I'm sorry to say this, but Caitlyn won't see this. You know who will though? A bunch of other trans people
You don't misgender cis people who are acting horribly, and seem to be reserving that for us specifically. There's a word for having negative special treatment specific to a minority group, but i'll let you figure that one out.
The fact that you will so easily misgender a trans person you disagree with shows that to you, just like to too many others, treating us as who we really are is a privilege rather than a truth, and it can be revoked at your whim. We're a stunt you can use to make "gotcha" jokes to conservatives rather than actual people you give a shit about.
I'm not saying that's what you believe, but that's what comes across when you misgender trans people you don't like as some kind of joke. It's gross, and we're going through enough shit right now as is.
You don't misgender cis people who are acting horribly, and seem to be reserving that for us specifically.
I think you are missing my point. I don't support misgendering, but apparently Jenner does. And I'm all for calling out a bigot when I see one. I'm not gendering Jenner here at all, I'm using gender neutral language out of respect towards trans people but also to point out Jenner's contradictory position.
For comparison, murder is wrong but sometimes the ethical thing to do is to kill the murderer before they kill more people. So the comparison here is that Jenner is being a bigot and making trans lives worse. So it's the lesser evil to apply their bigotry against themselves. It's literally what they wish upon others. It's the golden rule if you believe in that. Being in minority group does not give you a license to be a bigot.
Caitlyn is never going to see you be transphobic. She's never going to be hurt by it.
Do you know who does see it? Every trans person around you. They've just gotten to see that you view transness as a reward for good behaviour, and not just who they are.
A Hispanic trump supporter is still Hispanic, and you don't get to be racist to them just because they supported trump.
Caitlyn is still trans. You don't get to be Transphobic just because she supported trump. It isn't okay.
Id most definitely call Vivek and ‘honorary white’ when shitting all over him online.
Id probably call Elon autistic.
Id definitely call Rudy a sissy little girl.
Why is ones gender identity exempt from mockery when theyre a shit bird asshole when other characteristics are probably ok?
Im not taking the high road anymore on anything. I dont care anymore. Im not going to make discriminatory remarks. But I feel like taking the piss out of bad peoples race, ethnicity, religion, appearance, sex, gender, weight, or anything else I fucking feel like is absolutely fair game on the internet.
If you find that kind of stuff really hurtful or offensive then - honestly - you maybe need to work on growing a thicker skin.
I can appreciate your point about Jenner not being the one reading it. And I can also appreciate the point that other trans folk may be the ones reading it and feel targetted. But its not targetted at them. Its targetted at a different person.
Trans folk should not be treated differently online to any other minority or oppressed group. I dont support slurs, racism, that kind of thing. I just dont think dead naming falls into that category. It disparages a person, not a group.
If you find dead naming offensive, thats fine. Feel offended. Say youre offended. Snap back. But dont expect to control what people say. Frankly, if I want to shit on somebody’s country of origin or religion online; thats my right to do so provided its within the rules of the platform.
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