Katsura_Kotonoha said:
LeslieBabe said:
Katsura_Kotonoha said:
LeslieBabe said:
Katsura_Kotonoha said:
LeslieBabe said:
What is something you got totally wrong or had no idea existed about the gender you transitioned into? Male to Female or Female to Male. Sure it depends on how 'successful' you were in how well people can tell that you are trans, but I still think there'd be a broader view of how things work with men and women.
Are you serious? Are you really asking this?
I don't really see the problem. It's something that people can talk about. A pretty valid topic as I see it. What's the issue?
I dunno. I just know a guy who would probably be very annoyed to read this.
If he's someone who can't handle a respectful post asking about the viewpoint of a marginalized community from someone looking to broaden their view on the world through peaceful dialogue then I probably don't want to meet them.
Considering he's a
member of said marginalized community...
The above exchange is a great example of what drives me nuts about so-called "Allies": Someone asks a perfectly legitimate and as far as I can tell respectful question in the interest of increasing understanding, one I'd imagine a lot of if not most trans folk would be fine with answering, and a so-called "Ally" jumps in
on behalf of a community they imply they're not a part of and tries to shut down the conversation entirely because they claim they "know a guy who would
probably be very annoyed to read this". That's bullshit. If said guy is annoyed by the question at all, let HIM step forward and express his annoyance himself, ideally while explaining exactly what about the question he found annoying.
People who call yourselves "Allies", when someone directs a question at a marginalized community, be it trans, gay, furry, or whoever, LET AN ACTUAL MEMBER OF THAT COMMUNITY DECIDE WHETHER THE QUESTION IS OFFENSIVE OR NOT AND ANSWER IT AS
THEY SEE FIT! As "Allies", when we need your help, we'll ask for it. If you're going to jump in and answer questions directed toward us in a way that makes us look like a bunch of delicate hot house flowers who can't handle questions or criticism, which the vast majority of us are not, then you're not an "Ally" to our cause at all and are instead acting as a saboteur to it.
I know, two-and-a-half years late, but the sentiment still stands.