for whom it is impossible to say anything correct about trans issues if they are looking for someone to tar and feather. Or about any other issue. The American Left has a terrible tendency to turn into a circular firing squad. There is a certain style of essentialist thinking that Twitter encourages. No apologies will be accepted. You are a bad person forever, your transgressions will be screenshotted and saved on whatever this era’s repository of Drama is (I think right now it’s Kiwifarms?) to be brought up whenever you’re seen, let us create outrage around you that we may feed upon to boost our own profile, and that Twitter may feed upon to keep everyone glued to the news about whatever poor bastard is today’s Main Character on there and jam more ads in front of Engaged Eyeballs.
- sokoloff 5y ago
  Circular firing squad is a fantastic (and sadly apt) phrase.